Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
What the numbers show
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 319.78 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe; the lowest is -78.1 % change on previous year in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.03 % change on previous year, and the mean is 16.82 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 143 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 6,656.6%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 1,725.0%).
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 319.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,466.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 130.68 % change on previous year | 1982 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Djibouti | 88.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,323.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 86.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Belarus | 62.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 456.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Portugal | 62.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4,212.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Cape Verde | 60.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,988.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Greece | 57.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,832.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 57.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 555.9% | volatile |
| 10 | United States of America | 52.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 547.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 51.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 603.5% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 51.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,380.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Austria | 50.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 561.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | 49.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 679.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands | 49.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 537.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Chad | 47.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 623.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Maldives | 46.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 657.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 44.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,027.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Pakistan | 43.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Ecuador | 41.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 213.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Cyprus | 41.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 528.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Argentina | 38.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 306.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Georgia | 38.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 681.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 38.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 304.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Armenia | 38.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Palestine, State of | 37.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 375.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Mauritania | 36.52 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 36.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 283.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Guyana | 34.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 268.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Guatemala | 34.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 503.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 33.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 33.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 729.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Nepal | 33.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Albania | 32.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Ukraine | 30.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 30.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 149.4% | volatile |
| 37 | El Salvador | 30 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 766.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Zambia | 28.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 39 | New Zealand | 27.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 476.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Hungary | 27.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 228.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Mongolia | 27.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 236.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,656.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Honduras | 26.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 215.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Bhutan | 26.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Croatia | 26.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 992.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Comoros | 26.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Montenegro | 26.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 797.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovakia | 25.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 148.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Slovenia | 25.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 260.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Haiti | 25.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 939.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Finland | 24.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 499.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Brunei Darussalam | 24.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 414.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Romania | 23.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 326.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Ghana | 23.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,544.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Kenya | 23.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 606.4% | volatile |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 22.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 58 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 22.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Cambodia | 22.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Poland | 21.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 495.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Mauritius | 21.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Lebanon | 21.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 259.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 21.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 543.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Iceland | 20.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Czechia | 20.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 20.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 137.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Australia | 20.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 228.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 19.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 156.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Spain | 19.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 173.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Türkiye | 19.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 245.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Thailand | 19.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4,376.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 18.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 598.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Latvia | 18.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Sweden | 18.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 359.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Switzerland | 18.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Lesotho | 18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 804.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Denmark | 17.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 231.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Samoa | 17.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Eritrea | 17.58 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Estonia | 17.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 448.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Aruba | 17.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 16.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 489.6% | volatile |
| 83 | South Africa | 16.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Kosovo | 15.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,077.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 15.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,077.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Afghanistan | 14.73 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Myanmar | 14.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Peru | 14.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,041.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Nigeria | 13.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 180.5% | volatile |
| 90 | San Marino | 13.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 504.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Seychelles | 13.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12.74 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 454.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Libya | 12.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Singapore | 12.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 438.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Belize | 12.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 220.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Serbia | 12.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 305.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Eswatini | 11.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 227.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Jamaica | 11.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Japan | 11.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 622.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Chile | 11.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 354.5% | volatile |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 10.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 163.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Mexico | 10.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 212.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 10.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10.07 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 9.96 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 9.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 9.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 188.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Republic of Moldova | 9.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Tonga | 9.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 656.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Uruguay | 9.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 184.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Timor-Leste | 8.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Gambia | 8.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 136.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | 8.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 156.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Malta | 8.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 215.4% | volatile |
| 115 | India | 8.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Egypt | 8.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Brazil | 8.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 546.7% | volatile |
| 118 | China | 8.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 166.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Malaysia | 8.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 7.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Cayman Islands | 7.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Ireland | 7.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Israel | 6.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Azerbaijan | 6.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Bahrain | 6.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Colombia | 6.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 603.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Congo | 6.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 199.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Madagascar | 5.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,031.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Sudan | 5.73 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Mozambique | 5.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 243.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Dominica | 5.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Norway | 5.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Canada | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Bahamas | 4.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Oman | 4.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Philippines | 4.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 251.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Korea | 4.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 311.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Macau, China | 4.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Fiji | 3.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,143.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Cameroon | 3.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Qatar | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Viet Nam | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Barbados | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 141.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 193.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Central African Republic | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Kuwait | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Russian Federation | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Tunisia | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 263.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Indonesia | 0.5363 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Hong Kong, China | 0.3594 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Somalia | -0.3355 % change on previous year | 1989 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | -0.3505 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Suriname | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Paraguay | -3.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -3.51 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Grenada | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 121.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -4.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Vanuatu | -4.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 268.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Lithuania | -4.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | -4.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Angola | -4.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Namibia | -7.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 117.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Liberia | -7.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 163.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Panama | -8.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Iraq | -10.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Trinidad and Tobago | -10.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -11.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 304.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Uganda | -11.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,725.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | -12.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 198.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Algeria | -12.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -14.24 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 1,650.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Rwanda | -18.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 541.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Yemen | -25.9 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 172.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Botswana | -27.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 454.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Guinea | -28.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 288.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Malawi | -29.8 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 130.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | -30.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Burundi | -43.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 746.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Gabon | -55.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 219.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -70.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 414.1% | volatile |
| 182 | South Sudan | -78.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 45.35 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total reserves International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.