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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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | $35,522.82 | 2007 | ||
| 2 | Hong Kong | $22,078.28 | 2007 | ||
| 3 | Libya | $13,766.61 | 2007 | ||
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | $13,323.34 | 2007 | ||
| 5 | Norway | $10,646.52 | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Malta | $9,284.93 | 2007 | ||
| 7 | Qatar | $8,461.91 | 2007 | ||
| 8 | Iceland | $7,818.57 | 2007 | ||
| 9 | Japan | $7,467.28 | 2007 | ||
| 10 | Kuwait | $6,567.72 | 2007 | ||
| 11 | Cyprus | $6,120.81 | 2007 | ||
| 12 | Equatorial Guinea | $6,012.96 | 2007 | ||
| 13 | Denmark | $5,587.36 | 2006 | ||
| 14 | South Korea | $5,395.28 | 2007 | ||
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | $5,148.70 | 2007 | ||
| 16 | Switzerland | $5,116.29 | 2006 | ||
| 17 | Botswana | $5,111.77 | 2007 | ||
| 18 | Lebanon | $4,963.99 | 2007 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | $4,602.84 | 2007 | |||
| 19 | New Zealand | $4,079.65 | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Bahrain | $3,972.48 | 2007 | ||
| 21 | Israel | $3,972.09 | 2007 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | $3,840.40 | 2007 | |||
| 22 | Malaysia | $3,770.44 | 2007 | ||
| 23 | Oman | $3,706.21 | 2007 | ||
| 24 | Slovakia | $3,516.56 | 2007 | ||
| 25 | Russia | $3,352.57 | 2007 | ||
| 26 | Czech Republic | $3,347.15 | 2007 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | $3,188.75 | 2006 | |||
| 27 | Algeria | $3,151.26 | 2007 | ||
| 28 | Croatia | $3,081.61 | 2007 | ||
| 29 | Slovenia | $2,815.49 | 2007 | ||
| 30 | Latvia | $2,529.77 | 2007 | ||
| 31 | Sweden | $2,451.41 | 2006 | ||
| 32 | Estonia | $2,437.26 | 2007 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | $2,412.57 | 2006 | |||
| 33 | Hungary | $2,391.66 | 2007 | ||
| 34 | Lithuania | $2,287.28 | 2007 | ||
| 35 | Barbados | $2,244.12 | 2007 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | $2,188.83 | 2007 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | $2,067.52 | 2007 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | $1,883.10 | 2006 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | $1,855.87 | 2006 | |||
| 36 | Romania | $1,854.56 | 2007 | ||
| 37 | France | $1,818.67 | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Poland | $1,724.79 | 2007 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | $1,665.23 | 2007 | |||
| 39 | Germany | $1,655.60 | 2007 | ||
| 40 | Netherlands | $1,646.96 | 2007 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | $1,632.69 | 2006 | |||
| 41 | Italy | $1,588.71 | 2007 | ||
| 42 | Finland | $1,585.45 | 2007 | ||
| 43 | Belgium | $1,553.78 | 2007 | ||
| 44 | Austria | $1,538.34 | 2006 | ||
| 45 | Bulgaria | $1,492.21 | 2007 | ||
| 46 | Mauritius | $1,445.57 | 2007 | ||
| 47 | Jordan | $1,400.64 | 2007 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | $1,372.76 | 2007 | |||
| 48 | Thailand | $1,323.61 | 2007 | ||
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | $1,312.34 | 2007 | ||
| 50 | Australia | $1,280.46 | 2007 | ||
| 51 | Canada | $1,247.59 | 2007 | ||
| 52 | Uruguay | $1,234.43 | 2007 | ||
| 53 | Venezuela | $1,210.59 | 2007 | ||
| 54 | Argentina | $1,172.60 | 2007 | ||
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $1,169.65 | 2007 | ||
| 56 | China | $1,163.99 | 2007 | ||
| 57 | Kazakhstan | $1,138.58 | 2007 | ||
| 58 | Turkey | $1,100.92 | 2007 | ||
| 59 | Portugal | $1,088.77 | 2007 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | $1,079.90 | 2007 | |||
| 60 | Turkmenistan | $1,064.58 | 2007 | ||
| 61 | Chile | $1,010.27 | 2007 | ||
| 62 | Peru | $980.64 | 2007 | ||
| 63 | Iran | $963.66 | 2007 | ||
| 64 | United Kingdom | $939.55 | 2007 | ||
| 65 | Brazil | $936.86 | 2007 | ||
| 66 | Costa Rica | $921.75 | 2007 | ||
| 67 | Iraq | $892.81 | 2007 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | $887.14 | 2007 | |||
| 68 | Gabon | $855.33 | 2007 | ||
| 69 | Cape Verde | $822.80 | 2007 | ||
| 70 | Morocco | $806.08 | 2007 | ||
| 71 | Tunisia | $768.11 | 2007 | ||
| 72 | Mexico | $767.99 | 2007 | ||
| 73 | Jamaica | $711.94 | 2007 | ||
| 74 | Ukraine | $698.35 | 2007 | ||
| 75 | Albania | $682.83 | 2007 | ||
| 76 | South Africa | $682.59 | 2007 | ||
| 77 | Swaziland | $672.00 | 2007 | ||
| 78 | Angola | $632.31 | 2007 | ||
| 79 | Panama | $554.28 | 2007 | ||
| 80 | Armenia | $554.20 | 2007 | ||
| 81 | Bolivia | $549.58 | 2007 | ||
| 82 | Suriname | $521.19 | 2006 | ||
| 83 | Azerbaijan | $497.94 | 2007 | ||
| 84 | Luxembourg | $491.29 | 2006 | ||
| 85 | Seychelles | $479.81 | 2007 | ||
| 86 | Colombia | $470.80 | 2007 | ||
| 87 | Belarus | $446.23 | 2007 | ||
| 88 | Lesotho | $435.63 | 2007 | ||
| 89 | Namibia | $430.62 | 2007 | ||
| 90 | Spain | $424.48 | 2007 | ||
| 91 | Egypt | $422.61 | 2007 | ||
| 92 | Tonga | $407.00 | 2004 | ||
| 93 | Guyana | $406.28 | 2007 | ||
| 94 | Paraguay | $402.10 | 2007 | ||
| 95 | Samoa | $387.41 | 2006 | ||
| 96 | Belize | $380.86 | 2007 | ||
| 97 | Philippines | $379.74 | 2007 | ||
| 98 | Cuba | $375.79 | 2007 | ||
| 99 | Moldova | $372.95 | 2007 | ||
| 100 | Yemen | $366.35 | 2007 | ||
| 101 | El Salvador | $359.14 | 2007 | ||
| 102 | Honduras | $354.67 | 2007 | ||
| 103 | Nigeria | $348.74 | 2007 | ||
| 104 | Greece | $326.82 | 2007 | ||
| 105 | Papua New Guinea | $326.21 | 2007 | ||
| 106 | Guatemala | $310.78 | 2007 | ||
| 107 | Georgia | $310.14 | 2007 | ||
| 108 | Syria | $309.08 | 2007 | ||
| 109 | Vietnam | $283.42 | 2007 | ||
| 110 | Dominican Republic | $266.46 | 2007 | ||
| 111 | Uzbekistan | $251.23 | 2007 | ||
| 112 | Ecuador | $246.77 | 2007 | ||
| 113 | Indonesia | $246.44 | 2007 | ||
| 114 | India | $237.25 | 2007 | ||
| 115 | United States | $234.27 | 2007 | ||
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | $223.41 | 2007 | ||
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | $211.76 | 2007 | ||
| 118 | Vanuatu | $203.77 | 2003 | ||
| 119 | Ireland | $197.75 | 2006 | ||
| 120 | Sri Lanka | $181.85 | 2007 | ||
| 121 | Nicaragua | $161.47 | 2007 | ||
| 122 | Cambodia | $155.89 | 2007 | ||
| 123 | Cameroon | $153.53 | 2007 | ||
| 124 | Cote d'Ivoire | $140.34 | 2007 | ||
| 125 | Senegal | $139.44 | 2007 | ||
| 126 | Benin | $138.85 | 2007 | ||
| 127 | Ghana | $97.84 | 2007 | ||
| 128 | Pakistan | $95.71 | 2007 | ||
| 129 | The Gambia | $93.37 | 2007 | ||
| 130 | Chad | $90.61 | 2007 | ||
| 131 | Zambia | $90.01 | 2007 | ||
| 132 | Laos | $89.80 | 2007 | ||
| 133 | Kenya | $88.87 | 2007 | ||
| 134 | Uganda | $83.31 | 2007 | ||
| 135 | Togo | $75.07 | 2007 | ||
| 136 | Burkina Faso | $72.29 | 2007 | ||
| 137 | Tanzania | $70.77 | 2007 | ||
| 138 | Mozambique | $65.17 | 2007 | ||
| 139 | Rwanda | $55.68 | 2007 | ||
| 140 | Haiti | $46.67 | 2007 | ||
| 141 | Burma | $44.50 | 2007 | ||
| 142 | Madagascar | $43.71 | 2007 | ||
| 143 | Sudan | $41.48 | 2007 | ||
| 144 | Bangladesh | $36.04 | 2007 | ||
| 145 | Tajikistan | $34.03 | 2007 | ||
| 146 | Burundi | $21.26 | 2007 | ||
| 147 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $16.70 | 2009 | ||
| 148 | Ethiopia | $16.09 | 2007 | ||
| 149 | Malawi | $15.84 | 2007 | ||
| 150 | Guinea | $11.84 | 2007 | ||
| 151 | Zimbabwe | $9.42 | 2007 | ||
| 152 | Eritrea | $4.41 | 2007 |
