Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Reserves of gold and foreign currency
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DEFINITION:
Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. Data are in current U.S. dollars.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 45.51 billion | 2009 | ||
| 2 | South Africa | 39.6 billion | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Angola | 13.66 billion | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Botswana | 8.7 billion | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Kenya | 3.85 billion | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Cameroon | 3.71 billion | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Tanzania | 3.47 billion | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.27 billion | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.25 billion | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Uganda | 2.99 billion | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Mauritius | 2.32 billion | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Ghana | 2.27 billion | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Senegal | 2.12 billion | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Namibia | 2.05 billion | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Gabon | 2.01 billion | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Zambia | 1.89 billion | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Ethiopia | 1.78 billion | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Mozambique | 1.66 billion | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Mali | 1.6 billion | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 1.3 billion | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Benin | 1.23 billion | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Madagascar | 1.14 billion | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Sudan | 1.09 billion | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Swaziland | 958.87 million | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Rwanda | 742.74 million | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Togo | 703.16 million | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Lesotho | 658.4 million | 2006 | ||
| 28 | Niger | 655.54 million | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Chad | 628.8 million | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 404.96 million | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Cape Verde | 366.21 million | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Burundi | 323.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Djibouti | 241.83 million | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Mauritania | 237.86 million | 2009 | ||
| 35 | The Gambia | 224.18 million | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Central African Republic | 222.69 million | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Seychelles | 190.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 168.59 million | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Malawi | 163.28 million | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Liberia | 160.86 million | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 131.69 million | 2002 | ||
| 42 | Comoros | 112.66 million | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Guinea | 97.14 million | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 77.73 million | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Eritrea | 57.9 million | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39.33 million | 2007 | ||
| 47 | Somalia | 23.11 million | 1989 |
