Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP) by country
Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.
What the numbers show
Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 166.4% in Libya; the lowest is 0.3% in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.8%, and the mean is 20.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 554.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 35,516.5%), and the largest decrease in Somalia (down 75.7%).
Total reserves includes gold: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 166.4% | 2009 | up 488.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Algeria | 101.4% | 2011 | up 185.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Botswana | 46.6% | 2011 | down 52.3% | rising |
| 4 | Lesotho | 46.1% | 2006 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Congo | 39.1% | 2011 | up 1,417.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Liberia | 33.2% | 2011 | up 35,516.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Comoros | 25.6% | 2011 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 8 | Angola | 25.4% | 2011 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Gambia | 24.9% | 2011 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 10 | Mauritius | 24.6% | 2011 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 11 | Seychelles | 23.8% | 2011 | up 296.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Djibouti | 23.1% | 2009 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.7% | 2011 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Togo | 21.4% | 2011 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Sao Tome and Principe | 20.7% | 2011 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 20.6% | 2011 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Mozambique | 20.3% | 2011 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.9% | 2011 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Cabo Verde | 17.8% | 2011 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Tunisia | 16.8% | 2011 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Rwanda | 16.5% | 2011 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 22 | United Republic of Tanzania | 15.6% | 2011 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Uganda | 15.6% | 2011 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Equatorial Guinea | 15.4% | 2011 | up 278.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Ghana | 15.1% | 2011 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 26 | Nigeria | 14.9% | 2011 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 14.8% | 2011 | up 210.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Eswatini | 14.7% | 2011 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 29 | Namibia | 14.3% | 2011 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Senegal | 13.6% | 2011 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Madagascar | 12.9% | 2011 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Mali | 12.7% | 2011 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Burundi | 12.7% | 2011 | up 481.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Kenya | 12.7% | 2011 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 35 | Cameroon | 12.7% | 2011 | up 259.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Gabon | 12.7% | 2011 | up 4,349.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Benin | 12.2% | 2011 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Zambia | 12.1% | 2011 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 39 | South Africa | 11.9% | 2011 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Mauritania | 11.9% | 2011 | up 287.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Niger | 11.2% | 2011 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 9.2% | 2011 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | Chad | 9.0% | 2011 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Egypt | 8.1% | 2011 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.1% | 2011 | up 360.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 7.0% | 2011 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 6.8% | 2011 | up 287.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 6.3% | 2009 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Eritrea | 4.4% | 2011 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Malawi | 3.9% | 2011 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 51 | Guinea | 2.2% | 2011 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Somalia | 2.1% | 1989 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Sudan | 0.3% | 2011 | down 20.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.