Gold, valued at year-end London prices (current US$) by country
The gold component of reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.
Countries reporting
26
Highest
2.59 billion current US$
Egypt
Lowest
0 current US$
Cameroon
Median
0.5 current US$
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
594
What the numbers show
Gold, valued at year-end London prices (current US$) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 2.59 billion current US$ in Egypt; the lowest is 0 current US$ in Cameroon.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5 current US$, and the mean is 224.31 million current US$.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Cape Verde (up 55,912.4%), and the largest decrease in Chad (down 100.0%).
Gold, valued at year-end London prices: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 2.59 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 431.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Morocco | 1.28 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 657.6% | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 993.00 million current US$ | 2011 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Ghana | 439.28 million current US$ | 2011 | up 468.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Algeria | 377.98 million current US$ | 2009 | — | rising |
| 6 | Mauritius | 124.00 million current US$ | 2011 | up 908.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Senegal | 8.90 million current US$ | 2011 | unchanged | falling |
| 8 | Cape Verde | 5.71 million current US$ | 2011 | up 55,912.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Mauritania | 4.19 million current US$ | 1991 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 10 | Tunisia | 3.92 million current US$ | 2011 | down 59.2% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 323,477 current US$ | 2005 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Mozambique | 4 current US$ | 2011 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Uganda | 1 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Botswana | 0 current US$ | 1992 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Tanzania | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Chad | 0 current US$ | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Madagascar | 0 current US$ | 2009 | — | flat |
| 15 | Zambia | 0 current US$ | 2002 | — | flat |
| 15 | Rwanda | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 15 | Mali | 0 current US$ | 2008 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Lesotho | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 15 | Kenya | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 15 | Gambia | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 15 | Congo | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 15 | Cameroon | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North Africa 2.78 billion current US$
About this data
The gold component of reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.