Middle Eastern and North 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.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Saudi Arabia | $656.90 billion | 2012 | ||
2 | Algeria | $191.60 billion | 2012 | ||
3 | Libya | $118.60 billion | 2012 | ||
4 | Israel | $75.91 billion | 2012 | ||
5 | Iran | $74.06 billion | 2012 | ||
6 | Iraq | $70.33 billion | 2012 | ||
7 | Lebanon | $52.50 billion | 2012 | ||
8 | United Arab Emirates | $47.04 billion | 2012 | ||
9 | Qatar | $33.19 billion | 2012 | ||
10 | Kuwait | $29.00 billion | 2012 | ||
11 | Morocco | $17.54 billion | 2012 | ||
12 | Egypt | $14.93 billion | 2012 | ||
13 | Oman | $14.40 billion | 2012 | ||
14 | Jordan | $8.83 billion | 2012 | ||
15 | Tunisia | $8.36 billion | 2012 | ||
16 | Yemen | $6.16 billion | 2012 | ||
17 | Bahrain | $5.21 billion | 2012 | ||
18 | Syria | $4.79 billion | 2012 |