Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
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DEFINITION:
This entry gives the dollar value for the stock of all financial assets that are available to the central monetary authority for use in meeting a country's balance of payments needs as of the end-date of the period specified. This category includes not only foreign currency and gold, but also a country's holdings of Special Drawing Rights in the International Monetary Fund, and its reserve position in the Fund.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | South Africa | $50.70 billion | 2012 | ||
2 | Nigeria | $46.41 billion | 2012 | ||
3 | Angola | $33.41 billion | 2012 | ||
4 | Botswana | $7.63 billion | 2012 | ||
5 | Kenya | $5.71 billion | 2012 | ||
6 | Ghana | $5.71 billion | 2012 | ||
7 | Equatorial Guinea | $4.40 billion | 2012 | ||
8 | Tanzania | $4.05 billion | 2012 | ||
9 | Cote d'Ivoire | $3.93 billion | 2012 | ||
10 | Cameroon | $3.43 billion | 2012 | ||
11 | Ethiopia | $3.27 billion | 2012 | ||
12 | Uganda | $3.17 billion | 2012 | ||
13 | Mauritius | $3.05 billion | 2012 | ||
14 | Zambia | $3.04 billion | 2012 | ||
15 | Mozambique | $2.77 billion | 2012 | ||
16 | Gabon | $2.37 billion | 2012 | ||
17 | Senegal | $2.08 billion | 2012 | ||
18 | Namibia | $1.74 billion | 2012 | ||
19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $1.63 billion | 2012 | ||
20 | Mali | $1.29 billion | 2010 | ||
21 | Madagascar | $1.19 billion | 2012 | ||
22 | Chad | $1.17 billion | 2012 | ||
23 | Burkina Faso | $1.02 billion | 2012 | ||
24 | Rwanda | $847.80 million | 2012 | ||
25 | Niger | $760.30 million | 2010 | ||
26 | Lesotho | $749.40 million | 2012 | ||
27 | Swaziland | $741.00 million | 2012 | ||
28 | Benin | $712.80 million | 2012 | ||
29 | Zimbabwe | $575.60 million | 2012 | ||
30 | Togo | $441.60 million | 2012 | ||
31 | Sierra Leone | $409.00 million | 2010 | ||
32 | Liberia | $399.80 million | 2010 | ||
33 | Cape Verde | $376.00 million | 2012 | ||
34 | Seychelles | $318.70 million | 2012 | ||
35 | Burundi | $308.80 million | 2012 | ||
36 | Mauritania | $280.00 million | 2010 | ||
37 | Malawi | $246.00 million | 2012 | ||
38 | The Gambia | $236.20 million | 2012 | ||
39 | Djibouti | $230.60 million | 2010 | ||
40 | Sudan | $192.60 million | 2012 | ||
41 | Central African Republic | $186.00 million | 2010 | ||
42 | Eritrea | $174.40 million | 2012 | ||
43 | Guinea | $174.30 million | 2012 | ||
44 | Guinea-Bissau | $168.60 million | 2009 | ||
45 | Comoros | $146.10 million | 2010 | ||
46 | Sao Tome and Principe | $51.59 million | 2012 |