Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Business Insider | The World's Top Twenty Gold-Hoarding Countries

1. United States

Gold Holdings:
8,133.5 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 77.4%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $64 billion
Total Reserves:
$303.6 billion

2. Germany

Gold Holdings:
3,408.3 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 69.2%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $42.7 billion
Total Reserves:
$143.3 billion

3. IMF International Monetary Fund

Gold Holdings:
3,217.3 tonnes
% Of Reserves: n/a
Foreign Exchange Reserves: n/a
Total Reserves: n/a


4. Italy

Gold Holdings:
2,451.8 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 66.6%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $35.8 billion
Total Reserves: $108 billion


5. France

Gold Holdings:
2,445.1 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 70.6%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $25.2 billion
Total Reserves: $97.4 billion


6. China

Gold Holdings:
1,054 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 1.9%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: n/a
Total Reserves: n/a


7. Switzerland
8. Japan
9. Netherlands
10. Russia
11. ECB European Central Bank
12. Taiwan
13. Portugal
14. India
15. Venezuela
16. United Kingdom
17. Lebannon
18. Spain
19. Austria
20. Belguim

The top gold-hoarding countries >>