2-23  Foreign Exchange and Gold  Reserves
Source:IMF IFS Database. (100 million USD)
Country or Area Foreign Exchange
(100 million USD)
Gold Reserves
(10000 fine troy ounces)
2000 2007 2008 2000 2007 2008
             
   World       106291.0 96047.6 95461.1
   Developed Countries       81233.3 71199.2 70326.7
   Developing Economies       14073.0 14062.0 14389.5
   China 1655.7 15282.5   1270.0 1929.0  
   Hong Kong, China 1075.4 1526.4 1824.7 6.7 6.7 6.7
   Bangladesh 14.9 51.8 56.9 10.9 11.3 11.3
   Brunei Darussalam 3.6 6.3 7.1
   Cambodia 5.0 18.1 22.9 40.0 40.0 40.0
   India 372.6 2665.5 2466.0 1150.2 1150.2 1150.2
   Indonesia 282.8 547.4 493.4 310.1 235.0 235.0
   Israel 231.6 284.1 423.2
   Japan 3472.1 9483.6 10036.7 2454.7 2460.2 2460.2
   Kazakhstan 15.9 157.8 178.7 184.0 223.6 231.3
   Korea, Rep. 958.6 2617.7 2004.8 43.9 45.9 46.0
   Laos 1.4 5.2 6.1 1.7 21.0 28.3
   Malaysia 274.3 1006.4 906.1 117.0 117.0 117.0
   Mongolia 1.8 12.0   8.5 24.0  
   Pakistan 15.0 138.3 70.1 209.1 210.4 210.4
   Philippines 129.8 300.7 330.5 722.9 423.3 494.9
   Singapore 797.2 1625.2 1736.5      
   Sri Lanka 9.8 34.3 24.9 33.7 16.7 16.7
   Thailand 319.3 851.1 1083.2 236.7 270.0 270.0
   Viet Nam 34.2 234.7 238.8      
   Egypt 129.1 300.5 321.1 243.2 243.1 243.1
   Nigeria 99.1 513.3 530.0 68.7 68.7 68.7
   South Africa 57.9 292.3 302.4 590.0 399.5 400.9
   Canada 290.2 393.1 415.4 118.4 10.9 10.9
   Mexico 351.4 863.1 939.9 24.9 11.9 20.0
   United States 312.4 458.0 495.8 26161.1 26149.9 26149.9
   Argentina 244.1 441.8 443.6 1.9 176.0 176.0
   Brazil 324.3 1794.3 1928.4 211.8 108.0 108.1
   Venezuela 126.3 236.9 325.8 1024.0 1147.0 1146.0
   Czech Rep. 130.2 344.5 364.6 44.6 42.9 42.2
   France 321.1 435.9 303.8 9724.5 8369.1 8012.5
   Germany 496.7 407.7 385.6 11151.9 10987.2 10971.8
   Italy 224.2 273.2 353.1 7882.9 7882.9 7882.9
   Netherlands 70.0 87.5 93.7 2931.5 1998.0 1969.1
   Poland 263.2 627.2 589.3 330.6 330.8 330.9
   Russian Fed. 242.6 4663.8 4114.9 1235.9 1447.9 1670.5
   Spain 295.2 107.9 115.4 1682.9 905.4 905.4
   Turkey 223.1 731.6 702.3 373.9 373.3 373.3
   Ukraine 11.0 317.8 307.9 45.4 83.7 85.4
   United Kingdom 341.6 475.0 415.5 1567.4 997.5 997.5
   Australia 167.8 242.4 298.7 256.3 256.6 256.7
   New Zealand 36.2 171.2 109.6