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Emerging markets Compared by Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita

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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Malaysia $3,770.44 2007
2 Russia $3,352.57 2007
3 Latvia $2,529.77 2007
4 Estonia $2,437.26 2007
5 Hungary $2,391.66 2007
6 Lithuania $2,287.28 2007
7 Romania $1,854.56 2007
8 Poland $1,724.79 2007
9 Bulgaria $1,492.21 2007
10 Thailand $1,323.61 2007
11 Venezuela $1,210.59 2007
12 Argentina $1,172.60 2007
13 China $1,163.99 2007
14 Turkey $1,100.92 2007
15 Chile $1,010.27 2007
16 Peru $980.64 2007
17 Brazil $936.86 2007
18 Mexico $767.99 2007
19 Ukraine $698.35 2007
20 South Africa $682.59 2007
21 Colombia $470.80 2007
22 Philippines $379.74 2007
23 Indonesia $246.44 2007
24 India $237.25 2007
25 Pakistan $95.71 2007

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Emerging markets Compared by Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita

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Interesting observations about Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita

  • All of the top 3 countries by reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita are Hot countries.
  • Singapore has had the highest reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita since 2003.
  • 62 of the top 107 countries by reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita are Christian.
  • Eritrea has ranked last for reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita since 2005.
  • Hong Kong has ranked in the top 2 for reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita since 2003.
  • Norway has ranked in the top 3 for reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita since 2004.
  • 24 of the bottom 30 countries by reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita are Sub-Saharan African.
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