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Total reserves minus gold comprise special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. Gold holdings are excluded. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Total reserves excluding gold in current prices (US dollars)

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Libya1,504,830,0005,839,218,00912,460,813,67239,507,846,08799,645,217,631104,797,310,731118,407,554,176115,197,366,46089,092,950,48773,674,594,28465,894,316,96974,556,002,68280,529,462,28278,952,339,51772,564,803,06575,436,699,68679,887,105,34482,703,078,78780,591,801,678
Algeria147,900,000724,759,95512,023,903,98756,303,086,193162,614,490,298182,821,825,956191,297,104,701194,712,107,088179,617,718,599144,677,455,938114,390,744,33497,614,427,69580,227,698,86863,297,610,71548,882,051,11046,054,847,19961,739,377,09469,708,546,41268,448,330,429
South Africa345,530,0001,008,333,1586,082,806,13218,579,129,69538,175,057,74942,595,171,24643,995,470,40544,863,675,89444,267,418,38041,619,505,75742,565,588,00145,499,292,86346,478,274,11748,919,726,65747,387,358,99650,262,146,61753,247,530,15654,176,079,02054,912,456,859
Nigeria202,160,0003,864,294,6189,910,901,04828,279,620,71732,339,472,71632,639,987,43643,830,638,13242,847,532,13834,241,737,87428,283,230,14427,232,964,31939,608,525,29642,838,869,12538,335,890,47936,729,565,81840,476,363,16735,563,949,95532,034,797,23738,612,493,467
Morocco119,300,0002,066,493,7904,823,173,05516,187,424,94922,713,297,14819,082,292,65615,958,824,58617,944,085,60719,416,547,58121,996,701,26524,282,138,81625,268,147,24823,549,728,68725,329,860,21134,653,006,79934,354,119,83131,025,606,47134,861,268,99935,278,753,636
Egypt, Arab Rep.74,080,0002,683,611,74313,117,578,46820,609,055,55633,611,735,63514,915,680,11011,627,543,55513,608,097,32611,995,212,05213,282,027,32620,858,154,70633,213,917,11938,609,411,06540,685,367,78634,094,946,98435,089,750,38424,823,644,49324,695,657,74134,277,830,660
Angola1,198,212,3733,196,850,74919,678,661,65727,039,761,55431,161,778,88931,500,815,46227,032,344,08423,790,543,42523,672,191,98917,455,327,77115,410,405,36516,334,853,78413,781,988,14014,468,113,82613,654,715,74013,942,114,19914,242,892,505
Kenya219,830,000205,411,405897,735,7931,798,831,4134,320,155,7494,264,380,2105,710,999,3256,598,159,1697,873,690,8327,514,228,9077,553,197,3737,324,642,1638,163,611,8169,114,892,2058,296,128,8999,489,876,3787,968,472,1557,340,620,17310,065,144,725
Tunisia55,200,000794,803,8771,811,048,0654,436,695,8579,459,271,5377,453,548,7088,357,241,4017,287,446,5007,235,102,3037,328,121,9605,887,271,5905,861,349,0805,381,970,5597,587,967,4059,394,588,8758,445,135,0767,695,609,7098,786,017,4888,769,595,098
Mauritius46,190,000737,597,596897,435,3131,339,904,3382,441,835,6072,582,676,5132,836,687,5393,340,205,4043,614,701,3103,956,976,7084,504,179,6615,465,932,7375,840,628,5446,753,393,6266,535,003,5567,834,980,0607,068,773,5836,424,580,1807,464,581,565
Ethiopia63,300,00020,156,078306,319,4321,042,595,2122,241,164,5562,837,310,9582,301,655,5482,363,513,6073,525,244,9813,826,807,1663,021,776,3073,035,198,8133,977,210,4702,980,519,6853,046,114,3591,644,005,8871,191,712,9412,028,214,2553,784,387,425
Mozambique231,744,264723,179,3611,053,820,1092,159,394,7882,468,771,6042,770,241,5263,142,333,8333,009,982,3042,411,423,7231,885,918,2383,179,314,6102,925,704,8643,697,233,2903,836,111,8543,550,532,0632,709,341,9993,375,952,5373,512,608,804
Botswana3,331,456,0306,318,214,0006,309,056,4187,885,211,1368,081,886,8247,627,970,3067,726,052,4448,322,771,5297,546,144,9607,188,821,7757,490,512,3736,656,913,6386,170,221,0674,940,893,8034,801,608,9124,278,950,5904,755,831,8493,455,661,776
Namibia259,836,318312,104,9071,695,691,1251,786,689,8681,745,866,2421,511,161,8131,177,201,6301,688,180,7871,833,673,8222,432,221,1962,149,813,9742,049,134,9952,171,055,5632,763,919,7822,803,462,8652,956,284,6383,355,524,015
Madagascar37,122,00092,084,945285,182,985481,286,8311,022,970,6961,134,559,5901,052,810,916776,146,663773,817,323832,008,8131,183,690,7921,600,175,0221,739,588,2901,693,147,6481,980,766,5982,334,564,5982,159,914,3642,631,980,5752,784,591,093
Rwanda7,700,00044,514,230190,641,891256,882,287806,395,756717,579,236474,575,026654,377,583945,126,111917,998,0551,013,756,0701,179,065,8181,354,658,7581,464,573,5381,719,668,0991,867,263,8041,725,574,8991,834,050,9102,406,450,702
Lesotho72,373,877417,891,096519,110,9111,485,976,653903,895,915999,498,7081,060,172,2091,081,271,062997,431,660925,195,319657,668,309728,527,650774,095,190730,280,379798,207,194771,278,260854,088,9241,007,862,057
Cabo Verde76,969,36528,196,819174,391,987382,190,200338,617,823375,841,715475,334,069510,930,777494,495,561572,736,753617,362,330606,003,781737,990,665674,569,597711,407,251671,571,104771,883,765783,105,558
Seychelles16,638,35943,752,07456,244,154255,584,703279,115,074308,093,541425,902,439465,010,216536,145,674523,503,787545,203,276549,521,832580,545,515559,681,942702,584,738638,960,850682,793,969773,677,576
Djibouti93,639,29467,804,57289,264,770248,997,896244,112,095248,630,000424,961,510393,148,392364,857,284407,414,267556,097,629454,193,910501,857,934686,339,281588,417,560589,437,242502,033,556348,725,427
Comoros29,694,73943,211,81285,798,090145,262,104155,178,105194,056,101173,374,062170,461,228199,948,688158,748,648207,129,594198,471,475201,150,327293,245,493328,618,436282,697,285323,367,096322,435,665
Zimbabwe20,270,000149,202,985193,133,70897,191,584731,779,022659,175,718574,407,706474,482,653363,346,140418,149,726406,731,446292,098,76086,434,589150,626,73831,937,527836,730,965588,776,31773,941,519261,372,935
Burundi15,360,000105,037,96832,920,287100,082,253330,734,337293,975,923307,157,910328,150,660315,980,290135,115,72294,051,53896,149,93866,887,906109,902,22488,492,038264,405,558156,779,25988,357,252
Cameroon80,807,41425,542,769211,998,538949,379,0913,642,642,7663,198,717,7533,380,703,2623,471,999,8313,168,216,8563,536,255,0662,225,708,7783,196,791,4113,459,329,7613,720,172,1673,961,753,8874,299,788,7135,133,480,3384,882,047,277
Central African Republic1,388,412118,625,894133,258,425139,216,011181,175,455154,510,967157,902,474193,663,724259,571,698213,800,567239,797,986362,717,270361,797,180350,305,402432,524,261483,872,116374,404,781479,592,713
Chad2,308,558127,780,630110,699,274225,575,218632,405,291951,097,1611,155,659,2871,183,031,9441,075,906,115368,916,8248,184,2928,575,237147,750,166310,032,033390,675,163211,590,7551,013,220,9241,049,788,251
Congo, Rep.8,884,7925,908,906222,005,806731,829,7904,446,850,5665,641,136,1965,549,563,3155,245,011,4514,926,098,0592,221,497,219714,352,001379,984,139423,617,388988,316,0081,140,500,575828,560,335835,649,477715,391,052
Congo, Dem. Rep.136,000,000219,070,00082,500,000131,200,2581,299,652,0411,267,500,3031,632,551,6441,678,465,3121,556,982,9781,215,934,551708,160,749695,398,162665,272,0951,194,373,485747,655,3243,467,115,9614,378,100,4825,104,181,647
Equatorial Guinea706,73523,008,3892,102,494,6622,346,355,2163,053,840,5724,396,979,3774,566,537,4812,906,843,3911,205,154,51662,307,44445,502,92548,929,81440,816,83560,833,00444,271,1861,457,611,9301,538,461,554
Eritrea25,516,15827,944,199114,149,603115,328,816132,764,718133,338,048151,753,160145,070,693145,371,151143,412,423163,033,689191,694,416
Gabon14,739,646273,764,722190,090,627668,564,4751,735,883,1302,157,316,8792,351,562,3073,003,573,1332,478,480,3881,863,120,981789,346,605965,054,2191,321,051,0891,371,973,8331,386,494,6751,304,391,8551,415,483,8911,447,408,423
Ghana36,600,000218,838,691232,054,8981,752,904,0404,763,206,1295,483,389,0375,367,514,3285,249,274,6265,224,823,2715,444,785,8865,544,731,6966,650,870,6605,934,707,9147,135,247,3417,352,692,4399,405,468,8004,696,186,8623,044,370,595
Guinea147,907,02695,055,710291,533,899936,245,876751,098,296845,322,228975,398,194572,750,224832,360,781971,114,1451,179,205,0901,188,592,6311,245,320,9571,938,798,0451,866,337,4781,204,651,458
Liberia267,70725,395,461442,033,414506,827,131574,181,706589,723,180498,992,033560,742,588586,024,560585,997,777332,150,948297,070,853340,965,881700,828,780599,660,418
Malawi29,200,000137,160,825242,980,756158,645,871307,358,139197,429,644223,175,828413,104,344600,619,340681,580,478610,774,218768,401,046766,154,762846,839,844594,498,494
Mauritania3,180,00054,110,91546,246,07864,468,253271,688,466484,718,211949,499,711984,050,730621,518,343810,079,358835,289,254858,912,971919,552,8591,028,702,4211,493,184,6462,038,562,789
Sao Tome and Principe11,639,66426,702,73148,170,34952,125,21851,587,49163,787,76763,523,95572,864,70563,203,00658,950,23043,683,54547,148,37775,287,73475,017,38664,476,46746,247,348
Sierra Leone39,360,0005,428,45349,207,274170,505,508408,971,756439,130,953477,987,068532,538,017600,784,544579,013,521497,242,647549,121,051501,210,760530,137,881707,703,898945,907,747624,496,475495,698,794
Somalia21,140,000
South Sudan1,282,090,260947,810,457416,808,670229,880,51868,159,81933,820,21136,396,368378,281,747183,614,817341,932,48094,914,46572,880,855
Sudan21,740,00011,414,227137,814,2391,868,587,8661,036,244,171192,529,340192,632,615192,956,942181,457,169173,516,491168,284,353177,933,852
Eswatini216,466,813351,794,141243,897,157756,344,145600,507,429740,960,093762,540,938690,755,431547,997,264564,314,116563,119,751440,685,903440,314,153545,564,174572,281,511452,351,748479,261,051
Tanzania64,970,000192,800,000974,237,7402,048,775,5193,904,676,5723,726,158,4024,052,224,3384,673,729,8094,390,430,2414,080,762,3784,350,687,0485,887,869,8855,049,646,420
Gambia, The8,110,00055,386,775109,431,11998,312,849201,627,627223,241,853236,241,441210,553,599159,330,829111,040,20387,635,582169,969,976191,773,261256,957,422387,046,404652,670,952568,244,498577,028,229
Uganda56,650,00043,986,075808,042,3891,344,201,1572,706,005,0102,617,450,4633,167,158,0603,337,539,3633,316,363,8152,908,876,7733,097,848,0703,720,863,7213,358,514,650
Zambia508,000,000193,128,453244,824,132559,788,5082,093,753,2662,324,018,1273,042,223,8492,683,813,4033,078,362,2972,967,626,7162,352,719,0042,082,083,9201,569,229,9061,448,624,2901,203,448,3742,753,875,4542,967,565,3173,173,177,777