list of countries by foreign exchange reserves.

[Wright]

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2188rank.html



COUNTRY RESERVES OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND GOLD DATE OF INFORMATION
1 China
$ 3,341,000,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
2 Japan
$ 1,268,000,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
3 European Union
$ 863,800,000,000

31 December 2011
4 Saudi Arabia
$ 656,900,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
5 Russia
$ 537,600,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
6 Switzerland
$ 531,100,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
7 Taiwan
$ 408,500,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
8 Brazil
$ 373,100,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
9 Korea, South
$ 327,000,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
10 Hong Kong
$ 317,400,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
11 India
$ 297,800,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
12 Singapore
$ 259,100,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
13 Germany
$ 248,900,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
14 Algeria
$ 191,600,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
15 France
$ 184,500,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
16 Italy
$ 181,700,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
17 Thailand
$ 181,600,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
18 Mexico
$ 167,100,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
19 United States
$ 150,200,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
20 Malaysia
$ 139,700,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
21 Turkey
$ 119,200,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
22 Libya
$ 117,200,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
23 Indonesia
$ 112,800,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
24 Poland
$ 108,900,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
25 United Kingdom
$ 105,100,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
26 Denmark
$ 89,700,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
27 Philippines
$ 83,830,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
28 Israel
$ 75,910,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
29 Iraq
$ 70,330,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
30 Iran
$ 69,860,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
31 Canada
$ 68,550,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
32 Peru
$ 64,170,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
33 Netherlands
$ 54,820,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
34 Lebanon
$ 52,500,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
35 Sweden
$ 52,230,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
36 Norway
$ 51,860,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
37 South Africa
$ 50,700,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
38 Spain
$ 50,590,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
39 Australia
$ 49,220,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
40 Romania
$ 46,670,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
41 Nigeria
$ 46,410,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
42 Czech Republic
$ 44,880,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
43 Hungary
$ 44,670,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
44 Argentina
$ 43,250,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
45 United Arab Emirates
$ 42,970,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
46 Chile
$ 41,650,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
47 Colombia
$ 37,000,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
48 Angola
$ 33,410,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
49 Qatar
$ 33,190,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
50 Belgium
$ 30,770,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
51 Venezuela
$ 29,890,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
52 Kuwait
$ 29,000,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
53 Kazakhstan
$ 28,280,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
54 Austria
$ 27,210,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
55 Ukraine
$ 24,550,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
56 Vietnam
$ 23,880,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
57 Portugal
$ 22,660,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
58 Bulgaria
$ 20,500,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
59 Turkmenistan
$ 20,200,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
60 New Zealand
$ 17,580,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
61 Morocco
$ 17,540,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
62 Macau
$ 16,600,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
63 Uzbekistan
$ 16,000,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
64 Egypt
$ 14,930,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
65 Croatia
$ 14,810,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
66 Oman
$ 14,750,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
67 Serbia
$ 14,130,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
68 Bolivia
$ 13,930,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
69 Pakistan
$ 13,800,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
70 Uruguay
$ 13,600,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
71 Bangladesh
$ 12,750,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
72 Azerbaijan
$ 11,280,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
73 Finland
$ 11,080,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
74 Lithuania
$ 10,230,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
75 Trinidad and Tobago
$ 9,897,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
76 Jordan
$ 8,829,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
77 Tunisia
$ 8,360,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
78 Botswana
$ 7,839,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
79 Burma
$ 7,551,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
80 Greece
$ 7,255,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
81 Latvia
$ 6,925,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
82 Costa Rica
$ 6,857,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
83 Sri Lanka
$ 6,831,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
84 Guatemala
$ 6,694,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
85 Yemen
$ 6,158,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
86 Congo, Republic of the
$ 6,091,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
87 Belarus
$ 5,809,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
88 Kenya
$ 5,712,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
89 Ghana
$ 5,705,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
90 Afghanistan
$ 5,268,000,000

31 December 2011 est.
91 Paraguay
$ 4,995,000,000
31 December 2012 est.

92 Cambodia
$ 4,938,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
93 Bahrain
$ 4,853,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
94 Syria
$ 4,774,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
95 Cuba
$ 4,693,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
96 Bosnia and Herzegovina
$ 4,283,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
97 Iceland
$ 4,192,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
98 Tanzania
$ 4,053,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
99 Equatorial Guinea
$ 4,035,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
100 Papua New Guinea
$ 4,001,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
101 Cote d'Ivoire
$ 3,928,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
102 Nepal
$ 3,631,000,000

31 December 2011 est.
103 Dominican Republic
$ 3,579,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
104 Cameroon
$ 3,431,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
105 Panama
$ 3,303,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
106 El Salvador
$ 3,176,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
107 Uganda
$ 3,169,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
108 Ethiopia
$ 3,166,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
109 Mauritius
$ 3,046,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
110 Zambia
$ 3,042,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
111 Macedonia
$ 2,891,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
112 Georgia
$ 2,873,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
113 Mozambique
$ 2,770,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
114 Albania
$ 2,600,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
115 Honduras
$ 2,533,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
116 Slovakia
$ 2,519,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
117 Moldova
$ 2,511,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
118 Ecuador
$ 2,483,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
119 Gabon
$ 2,373,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
120 Senegal
$ 2,082,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
121 Kyrgyzstan
$ 2,066,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
122 Jamaica
$ 1,981,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
123 Nicaragua
$ 1,887,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
124 Armenia
$ 1,799,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
125 Namibia
$ 1,746,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
126 Ireland
$ 1,707,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
127 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$ 1,633,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
128 Haiti
$ 1,287,000,000

31 December 2012 est.
129 Cyprus
$ 1,207,000,000
2011 est.
130 Madagascar
$ 1,191,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
131 Chad
$ 1,174,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
132 Rwanda
$ 1,035,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
133 Burkina Faso
$ 1,025,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
134 Lesotho
$ 1,023,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
135 Suriname
$ 1,008,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
136 Fiji
$ 1,007,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
137 Luxembourg
$ 991,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
138 Slovenia
$ 951,900,000
31 December 2012 est.
139 Guyana
$ 864,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
140 Benin
$ 859,400,000
31 December 2012 est.
141 Bahamas, The
$ 846,900,000
31 December 2012 est.
142 Laos
$ 796,900,000
31 December 2012 est.
143 Barbados
$ 773,100,000
31 December 2012 est.
144 Swaziland
$ 741,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
145 Malta
$ 704,900,000
31 December 2012 est.
146 Tajikistan
$ 628,500,000
31 December 2012 est.
147 Zimbabwe
$ 575,600,000
31 December 2012 est.
148 Togo
$ 441,600,000
31 December 2012 est.
149 Montenegro
$ 400,000,000
31 December 2011
150 Cape Verde
$ 376,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
151 Maldives
$ 356,000,000
30 November 2012 est.
152 Seychelles
$ 318,700,000
31 December 2012 est.
153 Burundi
$ 308,800,000
31 December 2012 est.
154 Sudan
$ 297,900,000
31 December 2012 est.
155 Belize
$ 289,900,000
31 December 2012 est.
156 Estonia
$ 246,400,000
31 December 2012 est.
157 Malawi
$ 245,900,000
31 December 2012 est.
158 Gambia, The
$ 236,200,000
31 December 2012 est.
159 Vanuatu
$ 207,700,000
31 December 2012 est.
160 Eritrea
$ 180,600,000
31 December 2012 est.
161 Guinea
$ 174,300,000
31 December 2012 est.
162 Samoa
$ 168,700,000
31 December 2012 est.
163 Tonga
$ 152,400,000
31 December 2012 est.
164 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
$ 95,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
165 Dominica
$ 85,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
166 Micronesia, Federated States of
$ 75,060,000
31 December 2011 est.
167 Sao Tome and Principe
$ 51,580,000
31 December 2012 est.
168 Montserrat

 

[Echo_419]

We should work more hard,install a capable Govt in place
If we want to make a mark even Tiny Korea & Japan is ahead of us

 

[Banglar Lathial]

Outdated list.



For example, Bangladesh's forex reserves are higher than Pakistan's now.

Forex reserve rise to $ 15,291.74 mn as of 26 June | The Bangladesh Chronicle

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserve again crossed the $ 15-billion mark, totaling $ 15,291.74 million as of 26 June this year,

Pakistan forex reserves rise to $11.344bn - thenews.com.pk

Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rose to $11.344 billion in the week ending June 21

True, none of these are astounding numbers. A lot of room for improvements for both countries, BUT, the numbers are outdated.


The combined forex reserves of the OIC countries exceed those of Japan, and only trail Chinese forex reserves.

If the other oil producing countries like UAE, Qatar, Iraq, Iran, Algeria or Kuwait can raise their reserves by 50% each, we'd see total OIC forex reserves surpassing the Chinese!


From what I gather, these were the approximate reserves of some Muslim countries.

Saudi - $683.2 b

Algeria - $189.7 b

Malaysia - $141.1 b

Libya - $128 b

Turkey - $127.5 b

Indonesia - $104.8 b

Iraq - $100 b

Iran - $100 b+

Nigeria - $48.33 b

.....
.....

Forex reserves of 9 countries listed above - $1,622.63 b+

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

What, my city alone (HK) has more currency reserves than India?

I think India needs to sort out their national finances.

@Wright, can you put a space in between every entry, so it's easier to read it?

 

[Wright]

Outdated list.



For example, Bangladesh's forex reserves are higher than Pakistan's now.

Forex reserve rise to $ 15,291.74 mn as of 26 June | The Bangladesh Chronicle




Pakistan forex reserves rise to $11.344bn - thenews.com.pk







True, none of these are astounding numbers. A lot of room for improvements for both countries, BUT, the numbers are outdated.


The combined forex reserves of the OIC countries exceed those of Japan, and only trail Chinese forex reserves.

If the other oil producing countries like UAE, Qatar, Iraq, Iran, Algeria or Kuwait can raise their reserves by 50% each, we'd see total OIC forex reserves surpassing the Chinese!

.
From what I gather, these were the approximate reserves of some Muslim countries.

Saudi - $683.2 b

Algeria - $189.7 b

Malaysia - $141.1 b

Libya - $128 b

Turkey - $127.5 b

Indonesia - $104.8 b

Iraq - $100 b

Iran - $100 b+

Nigeria - $48.33 b

.....
.....

Forex reserves of 9 countries listed above - $1,622.63 b+

I dont understand the point? Athiest nations like China, Japan, Korea, etc put together would surpass the ones you listed

What, my city alone (HK) has more currency reserves than India?

I think India needs to sort out their national finances.

@Wright, can you put a space in between every entry, so it's easier to read it?

did it for the major ones.

 

[Banglar Lathial]

I dont understand the point? Athiest nations like China, Japan, Korea, etc put together would surpass the ones you listed

China, Japan and Korea have been separate countries for centuries, maybe millennia.

Muslims visit Mecca for Hajj, by the millions, from all around the world. Even in this era.

Muslims are likely to unite sooner or later, and Muslim world is also expanding because more and more non Muslims revert to Islam from all around the world.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

did it for the major ones.

Thanks for that.

I'm surprised by Singapore as well, they have one of the largest currency reserves in the world, even though their population is really really small.

 

[Banglar Lathial]

HK and SG both adhere to the same entrepôt role, in their regions.

You would find both of them trade (export+import) more than they produce as GDP.

 

[AUz]

Kingdom has massive reserves for use...

More wahabism for you Muslims of Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Philipines, England etc etc...


Enjoy

 

[Capt.Popeye]

What, my city alone (HK) has more currency reserves than India?
I think India needs to sort out their national finances.

@Wright, can you put a space in between every entry, so it's easier to read it?

That is only because you happen to reside in Hong Kong!
But dontcha worry; we'll catch up with you.....

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

That is only because you happen to reside in Hong Kong!
But dontcha worry; we'll catch up with you.....

Haha, you think I am Li Ka-shing?

I wish.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Haha, you think I am Li Ka-shing?

I wish.

It just maybe that you infact are.............................incognito.
But do enjoy the feeling of being richer; don't forget to look over your shoulders sometimes. I'll be catching up

 

[xuxu1457]

China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Hongkong, Singapore have so much foreign exchange reserves!!!
China from 2001 to 2012(100 million USD)

 

[JUBA]

Kingdom has massive reserves for use...

More wahabism for you Muslims of Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Philipines, England etc etc...


Enjoy

Alhamdulillah. Allah truly blessed this land and answered the prayers of Ibrahim.

 

[Yabgu]

What does this mean having these reserves because alot of large economies have small reserves. Are the reserves in dollars?