Economy > Trade > Balance of payments > Reserves and related items > BoP, current US$: Group totals
DEFINITION:
Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$). Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold countries | $329.81 billion | 2012 | |||
| Europe | $251.76 billion | 2012 | |||
| Emerging markets | $226.68 billion | 2012 | |||
| OPEC countries | $184.24 billion | 2012 | |||
| Religious countries | $183.50 billion | 2012 | |||
| High income OECD countries | $178.35 billion | 2012 | |||
| Non-religious countries | $134.04 billion | 2012 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa | $95.65 billion | 2011 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean | $56.51 billion | 2012 | |||
| NATO countries | $48.59 billion | 2012 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies | $48.31 billion | 2012 | |||
| Eastern Europe | $45.31 billion | 2012 | |||
| Former British colonies | $38.94 billion | 2011 | |||
| European Union | $29.33 billion | 2012 | |||
| Former Soviet republics | $27.57 billion | 2012 | |||
| Former French colonies | $18.39 billion | 2005 | |||
| Potential Future EU Members | $9.15 billion | 2012 | |||
| South Asia | $-2,463,759,411.79 | 2012 | |||
| Muslim countries | $-3,701,851,415.03 | 2009 | |||
| Eurozone | $-3,944,853,494.54 | 2012 | |||
| South and Central Asia | $-8,451,764,406.37 | 2012 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) | $-11,359,936,072.40 | 2012 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries | $-36,622,340,625.05 | 2012 |