Introduction
Gold has been used as a currency since ancient times, and even in our modern world still holds considerable value for banks and economies alike. Gold is inherently valuable because of its scarcity, and is often used by banks to guarantee the value of paper money. It acts as a guarantee to depositors and note holders that their money has value behind it and can be used as tradable currency. They are amassed by governments to fund expenses such as waging war and counteract rising costs due to inflation.
Possession of a gold reserve and its export or import can be a finicky business, as while they are useful for counteracting inflation, exporting too much could cause the value of the local currency to collapse. Therefore it is necessary for countries to maintain a gold reserve so as to monitor and regulate the value of their currency in times of crisis.
If you want to learn more about gold reserves and which country has the largest, please refer to the data in the charts.
# | Country | Gold Reserves |
---|---|---|
1 | United States of America | 8,133.47 t |
2 | Germany | 3,355.14 t |
3 | Italy | 2,451.84 t |
4 | France | 2,436.5 t |
5 | Russia | 2,298.53 t |
6 | People's Republic of China | 1,948.31 t |
7 | Switzerland | 1,040 t |
8 | Japan | 845.97 t |
9 | India | 768.8 t |
10 | Netherlands | 612.45 t |
11 | Turkey | 457.7 t |
12 | Taiwan | 423.63 t |
13 | Kazakhstan | 383.91 t |
14 | Portugal | 382.57 t |
15 | Uzbekistan | 363.91 t |
16 | Saudi Arabia | 323.07 t |
17 | United Kingdom | 310.29 t |
18 | Lebanon | 286.83 t |
19 | Spain | 281.58 t |
20 | Austria | 279.99 t |
21 | Thailand | 244.16 t |
22 | Poland | 228.67 t |
23 | Belgium | 227.4 t |
24 | Algeria | 173.56 t |
25 | Venezuela | 161.22 t |
26 | Singapore | 153.74 t |
27 | Philippines | 153.01 t |
28 | Iraq | 130.39 t |
29 | Brazil | 129.65 t |
30 | Sweden | 125.72 t |
31 | South Africa | 125.35 t |
32 | Egypt | 125.02 t |
33 | Mexico | 119.92 t |
34 | Libya | 116.64 t |
35 | Greece | 114.12 t |
36 | South Korea | 104.45 t |
37 | Romania | 103.64 t |
38 | Hungary | 94.49 t |
39 | Australia | 79.85 t |
40 | Kuwait | 78.97 t |
41 | Indonesia | 78.57 t |
42 | Denmark | 66.55 t |
43 | Pakistan | 64.65 t |
44 | Argentina | 61.74 t |
45 | Qatar | 56.74 t |
46 | United Arab Emirates | 55.77 t |
47 | Belarus | 53.44 t |
48 | Cambodia | 50.45 t |
49 | Finland | 49.02 t |
50 | Bolivia | 42.51 t |
51 | Bulgaria | 40.83 t |
52 | Malaysia | 38.88 t |
53 | Serbia | 38.07 t |
54 | Jordan | 37.32 t |
55 | Peru | 34.68 t |
56 | Ecuador | 33.78 t |
57 | Slovakia | 31.69 t |
58 | Ukraine | 27.06 t |
59 | Syria | 25.82 t |
60 | Morocco | 22.12 t |
61 | Afghanistan | 21.87 t |
62 | Nigeria | 21.37 t |
63 | Bangladesh | 14.03 t |
64 | Cyprus | 13.9 t |
65 | Mauritius | 12.44 t |
66 | Ireland | 12.04 t |
67 | Czech Republic | 11.32 t |
68 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.19 t |
69 | Ghana | 8.74 t |
70 | Paraguay | 8.19 t |
71 | Nepal | 7.99 t |
72 | Myanmar | 7.27 t |
73 | Guatemala | 6.89 t |
74 | Republic of Macedonia | 6.89 t |
75 | Mongolia | 6.84 t |
76 | Tunisia | 6.84 t |
77 | Sri Lanka | 6.7 t |
78 | Latvia | 6.66 t |
79 | Lithuania | 5.82 t |
80 | Colombia | 4.68 t |
81 | Bahrain | 4.67 t |
82 | Slovenia | 3.17 t |
83 | Aruba | 3.11 t |
84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.99 t |
85 | Albania | 2.8 t |
86 | Luxembourg | 2.24 t |
87 | Hong Kong | 2.08 t |
88 | Iceland | 1.98 t |
89 | Tajikistan | 1.98 t |
90 | Papua New Guinea | 1.96 t |
91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.94 t |
92 | Haiti | 1.81 t |
93 | Yemen | 1.56 t |
94 | Suriname | 1.46 t |
95 | El Salvador | 1.37 t |
96 | Mauritania | 1.02 t |
97 | Laos | 0.88 t |
98 | Honduras | 0.69 t |
99 | Mozambique | 0.67 t |
100 | Dominican Republic | 0.57 t |
101 | Malawi | 0.4 t |
102 | Chile | 0.25 t |
103 | Estonia | 0.25 t |
104 | Uruguay | 0.1 t |
105 | Malta | 0.06 t |
106 | Burundi | 0.03 t |
107 | Fiji | 0.03 t |
108 | Comoros | 0.02 t |
109 | Kenya | 0.02 t |
110 | Oman | 0.02 t |
111 | Armenia | 0 t |
112 | Azerbaijan | 0 t |
113 | Cameroon | 0 t |
114 | Canada | 0 t |
115 | Chad | 0 t |
116 | Costa Rica | 0 t |
117 | Croatia | 0 t |
118 | Eritrea | 0 t |
119 | Gabon | 0 t |
120 | Nicaragua | 0 t |
121 | Norway | 0 t |
122 | Republic of the Congo | 0 t |
123 | Turkmenistan | 0 t |
Gold Reserves by Country
Afghanistan
21.87 t
Ranked in the World
#61
Albania
2.8 t
Ranked in the World
#85
Algeria
173.56 t
Ranked in the World
#24
Argentina
61.74 t
Ranked in the World
#44
Armenia
Ranked in the World
#111
Aruba
3.11 t
Ranked in the World
#83
Australia
79.85 t
Ranked in the World
#39
Austria
279.99 t
Ranked in the World
#20
Azerbaijan
Ranked in the World
#112
Bahrain
4.67 t
Ranked in the World
#81
Bangladesh
14.03 t
Ranked in the World
#63
Belarus
53.44 t
Ranked in the World
#47
Belgium
227.4 t
Ranked in the World
#23
Bolivia
42.51 t
Ranked in the World
#50
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2.99 t
Ranked in the World
#84
Brazil
129.65 t
Ranked in the World
#29
Bulgaria
40.83 t
Ranked in the World
#51
Burundi
0.03 t
Ranked in the World
#106
Cambodia
50.45 t
Ranked in the World
#48
Cameroon
Ranked in the World
#113
Canada
Ranked in the World
#114
Chad
Ranked in the World
#115
Chile
0.25 t
Ranked in the World
#102
Colombia
4.68 t
Ranked in the World
#80
Comoros
0.02 t
Ranked in the World
#108
Costa Rica
Ranked in the World
#116
Croatia
Ranked in the World
#117
Cyprus
13.9 t
Ranked in the World
#64
Czech Republic
11.32 t
Ranked in the World
#67
Denmark
66.55 t
Ranked in the World
#42
Dominican Republic
0.57 t
Ranked in the World
#100
Ecuador
33.78 t
Ranked in the World
#56
Egypt
125.02 t
Ranked in the World
#32
El Salvador
1.37 t
Ranked in the World
#95
Eritrea
Ranked in the World
#118
Estonia
0.25 t
Ranked in the World
#103
Fiji
0.03 t
Ranked in the World
#107
Finland
49.02 t
Ranked in the World
#49
France
2,436.5 t
Ranked in the World
#4
Gabon
Ranked in the World
#119
Germany
3,355.14 t
Ranked in the World
#2
Ghana
8.74 t
Ranked in the World
#69
Greece
114.12 t
Ranked in the World
#35
Guatemala
6.89 t
Ranked in the World
#73
Haiti
1.81 t
Ranked in the World
#92
Honduras
0.69 t
Ranked in the World
#98
Hong Kong
2.08 t
Ranked in the World
#87
Hungary
94.49 t
Ranked in the World
#38
Iceland
1.98 t
Ranked in the World
#88
India
768.8 t
Ranked in the World
#9
Indonesia
78.57 t
Ranked in the World
#41
Iraq
130.39 t
Ranked in the World
#28
Ireland
12.04 t
Ranked in the World
#66
Italy
2,451.84 t
Ranked in the World
#3
Japan
845.97 t
Ranked in the World
#8
Jordan
37.32 t
Ranked in the World
#54
Kazakhstan
383.91 t
Ranked in the World
#13
Kenya
0.02 t
Ranked in the World
#109
Kuwait
78.97 t
Ranked in the World
#40
Kyrgyzstan
10.19 t
Ranked in the World
#68
Laos
0.88 t
Ranked in the World
#97
Latvia
6.66 t
Ranked in the World
#78
Lebanon
286.83 t
Ranked in the World
#18
Libya
116.64 t
Ranked in the World
#34
Lithuania
5.82 t
Ranked in the World
#79
Luxembourg
2.24 t
Ranked in the World
#86
Malawi
0.4 t
Ranked in the World
#101
Malaysia
38.88 t
Ranked in the World
#52
Malta
0.06 t
Ranked in the World
#105
Mauritania
1.02 t
Ranked in the World
#96
Mauritius
12.44 t
Ranked in the World
#65
Mexico
119.92 t
Ranked in the World
#33
Mongolia
6.84 t
Ranked in the World
#75
Morocco
22.12 t
Ranked in the World
#60
Mozambique
0.67 t
Ranked in the World
#99
Myanmar
7.27 t
Ranked in the World
#72
Nepal
7.99 t
Ranked in the World
#71
Netherlands
612.45 t
Ranked in the World
#10
Nicaragua
Ranked in the World
#120
Nigeria
21.37 t
Ranked in the World
#62
Norway
Ranked in the World
#121
Oman
0.02 t
Ranked in the World
#110
Pakistan
64.65 t
Ranked in the World
#43
Papua New Guinea
1.96 t
Ranked in the World
#90
Paraguay
8.19 t
Ranked in the World
#70
People's Republic of China
1,948.31 t
Ranked in the World
#6
Peru
34.68 t
Ranked in the World
#55
Philippines
153.01 t
Ranked in the World
#27
Poland
228.67 t
Ranked in the World
#22
Portugal
382.57 t
Ranked in the World
#14
Qatar
56.74 t
Ranked in the World
#45
Republic of Macedonia
6.89 t
Ranked in the World
#74
Republic of the Congo
Ranked in the World
#122
Romania
103.64 t
Ranked in the World
#37
Russia
2,298.53 t
Ranked in the World
#5
Saudi Arabia
323.07 t
Ranked in the World
#16
Serbia
38.07 t
Ranked in the World
#53
Singapore
153.74 t
Ranked in the World
#26
Slovakia
31.69 t
Ranked in the World
#57
Slovenia
3.17 t
Ranked in the World
#82
South Africa
125.35 t
Ranked in the World
#31
South Korea
104.45 t
Ranked in the World
#36
Spain
281.58 t
Ranked in the World
#19
Sri Lanka
6.7 t
Ranked in the World
#77
Suriname
1.46 t
Ranked in the World
#94
Sweden
125.72 t
Ranked in the World
#30
Switzerland
1,040 t
Ranked in the World
#7
Syria
25.82 t
Ranked in the World
#59
Taiwan
423.63 t
Ranked in the World
#12
Tajikistan
1.98 t
Ranked in the World
#89
Thailand
244.16 t
Ranked in the World
#21
Trinidad and Tobago
1.94 t
Ranked in the World
#91
Tunisia
6.84 t
Ranked in the World
#76
Turkey
457.7 t
Ranked in the World
#11
Turkmenistan
Ranked in the World
#123
Ukraine
27.06 t
Ranked in the World
#58
United Arab Emirates
55.77 t
Ranked in the World
#46
United Kingdom
310.29 t
Ranked in the World
#17
United States of America
8,133.47 t
Ranked in the World
#1
Uruguay
0.1 t
Ranked in the World
#104
Uzbekistan
363.91 t
Ranked in the World
#15
Venezuela
161.22 t
Ranked in the World
#25
Yemen
1.56 t
Ranked in the World
#93