Based on a comparison of 113 countries in 2013, USA ranked the highest in gold as a part of foreign exchange reserves with USD 315 bil followed by Germany and Italy. On the other end of the scale was Zimbabwe with USD < 0.001 bil, Comoros with USD < 0.001 bil and Kenya with USD < 0.001 bil.
Data for more countries are available at Foreign Exchange Reserves, Gold (USD) indicator page.
Foreign Exchange Reserves, Gold (USD) | Unit | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
China | USD bil | 16.1 | 16.8 | 36.9 | 47.6 | 51.9 | ||||||||||||||||
France | USD bil | 69.8 | 69.7 | 85.2 | 110 | 120 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | USD bil | 91.6 | 95.4 | 119 | 154 | 167 | ||||||||||||||||
India | USD bil | 9.59 | 10.0 | 19.5 | 25.2 | 27.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | USD bil | 65.7 | 68.6 | 85.7 | 111 | 121 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | USD bil | 20.5 | 21.4 | 26.8 | 34.6 | 37.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | USD bil | 16.7 | 17.1 | 21.4 | 27.7 | 30.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Portugal | USD bil | 10.3 | 10.7 | 13.4 | 17.3 | 18.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | USD bil | 12.1 | 14.5 | 22.7 | 35.6 | 43.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | USD bil | 3.83 | 9.03 | 11.3 | 14.6 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | USD bil | 30.7 | 29.1 | 36.4 | 47.0 | 51.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | USD bil | 3.11 | 3.25 | 4.06 | 5.25 | 9.61 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | USD bil | 218 | 227 | 284 | 368 | 400 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | USD bil | 8.32 | 8.68 | 10.8 | 14.0 | 15.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | USD bil | 9.56 | 9.97 | 12.6 | 16.5 | 18.0 |