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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Reserves > Total reserves > Includes gold, current US$

DEFINITION: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). 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.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 South Africa $50.69 billion 2012
2 Nigeria $47.55 billion 2012
3 Angola $33.41 billion 2012
4 Botswana $7.63 billion 2012
5 Ghana $5.84 billion 2012
6 Kenya $5.71 billion 2012
7 Republic of the Congo $5.55 billion 2012
8 Equatorial Guinea $4.40 billion 2012
9 Tanzania $4.05 billion 2012
10 Cote d'Ivoire $3.93 billion 2012
11 Cameroon $3.38 billion 2012
12 Uganda $3.17 billion 2012
13 Mauritius $3.05 billion 2012
14 Zambia $3.04 billion 2012
15 Mozambique $2.96 billion 2012
16 Gabon $2.35 billion 2012
17 Senegal $2.08 billion 2012
18 Ethiopia $1.78 billion 2009
19 Namibia $1.75 billion 2012
20 Democratic Republic of the Congo $1.63 billion 2012
21 Mali $1.34 billion 2012
22 Madagascar $1.19 billion 2012
23 Chad $1.16 billion 2012
24 Lesotho $1.03 billion 2012
25 Burkina Faso $1.02 billion 2012
26 Niger $1.01 billion 2012
27 Mauritania $968.64 million 2012
28 Rwanda $847.80 million 2012
29 Swaziland $740.96 million 2012
30 Benin $712.84 million 2012
31 Liberia $497.22 million 2012
32 Sierra Leone $477.99 million 2012
33 Togo $441.60 million 2012
34 Cape Verde $375.84 million 2012
35 Burundi $308.76 million 2012
36 Seychelles $308.09 million 2012
37 Djibouti $248.63 million 2012
38 Malawi $244.60 million 2012
39 The Gambia $236.24 million 2012
40 Comoros $195.02 million 2012
41 Sudan $192.63 million 2012
42 Guinea-Bissau $164.59 million 2012
43 Central African Republic $157.90 million 2012
44 Eritrea $114.80 million 2011
45 Guinea $114.04 million 2011
46 Zimbabwe $97.19 million 2005
47 Sao Tome and Principe $51.63 million 2012
48 Somalia $23.11 million 1989

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  • India ranked second for reserves > total reserves > includes gold, current US$ amongst Former British colonies in 2012.
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