| Rank |
Country/monetary authority |
Foreign exchange reserves
(Millions of US$) |
Figures as of
|
| — |
World (sum of all countries) |
N/A |
– |
| 1 |
People's Republic of China
|
3,181,100 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 2 |
Japan |
1,295,840 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| – |
Eurosystem
(EU member states which have adopted the euro, incl. ECB) |
863,171 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 3 |
Saudi Arabia |
541,091 |
Dec 2011[3] |
| 4 |
Russia |
505,391 |
Jan 2012[4] |
| 5 |
Republic of China (Taiwan) |
385,547 |
Dec 2011[5] |
| 6 |
Brazil |
355,075 |
Jan 2012[2] |
| 7 |
Switzerland |
340,626 |
Dec 2011[6] |
| 8 |
Republic of Korea |
311,340 |
Jan 2012[2] |
| 9 |
India |
296,688 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| – |
Hong Kong |
285,408 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 10 |
Singapore |
237,737 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 11 |
Germany |
238,857 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 12 |
Algeria |
185,900 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 13 |
Thailand |
176,159 |
Jan 2012[7] |
| 14 |
Italy |
173,302 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 15 |
France |
172,206 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 18 |
United States |
148,185 |
Jan 2012[2] |
| 17 |
Mexico |
147,381 |
Jan 2012[8] |
| 18 |
Malaysia |
133,641 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 19 |
United Kingdom |
121,926 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 20 |
Iran |
120,000 |
Jan 2012[9] |
| 21 |
Indonesia |
110,123 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 22 |
Poland |
97,866 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 23 |
Turkey |
88,220 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 24 |
Denmark |
85,054 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| – |
European Central Bank
(ECB, not owned by any single EU member) |
79,122 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 25 |
Philippines |
77,043 |
Jan 2012[2] |
| 26 |
Israel |
74,735 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 27 |
Libya |
71,990 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 28 |
Canada |
66,376 |
Jan 2012[2] |
| 29 |
United Arab Emirates |
55,290 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 30 |
Iraq |
53,470 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 31 |
Netherlands |
51,266 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 32 |
Sweden |
50,362 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 33 |
Peru |
49,357 |
Jan 2012[2] |
| 34 |
Hungary |
48,876 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 35 |
South Africa |
48,861 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 36 |
Romania |
48,200 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 37 |
Lebanon |
47,870 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 38 |
Spain |
47,101 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 39 |
Australia |
46,804 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 40 |
Argentina |
46,376 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 41 |
Norway |
46,224 |
Nov 2011[2] |
| 42 |
Chile |
41,979 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 43 |
Czech Republic |
39,901 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 44 |
Nigeria |
36,810 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 45 |
Colombia |
31,910 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 46 |
Ukraine |
31,795 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 47 |
Venezuela |
30,930 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 48 |
Belgium |
29,434 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 49 |
Kazakhstan |
29,323 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 50 |
Austria |
25,173 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 51 |
Kuwait |
28,020 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 52 |
Morocco |
21,832 |
Nov 2011[2] |
| 53 |
Portugal |
21,337 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 54 |
Qatar |
20,390 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 55 |
Macau |
18,730 |
Mar 2010[1] |
| 56 |
Pakistan |
17,800 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 57 |
Bulgaria |
17,272 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 58 |
New Zealand |
17,012 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 59 |
Vietnam |
16,760 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 60 |
Egypt |
16,400 |
Jan 2012[2] |
| 61 |
Serbia |
14,650 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 62 |
Croatia |
14,485 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 63 |
Jordan |
12,484 |
Nov 2011[2] |
| 64 |
Bolivia |
12,395 |
Jan 2012[10] |
| 65 |
Bangladesh |
10,980 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 66 |
Uruguay |
10,538 |
Jan 2012[2] |
| 67 |
Finland |
10,340 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 68 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
9,876 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 69 |
Iceland |
8,550 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 70 |
Sri Lanka |
8,400 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 71 |
Lithuania |
8,210 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 72 |
Belarus |
7,916 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 73 |
Tunisia |
7,551 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 74 |
Azerbaijan |
7,146 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 75 |
Greece |
6,957 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 76 |
Latvia |
6,384 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 77 |
Guatemala |
6,184 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 78 |
Paraguay |
5,096 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 79 |
Costa Rica |
4,756 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 80 |
Dominican Republic |
4,397 |
Jun 2011[1] |
| 81 |
Cambodia |
4,113 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 82 |
Myanmar |
3,762 |
Dec 2010[1] |
| 83 |
Georgia |
2,818 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 84 |
Honduras |
2,793 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 85 |
El Salvador |
2,504 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 86 |
Slovakia |
2,419 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 87 |
Armenia |
1,959 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 88 |
Moldova |
1,959 |
Nov 2011[2] |
| 89 |
Nicaragua |
1,892 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 90 |
Kyrgyzstan |
1,831 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 91 |
Ireland |
1,704 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 92 |
Cyprus |
1,289 |
Oct 2011[2] |
| 93 |
Luxembourg |
1,014 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 94 |
Slovenia |
992 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 95 |
Laos |
757 |
Dec 2011[1] |
| 96 |
Malta |
465 |
Dec 2011[2] |
| 97 |
Estonia |
208 |
Dec 2011[2] |
[edit] List of outstanding forward swap agreements
The following is a list of outstanding forward swap contracts with the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, People's Bank of China. They are not included in foreign exchange reserves, but can bolster the reserves when credit is taken out, and reduce the reserves when credit expires. The Fed has extended its credit deadline to Oct. 30, 2009 for those nations listed below. Japan's deadlines are April 30, 2009, but may be extended. China's table list below are a lines of credit, and does not show actual withdrawals, and are valid for 3 years.
| Rank |
Country/monetary authority |
Foreign exchange swap with Fed
(millions of USD) |
As of |
| 1 |
European Central Bank |
−264,100 |
Nov 2008 |
| 2 |
Japan |
−97,000 |
Nov 2008 |
| 3 |
United Kingdom |
−54,300 |
Nov 2009 |
| 4 |
Brazil |
−30,000 |
Dec 2008 |
| 5 |
Mexico |
−30,000 |
Dec 2008 |
| 6 |
Republic of Korea |
−30,000 |
Dec 2008 |
| 7 |
Sweden |
−25,000 |
Nov 2008 |
| 8 |
Australia |
−21,600 |
Nov 2008 |
| 9 |
Switzerland |
−20,800 |
Nov 2008 |
| 10 |
Denmark |
−15,000 |
Nov 2008 |
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[edit] See also
- ^ Iranian government does not report the foreign exchange reserves as a matter of policy and all figures are estimates calculated by international or foreign institutes which are occasionally endorsed by Iranian officials without disclosing the exact numbers.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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