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Gold & Foreign Exchange Reserves
SOURCE:- THE MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER CENTRAL BANK DIRECTORY 2001 - PDF File
RANKED BY OUNCES OF GOLD
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Values in Millions of US$
| COUNTRY | OZ of AU | Date | Value - US$M | Forex - US$M | Date | Total - US$M | % Gold/Reserves |
| Tons of Gold | 29,409 | ||||||
| Ounces of Gold | 945,536,000 | 261,913 | 1,819,537 | 2,068,408 | 12.7% | ||
| Euro Area Total | 399,540,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 110,673 | 225,137 | 31-Jul-00 | 335,810 | 33.0% |
| Euro Area Residual | 24,011,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 6,651 | 39,623 | 31-Jul-00 | 46,274 | 14.4% |
| United States | 261,620,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 72,469 | 30,120 | 31-Aug-00 | 102,589 | 70.6% |
| Germany | 111,520,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 30,891 | 49,653 | 31-Jul-00 | 80,544 | 38.4% |
| France | 97,250,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 26,938 | 34,972 | 31-Jul-00 | 61,910 | 43.5% |
| Switzerland | 80,190,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 22,213 | 28,667 | 31-Aug-00 | 50,880 | 43.7% |
| Italy | 78,830,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 21,836 | 21,558 | 31-Jul-00 | 43,394 | 50.3% |
| Netherlands | 29,320,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 8,122 | 6,372 | 31-Jul-00 | 1,449 | 560.5% |
| Japan | 24,550,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 6,800 | 330,751 | 31-Aug-00 | 337,551 | 2.0% |
| Portugal | 19,510,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 5,404 | 7,992 | 31-Jul-00 | 13,396 | 40.3% |
| United Kingdom | 17,290,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 4,789 | 26,520 | 31-Aug-00 | 31,309 | 15.3% |
| Spain | 16,830,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 4,662 | 32,879 | 31-Jul-00 | 37,541 | 12.4% |
| Taiwan, Republic of China | 13,550,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 3,753 | 113,036 | 31-Aug-00 | 116,789 | 3.2% |
| China, P.R.: Mainland | 12,700,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 3,518 | 158,196 | 31-Jul-00 | 161,714 | 2.2% |
| Austria | 12,140,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 3,363 | 13,596 | 31-Jul-00 | 16,959 | 19.8% |
| India | 11,502,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 3,186 | 33,299 | 31-Jul-00 | 36,485 | 8.7% |
| Russia | 11,475,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 3,179 | 20,287 | 31-Aug-00 | 23,466 | 13.5% |
| Venezuela | 10,290,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 2,850 | 12,531 | 31-Aug-00 | 15,381 | 18.5% |
| Lebanon | 9,222,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 2,554 | 6,744 | 31-Aug-00 | 9,298 | 27.5% |
| Belgium | 8,300,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 2,299 | 7,533 | 31-Jul-00 | 9,832 | 23.4% |
| Philippines | 6,797,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 1,883 | 12,773 | 31-Jul-00 | 14,656 | 12.8% |
| Sweden | 5,961,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 1,651 | 12,696 | 31-Aug-00 | 14,347 | 11.5% |
| South Africa | 5,780,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 1,601 | 5,766 | 31-Aug-00 | 7,367 | 21.7% |
| Algeria | 5,580,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 1,546 | 8,458 | 31-Aug-00 | 10,004 | 15.5% |
| Libya | 4,624,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 1,281 | 8,872 | 31-Jul-00 | 10,153 | 12.6% |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 4,596,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 1,273 | 14,457 | 31-Jul-00 | 15,730 | 8.1% |
| Greece | 4,253,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 1,178 | 14,803 | 31-Jul-00 | 15,982 | 7.4% |
| Republic of Singapore | 4,096,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 1,135 | 75,658 | 31-Aug-00 | 76,793 | 1.5% |
| Turkey | 3,741,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 1,036 | 24,392 | 31-Aug-00 | 25,428 | 4.1% |
| Romania | 3,355,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 929 | 3,516 | 31-Jul-00 | 4,445 | 20.9% |
| Poland | 3,314,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 918 | 24,465 | 31-Jul-00 | 25,383 | 3.6% |
| Indonesia | 3,101,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 859 | 28,007 | 31-Jul-00 | 28,866 | 3.0% |
| Australia | 2,560,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 709 | 13,880 | 31-Aug-00 | 14,589 | 4.9% |
| State of Kuwait | 2,539,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 703 | 5,042 | 31-Aug-00 | 5,745 | 12.2% |
| Egypt | 2,432,000 | 30-Jun-00 | 674 | 13,743 | 30-Jun-00 | 14,417 | 4.7% |
| Thailand | 2,367,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 656 | 31,448 | 31-Aug-00 | 32,104 | 2.0% |
| Denmark | 2,140,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 593 | 13,609 | 31-Jul-00 | 14,202 | 4.2% |
| Pakistan | 2,091,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 579 | 1,197 | 31-Aug-00 | 1,776 | 32.6% |
| Republic of Kazakhstan | 1,810,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 501 | 1,529 | 31-Jul-00 | 2,030 | 24.7% |
| Brazil | 1,720,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 476 | 28,181 | 31-Jul-00 | 28,657 | 1.7% |
| Uruguay | 1,623,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 450 | 2,257 | 31-Aug-00 | 2,707 | 16.6% |
| Finland | 1,577,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 437 | 6,262 | 31-Jul-00 | 6,699 | 6.5% |
| Slovak Republic | 1,290,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 357 | 4,331 | 31-Aug-00 | 4,688 | 7.6% |
| Norway | 1,184,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 328 | 19,527 | 31-Aug-00 | 19,854 | 1.7% |
| Canada | 1,180,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 327 | 27,356 | 31-Aug-00 | 27,683 | 1.2% |
| Malaysia | 1,170,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 324 | 31,337 | 31-Aug-00 | 31,661 | 1.0% |
| Peru | 1,100,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 305 | 9,072 | 31-Jul-00 | 9,377 | 3.3% |
| Bulgaria | 1,031,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 286 | 2,620 | 31-Aug-00 | 2,906 | 9.8% |
| Bolivia | 939,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 260 | 725 | 31-Aug-00 | 986 | 26.4% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 833,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 231 | 231 | 100.0% | ||
| Morocco | 705,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 195 | 4,538 | 31-Jul-00 | 4,733 | 4.1% |
| Nigeria | 687,000 | 31-Jan-97 | 190 | 4,075 | 31-Jan-97 | 4,265 | 4.5% |
| Netherlands Antilles | 548,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 152 | 192 | 31-Jul-00 | 344 | 44.2% |
| El Salvador | 469,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 130 | 1,974 | 31-Aug-00 | 2,104 | 6.2% |
| Cyprus | 464,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 129 | 1,986 | 31-Jul-00 | 2,114 | 6.1% |
| Czech Republic | 446,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 124 | 12,948 | 31-Jul-00 | 13,072 | 0.9% |
| Ukraine | 442,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 122 | 938 | 31-Aug-00 | 1,060 | 11.5% |
| Republic of Korea | 438,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 121 | 91,089 | 31-Aug-00 | 91,210 | 0.1% |
| Ecuador | 415,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 115 | 267 | 31-Aug-00 | 382 | 30.1% |
| Jordan | 400,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 111 | 3,305 | 31-Aug-00 | 3,416 | 3.2% |
| United Arab Emirates | 397,000 | 31-Dec-99 | 110 | 10,377 | 31-Jan-00 | 10,487 | 1.0% |
| Suriname | 373,000 | 31-May-99 | 103 | 59 | 31-May-99 | 163 | 63.2% |
| Zimbabwe | 330,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 91 | 165 | 31-Aug-00 | 257 | 35.4% |
| Colombia | 328,000 | 30-Jun-00 | 91 | 7,838 | 30-Jun-00 | 7,929 | 1.1% |
| Sultanate of Oman | 291,000 | 30-Jun-00 | 81 | 440 | 30-Jun-00 | 520 | 15.6% |
| Mexico | 286,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 79 | 32,503 | 31-Aug-00 | 32,582 | 0.2% |
| Ghana | 280,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 78 | 226 | 31-Jul-00 | 304 | 25.7% |
| Republic of Latvia | 249,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 69 | 853 | 31-Aug-00 | 921 | 7.5% |
| Union of Myanmar | 231,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 64 | 251 | 31-Jul-00 | 315 | 20.3% |
| Guatemala | 218,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 60 | 1,753 | 31-Aug-00 | 1,813 | 3.3% |
| Tunisia | 218,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 60 | 1,298 | 31-Jul-00 | 1,358 | 4.4% |
| Republic of Lithuania | 186,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 52 | 1,339 | 31-Aug-00 | 1,391 | 3.7% |
| Ireland | 176,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 49 | 4,445 | 31-Aug-00 | 4,494 | 1.1% |
| Kingdom of Nepal | 153,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 42 | 925 | 31-Jul-00 | 968 | 4.3% |
| State of Bahrain | 150,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 42 | 1,372 | 31-Aug-00 | 1,413 | 3.0% |
| Albania | 120,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 33 | 276 | 31-Aug-00 | 309 | 10.7% |
| Former Yugo. Rep. of Macedonia | 110,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 30 | 543 | 31-Aug-00 | 574 | 5.2% |
| Bangladesh | 107,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 30 | 1,472 | 31-Aug-00 | 1,502 | 2.0% |
| Hungary | 101,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 28 | 10,112 | 31-Aug-00 | 10,140 | 0.3% |
| Aruba | 100,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 28 | 210 | 31-Aug-00 | 238 | 11.8% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 83,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 23 | 248 | 31-Aug-00 | 271 | 8.5% |
| G.-D. de Luxembourg | 76,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 21 | 0 | 31-Jul-00 | 21 | 100.0% |
| Chile | 74,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 20 | 14,190 | 31-Jul-00 | 14,211 | 0.1% |
| China, P.R.: Hong Kong | 67,000 | 30-Jun-00 | 19 | 97,080 | 30-Jun-00 | 97,099 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 63,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 17 | 1,240 | 31-Jul-00 | 1,257 | 1.4% |
| Papua New Guinea | 63,000 | 31-May-00 | 17 | 227 | 31-May-00 | 244 | 7.0% |
| Mauritius | 62,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 17 | 610 | 31-Aug-00 | 627 | 2.7% |
| Iceland | 59,000 | 30-Jun-00 | 16 | 393 | 30-Jun-00 | 410 | 3.9% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 58,000 | 30-Jun-00 | 16 | 1,295 | 30-Jun-00 | 1,311 | 1.2% |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 54,000 | 31-Jan-98 | 15 | 83 | 31-Dec-96 | 97 | 15.5% |
| Republic of Yemen | 50,000 | 31-Oct-99 | 14 | 1,111 | 31-Oct-99 | 1,125 | 1.2% |
| Republic of Côte d’Ivoire | 45,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 12 | 740 | 31-May-00 | 752 | 1.6% |
| Armenia | 44,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 12 | 292 | 31-Aug-00 | 304 | 3.9% |
| Paraguay | 35,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 10 | 651 | 31-Aug-00 | 661 | 1.5% |
| Mongolia | 30,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 8 | 139 | 31-Jul-00 | 148 | 5.4% |
| Cameroon | 30,000 | 30-Jun-98 | 8 | 66 | 31-Jul-00 | 74 | 10.8% |
| Senegal | 29,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 8 | 378 | 31-May-00 | 386 | 2.1% |
| Lao People’s Dem. Rep. | 28,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 8 | 112 | 30-Jun-00 | 120 | 6.7% |
| Honduras | 21,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 6 | 1,307 | 31-Aug-00 | 1,313 | 0.5% |
| República de Argentina | 20,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 6 | 24,419 | 31-Aug-00 | 24,425 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 20,000 | 31-Mar-00 | 6 | 375 | 31-Mar-00 | 380 | 1.6% |
| State of Qatar | 19,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 5 | 618 | 30-Sep-95 | 623 | 0.8% |
| Mali | 19,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 5 | 293 | 31-May-00 | 299 | 1.7% |
| Dominican Republic | 18,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 5 | 407 | 31-Aug-00 | 412 | 1.2% |
| Burundi | 17,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 5 | 29 | 31-Aug-00 | 34 | 14.7% |
| Nicaragua | 15,000 | 31-Dec-98 | 4 | 466 | 31-Aug-00 | 471 | 0.8% |
| Togo | 13,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 4 | 139 | 31-May-00 | 142 | 2.8% |
| Gabon | 13,000 | 30-Jun-98 | 4 | 162 | 31-Jul-00 | 166 | 2.4% |
| Mauritania | 12,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 3 | 217 | 31-Jul-00 | 220 | 1.4% |
| Republic of the Congo | 11,000 | 30-Jun-98 | 3 | 48 | 30-Jun-00 | 51 | 5.9% |
| Central African Republic | 11,000 | 30-Jun-98 | 3 | 141 | 30-Jun-00 | 144 | 2.1% |
| Niger | 11,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 3 | 17 | 31-May-00 | 20 | 15.0% |
| Benin | 11,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 3 | 431 | 31-May-00 | 434 | 0.7% |
| Burkina Faso | 11,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 3 | 232 | 31-May-00 | 235 | 1.3% |
| Chad | 11,000 | 30-Jun-98 | 3 | 95 | 31-Jul-00 | 98 | 3.1% |
| Malawi | 10,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 3 | 213 | 31-Aug-00 | 216 | 1.4% |
| Republic of Estonia | 8,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 2 | 764 | 31-Aug-00 | 766 | 0.3% |
| Malta | 6,000 | 30-Jun-00 | 2 | 1,547 | 30-Jun-00 | 1,548 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 2,000 | 31-Jul-00 | 1 | 108 | 31-Jul-00 | 109 | 0.9% |
| Costa Rica | 2,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 1 | 1,481 | 31-Aug-00 | 1,482 | 0.1% |
| Fiji | 1,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 0 | 362 | 31-Jul-00 | 363 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 1,000 | 31-Aug-00 | 0 | 81 | 31-Aug-98 | 81 | 0.0% |
| Comoros | 1,000 | 31-Jul-98 | 0 | 38 | 30-Jun-00 | 38 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 0 | 723 | 30-Jun-00 | 723 | 0.0% | ||
| Belize | 0 | 76 | 31-Aug-00 | 76 | 0.0% | ||
| New Zealand | 0 | 31-Jul-00 | 0 | 2,850 | 31-Jul-00 | 2,850 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 0 | 267 | 30-Jun-00 | 267 | 0.0% | ||
| Israel | 0 | 31-Aug-00 | 0 | 22,076 | 31-Aug-00 | 22,076 | 0.0% |
| Botswana | 0 | 6,147 | 31-Jul-00 | 6,147 | 0.0% | ||
| Republic of Panama | 0 | 31-Jul-00 | 0 | 985 | 31-Jul-00 | 985 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of Tonga | 0 | 20 | 31-May-00 | 20 | 0.0% | ||
| Jamaica | 0 | 850 | 30-Jun-00 | 850 | 0.0% | ||
| Kenya | 0 | 31-Aug-00 | 0 | 798 | 31-Jul-00 | 798 | 0.0% |
| Barbados,West Indies | 0 | 31-May-00 | 0 | 392 | 31-May-00 | 392 | 0.0% |
| Cape Verde | 0 | 33 | 30-Jun-00 | 33 | 0.0% | ||
| Liberia | 0 | 0 | 31-Jul-00 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Madagascar | 0 | 278 | 31-Jul-00 | 278 | 0.0% | ||
| Bahamas | 0 | 456 | 31-Jul-00 | 456 | 0.0% | ||
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 31-Dec-95 | 0 | 656 | 29-Feb-00 | 656 | 0.0% |
| Vanuatu | 0 | 32 | 31-Jul-00 | 32 | 0.0% | ||
| Namibia | 0 | 31-Jul-00 | 0 | 387 | 31-Jul-00 | 387 | 0.0% |
| Maldives | 0 | 31-Aug-00 | 0 | 122 | 31-Aug-00 | 122 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 0 | 31-Dec-97 | 0 | 207 | 31-Jul-00 | 207 | 0.0% |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 0 | 64 | 30-Jun-00 | 64 | 0.0% | ||
| Angola | 0 | 401 | 31-Aug-00 | 401 | 0.0% | ||
| Republic of Zambia | 0 | 45 | 31-Dec-99 | 45 | 0.0% | ||
| Belarus | 0 | 348 | 31-Jul-00 | 348 | 0.0% | ||
| Republic of Croatia | 0 | 31-Aug-00 | 0 | 3,262 | 31-Aug-00 | 3,262 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 0 | 667 | 31-Jul-00 | 667 | 0.0% | ||
| The Gambia | 0 | 116 | 31-Mar-00 | 116 | 0.0% | ||
| Lesotho | 0 | 436 | 31-Jul-00 | 436 | 0.0% | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 3 | 30-Jun-00 | 3 | 0.0% | ||
| Seychelles | 0 | 29 | 31-Aug-00 | 29 | 0.0% | ||
| Sierra Leone | 0 | 23 | 31-Jul-00 | 23 | 0.0% | ||
| Slovenia | 0 | 31-Aug-00 | 0 | 3,002 | 31-Jul-00 | 3,002 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 0 | 26 | 30-Jun-00 | 26 | 0.0% | ||
| Djibouti | 0 | 60 | 31-Aug-00 | 60 | 0.0% | ||
| Solomon Islands | 0 | 46 | 30-Apr-00 | 46 | 0.0% | ||
| Rwanda | 0 | 121 | 31-Jul-00 | 121 | 0.0% | ||
| Sudan | 0 | 238 | 30-Apr-00 | 238 | 0.0% | ||
| Cambodia | 0 | 490 | 31-Aug-00 | 490 | 0.0% | ||
| St.Vincent & the Grenadines | 0 | 42 | 30-Jun-00 | 42 | 0.0% | ||
| St. Lucia | 0 | 79 | 30-Jun-00 | 79 | 0.0% | ||
| Grenada | 0 | 52 | 30-Jun-00 | 52 | 0.0% | ||
| Swaziland | 0 | 351 | 31-Aug-00 | 351 | 0.0% | ||
| Guinea | 0 | 185 | 31-Jul-98 | 185 | 0.0% | ||
| Tanzania | 0 | 732 | 30-Jun-00 | 732 | 0.0% | ||
| Guinea Bissau | 0 | 49 | 31-May-00 | 49 | 0.0% | ||
| Guyana | 0 | 282 | 31-Jul-00 | 282 | 0.0% | ||
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0 | 11 | 31-Dec-99 | 11 | 0.0% | ||
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 42 | 30-Jun-00 | 42 | 0.0% | ||
| Samoa | 0 | 58 | 31-Jul-00 | 58 | 0.0% |