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1. United States
Gold Holdings: 8,133.5 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 77.4%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $64 billion
Total Reserves: $303.6 billion
2. Germany
Gold Holdings: 3,408.3 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 69.2%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $42.7 billion
Total Reserves: $143.3 billion
3. IMF
Gold Holdings: 3,217.3 tonnes
% Of Reserves: n/a
Foreign Exchange Reserves: n/a
4. Italy
Gold Holdings: 2,451.8 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 66.6%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $35.8 billion
Total Reserves: $108 billion
5. France
Gold Holdings: 2,445.1 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 70.6%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $25.2 billion
Total Reserves: $97.4 billion
6. China
Gold Holdings: 1,054 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 1.9%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: n/a
Total Reserves: n/a
7. Switzerland
Gold Holdings: 1,040.1 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 29.1%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $50 billion
Total Reserves: $80.6 billion
8. Japan
Gold Holdings: 765.2 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 2.3%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $996 billion
Total Reserves: $1,018 billion
9. Netherlands
Gold Holdings: 612.5 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 59.6%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $11.1 billion
Total Reserves: $29.1 billion
10. Russia
Gold Holdings: 568.4 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 4.3%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $368 billion
Total Reserves: $384 billion
12. Taiwan
Gold Holdings: 423.6 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 3.9%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $300 billion
Total Reserves: $313 billion
13. Portugal
Gold Holdings: 382.5 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 90.9%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $1.2 billion
Total Reserves: $12.5 billion
14. India
Gold Holdings: 357.7 (plus 400) tonnes
% Of Reserves: 4%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $242.3 billion
Total Reserves: $253 billion
15. Venezuela
Gold Holdings: 356.4 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 36.1%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $17.6 billion
Total Reserves: $28 billion
16. United Kingdom
Gold Holdings: 310. 3 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 17.6%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $40 billion
Total Reserves: $49 billion
17. Lebannon
Gold Holdings: 286.8 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 26.5%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $22.2 billion
Total Reserves: $30.7 billion
18. Spain
Gold Holdings: 281.6 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 38.9%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $12.5 billion
Total Reserves: $20.8 billion
19. Austria
Gold Holdings: 280 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 57.9%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $6.5 billion
Total Reserves: $14.7 billion
20. Belguim
Gold Holdings: 227.5 tonnes
% Of Reserves: 41.2%
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $9.6 billion
Total Reserves: $16.2 billion
