Saturday 24 September 2011

Top 10 Countries By Reserves of Foreign Exchange And Gold

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Reserves of Foreign Exchange And Gold as per CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), 2011.
 
 S.No. Country Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold(US $)
 1  China 2,621,999,939,584
 2  Japan      1,096,000,012,288   
 3  Russia      483,100,000,256
 4  Soudi Arabia  456,199,995,392
 5  Taiwan  387,199,991,808
 6  Brazil  290,899,984,384
 7  India  284,100,001,792
 8  South Korea  274,600,001,536
 9  Hong Kong  268,900,007,936
 10  Switzerland  236,600,000,512

This entry gives the dollar value for the stock of all financial assets that are available to the central monetary authority for use in meeting a country's balance of payments needs as of the end-date of the period specified. This category includes not only foreign currency and gold, but also a country's holdings of Special Drawing Rights in the International Monetary Fund, and its reserve position in the Fund.

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