Officially Reported Gold Holdings
The International Monetary Fund regularly maintains statistics of national assets as reported by various countries. These data are used by the World Gold Council to periodically rank and report the gold holding of countries and official organizations.
The gold listed for each of the countries in the table may not be physically stored in the country listed, as central banks generally have not allowed independent audits of their reserves.
| Rank | Country/Organization | Gold (tonnes) |
Gold's share of national forex reserves (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | European Union (incl. ECB) | 10,787.4 | N.A. |
| 1 | United States of America | 8,133.5 | 76.6% |
| 2 | Federal Republic of Germany | 3,396.3 | 73.7% |
| 3 | International Monetary Fund | 2,814.0 | N.A. |
| 4 | Italian Republic | 2,451.8 | 73.4% |
| 5 | French Republic | 2,435.4 | 71.8% |
| 6 | People's Republic of China | 1,054.1 | 1.8% |
| 7 | Swiss Confederation | 1,040.1 | 15.3% |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 936.7 | 9.2% |
| 9 | Japan | 765.2 | 3.5% |
| 10 | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 612.5 | 61.9% |
| 11 | Republic of India | 557.7 | 9.6% |
| 12 | European Central Bank | 502.1 | 35.0% |
| 13 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 500 | 19.8% |
| 14 | Republic of China (Taiwan) | 422.4 | 5.9% |
| 15 | Portuguese Republic | 382.5 | 89.2% |
| 16 | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | 372.9 | 67.7% |
| 17 | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 322.9 | 3.3% |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 310.3 | 17.6% |
| 19 | Republic of Turkey | 302.4 | 15% |
| 20 | Republic of Lebanon | 286.8 | 32.2% |
| 21 | Kingdom of Spain | 281.6 | 39.2% |
| 22 | Republic of Austria | 280.0 | 57.0% |
| 23 | Kingdom of Belgium | 227.5 | 41.2% |
| 24 | People's Democratic Republic of Algeria | 173.6 | 79.5% |
| 25 | Kingdom of Thailand | 152.4 | 4.6% |
| 26 | Libya | 143.8 | 5.6% |
| 27 | Republic of the Philippines | 142.7 | 10.4% |
| 28 | Republic of Singapore | 127.4 | 3.0% |
| 29 | Kingdom of Sweden | 125.7 | 13.6% |
| 30 | Republic of South Africa | 125.0 | 13.8% |
| 31 | Bank for International Settlements | 119.0 | N.A. |
| 32 | Hellenic Republic | 111.7 | 81.3% |
| 33 | United Mexican States | 106.3 | 4.0% |
| 34 | Romania | 103.7 | 11.3% |
| 35 | Republic of Poland | 102.9 | 5.3% |
| 36 | Commonwealth of Australia | 79.9 | 9.5% |
| 37 | State of Kuwait | 79.0 | 13.8% |
| 38 | Arab Republic of Egypt | 75.6 | 14.8% |
| 39 | Republic of Indonesia | 73.1 | 3.5% |
| 40 | Republic of Kazakhstan | 73.6 | 12.5% |
| 41 | Kingdom of Denmark | 66.5 | 4.1% |
| 42 | Islamic Republic of Pakistan | 64.4 | 18.9% |
| 43 | Argentina | 54.7 | 6.4% |
| 44 | Federative Republic of Brazil | 52.5 | 0.5% |
| 45 | Plurinational State of Bolivia | 49.3 | 22.9% |
| 46 | Republic of Finland | 49.1 | 24.6% |
| 47 | Republic of Bulgaria | 39.9 | 12.0% |
| 48 | Republic of Korea | 39.4 | 0.7% |
| 49 | Republic of Belarus | 38.5 | 41.4% |
| 50 | West African Economic and Monetary Union | 36.5 | 12.9% |
| 51 | Malaysia | 36.4 | 1.5% |
| 52 | Republic of Peru | 34.7 | 4.0% |
| 53 | Slovakia | 31.8 | 67.6% |
| 54 | Ukraine | 27.9 | 4.5% |
| 55 | Ecuador | 26.3 | 32.0% |
| 56 | Syrian Arab Republic | 25.8 | 7.9% |
| 57 | Kingdom of Morocco | 22.0 | 5.6% |
| 58 | Federal Republic of Nigeria | 21.4 | 3.2% |
| 59 | Republic of Serbia | 14.1 | 5.1% |
| 60 | Republic of Cyprus | 13.9 | 58.3% |
| 61 | People's Republic of Bangladesh | 13.5 | 7.5% |
| 62 | Netherlands Antilles | 13.1 | 36.3% |
| 63 | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | 12.8 | 5.5% |
| 64 | Czech Republic | 12.5 | 1.6% |
| 65 | State of Qatar | 12.4 | 4.4% |
| 66 | Kingdom of Cambodia | 12.4 | 16.6% |
| 67 | Republic of Colombia | 10.4 | 1.8% |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.8 | 36.5% |
| 69 | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | 8.1 | 5.3% |
| 70 | Republic of Latvia | 7.7 | 05.5% |
| 71 | Republic of El Salvador | 7.3 | 14.6% |
| 72 | Republic of Guatemala | 6.9 | 5.8% |
| 73 | Republic of Macedonia | 6.8 | 14.8% |
| 74 | Tunisian Republic | 6.7 | 4.5% |
| 75 | Republic of Ireland | 6.0 | 15.1% |
| 76 | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 6.0 | |
| 77 | Republic of Lithuania | 5.8 | 04.1% |
| 78 | Kingdom of Bahrain | 4.7 | |
| 79 | Republic of Tajikistan | 4.4 | |
| 80 | Republic of Mauritius | 3.9 | 06.5% |
| 81 | Canada | 3.4 | 0.3% |
| 82 | Republic of Slovenia | 3.2 | 15.8% |
| 83 | Aruba | 3.1 | 24.2% |
| 84 | Hungary | 3.1 | 0.3% |
| 85 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.6 | 7.5% |
| 86 | Mongolia | 2.3 | 4.8% |
| 87 | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | 2.2 | 10.6% |
| 88 | Republic of Suriname | 2.2 | 13.1% |
| 89 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2.1 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Republic of Iceland | 2.0 | 01.3% |
| 91 | Independent State of Papua New Guinea | 2.0 | 2.8% |
| 92 | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | 1.9 | 1.1% |
| 93 | Republic of Albania | 1.6 | 3.4% |
| 94 | Republic of Yemen | 1.6 | 1.8% |
| 95 | Republic of Cameroon | 0.9 | 1.2% |
| 96 | Republic of Honduras | 0.7 | 1.4% |
| 97 | Republic of Paraguay | 0.7 | 0.7% |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 0.6 | 1.1% |
| 99 | Gabonese Republic | 0.4 | 0.8% |
| 100 | Republic of Malawi | 0.4 | 8.9% |
| 101 | Central African Republic | 0.3 | 8.4% |
| 102 | Republic of Chad | 0.3 | 2.4% |
| 103 | Republic of the Congo | 0.3 | 0.4% |
| 104 | Oriental Republic of Uruguay | 0.3 | 0.1% |
| 105 | Republic of Fiji | 0.2 | 0.0% |
| 106 | Republic of Estonia | 0.2 | 6.0% |
| 107 | Republic of Chile | 0.2 | 0.0% |
| 108 | Republic of Malta | 0.2 | 1.6% |
| 109 | Republic of Costa Rica | 0.1 | 0.1% |
| 110 | Republic of Haiti | 0.0 | 0.1% |
| Sum | 34,913.7 |
From the above figures, the combined gold holdings of the European Union is 15,784.1 tonnes.
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