Central Bank Gold · World Ranking

Gold Reserves by Country

Every country's official gold holdings, ranked — with a detailed 50-year history article for each of the 195 nations. Central banks have bought over 1,000 tonnes a year since 2022, the heaviest official buying in half a century.

#	Country	Gold (tonnes)	Trend
1 🥇	United States	8,134	● Stable
2 🥈	Germany	3,351	● Stable
3 🥉	Italy	2,452	● Stable
4	France	2,437	● Stable
5	Russia	2,333	▲ Buying
6	China	2,280	▲ Buying
7	Switzerland	1,040	● Stable
8	India	876	▲ Buying
9	Japan	846	● Stable
10	Netherlands	613	● Stable
11	Turkey	595	▲ Buying
12	Poland	448	▲ Buying
13	Taiwan	423	● Stable
14	Portugal	383	● Stable
15	Uzbekistan	365	▲ Buying
16	Saudi Arabia	323	● Stable
17	United Kingdom	310	● Stable
18	Kazakhstan	294	▲ Buying
19	Lebanon	287	● Stable
20	Spain	282	● Stable
21	Austria	280	● Stable
22	Thailand	235	▲ Buying
23	Belgium	227	● Stable
24	Singapore	220	▲ Buying
25	Algeria	174	● Stable
26	Venezuela	161	▼ Seller
27	Philippines	159	● Stable
28	Iraq	146	▲ Buying
29	Brazil	130	▲ Buying
30	Egypt	127	▲ Buying
31	Sweden	126	● Stable
32	South Africa	125	● Stable
33	Mexico	120	● Stable
34	Libya	117	● Stable
35	Greece	114	▲ Buying
36	Qatar	111	▲ Buying
37	Hungary	110	▲ Buying
38	South Korea	104	● Stable
39	Romania	104	● Stable
40	Iran	90.0	▲ Buying
41	Australia	79.8	● Stable
42	Kuwait	79.0	● Stable
43	Indonesia	78.6	● Stable
44	United Arab Emirates	74.5	▲ Buying
45	Jordan	71.6	▲ Buying
46	Denmark	66.5	● Stable
47	Pakistan	64.7	● Stable
48	Argentina	61.7	● Stable
49	Belarus	53.8	▲ Buying
50	Czechia	51.0	▲ Buying
51	Cambodia	50.4	▲ Buying
52	Finland	49.0	● Stable
53	Serbia	48.4	▲ Buying
54	Bulgaria	40.9	● Stable
55	Malaysia	38.9	● Stable
56	Peru	34.7	● Stable
57	Ecuador	33.8	● Stable
58	Slovakia	31.7	● Stable
59	Ghana	31.0	▲ Buying
60	Ukraine	27.1	● Stable
61	North Korea	26.0	● Stable
62	Syria	25.8	● Stable
63	Bolivia	22.5	▼ Seller
64	Morocco	22.1	● Stable
65	Afghanistan	21.9	● Stable
66	Nigeria	21.4	● Stable
67	Kyrgyzstan	17.0	▲ Buying
68	Bangladesh	14.0	● Stable
69	Cyprus	13.9	● Stable
70	Mauritius	12.4	▲ Buying
71	Ethiopia	12.0	● Stable
72	Ireland	12.0	▲ Buying
73	Tajikistan	12.0	▲ Buying
74	Mongolia	10.0	▲ Buying
75	Vietnam	10.0	● Stable
76	Paraguay	8.2	● Stable
77	Nepal	8.0	● Stable
78	Myanmar	7.3	● Stable
79	Georgia	7.0	▲ Buying
80	Guatemala	6.9	● Stable
81	North Macedonia	6.9	● Stable
82	Tunisia	6.8	● Stable
83	Latvia	6.7	● Stable
84	Sri Lanka	6.7	▼ Seller
85	Lithuania	5.8	● Stable
86	Bahrain	4.7	Minimal
87	Colombia	4.7	▼ Seller
88	Brunei	4.5	Minimal
89	Mozambique	3.9	▲ Buying
90	Albania	3.4	Minimal
91	Slovenia	3.2	Minimal
92	Guinea	3.1	Minimal
93	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.0	Minimal
94	Zambia	3.0	▲ Buying
95	Luxembourg	2.2	Minimal
96	Croatia	2.0	Minimal
97	Iceland	2.0	Minimal
98	Trinidad and Tobago	1.9	Minimal
99	Yemen	1.6	Minimal
100	Suriname	1.5	Minimal
101	El Salvador	1.4	Minimal
102	Papua New Guinea	1.3	Minimal
103	Zimbabwe	1.2	▲ Buying
104	Gabon	1.1	Minimal
105	Mauritania	1.0	Minimal
106	Cameroon	0.9	Minimal
107	Laos	0.9	Minimal
108	Senegal	0.9	Minimal
109	Honduras	0.7	Minimal
110	Tanzania	0.7	▲ Buying
111	Dominican Republic	0.6	Minimal
112	Malta	0.4	Minimal
113	Central African Republic	0.3	Minimal
114	Chad	0.3	Minimal
115	Estonia	0.3	Minimal
116	Chile	0.2	Minimal
117	Uruguay	0.1	None
118	Burundi	0.0	None
119	Kenya	0.0	None
120	Oman	0.0	None
121	Andorra	—	None
122	Angola	—	None
123	Antigua and Barbuda	—	None
124	Armenia	—	None
125	Azerbaijan	—	None
126	Bahamas	—	None
127	Barbados	—	None
128	Belize	—	None
129	Benin	—	None
130	Bhutan	—	None
131	Botswana	—	None
132	Burkina Faso	—	None
133	Cabo Verde	—	None
134	Canada	—	▼ Seller
135	Comoros	—	None
136	Costa Rica	—	None
137	Cuba	—	None
138	DR Congo	—	None
139	Djibouti	—	None
140	Dominica	—	None
141	Equatorial Guinea	—	None
142	Eritrea	—	None
143	Eswatini	—	None
144	Fiji	—	None
145	Gambia	—	None
146	Grenada	—	None
147	Guinea-Bissau	—	None
148	Guyana	—	None
149	Haiti	—	None
150	Israel	—	None
151	Ivory Coast	—	None
152	Jamaica	—	None
153	Kiribati	—	None
154	Lesotho	—	None
155	Liberia	—	None
156	Liechtenstein	—	None
157	Madagascar	—	None
158	Malawi	—	None
159	Maldives	—	None
160	Mali	—	None
161	Marshall Islands	—	None
162	Micronesia	—	None
163	Moldova	—	None
164	Monaco	—	None
165	Montenegro	—	None
166	Namibia	—	None
167	Nauru	—	None
168	New Zealand	—	▼ Seller
169	Nicaragua	—	None
170	Niger	—	None
171	Norway	—	▼ Seller
172	Palau	—	None
173	Panama	—	None
174	Republic of the Congo	—	None
175	Rwanda	—	None
176	Saint Kitts and Nevis	—	None
177	Saint Lucia	—	None
178	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	—	None
179	Samoa	—	None
180	San Marino	—	None
181	São Tomé and Príncipe	—	None
182	Seychelles	—	None
183	Sierra Leone	—	None
184	Solomon Islands	—	None
185	Somalia	—	None
186	South Sudan	—	None
187	Sudan	—	None
188	Timor-Leste	—	None
189	Togo	—	None
190	Tonga	—	None
191	Turkmenistan	—	None
192	Tuvalu	—	None
193	Uganda	—	None
194	Vanuatu	—	None
195	Vatican City	—	None

Approximate official holdings from IMF IFS / World Gold Council reporting. Flags by Flagpedia. Click any country for its full 50-year reserve history.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has the largest gold reserves?

The United States, with approximately 8,133 tonnes — more than the next two holders (Germany and Italy) combined. Most of it is stored at Fort Knox, West Point and the Denver Mint.

Which countries are buying the most gold right now?

China, Poland, Turkey, India, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and several Gulf states have been the heaviest official buyers of the 2020s, with global central-bank purchases exceeding 1,000 tonnes per year since 2022.

How much gold does Pakistan have?

The State Bank of Pakistan holds about 64.7 tonnes, essentially unchanged for two decades — ranking in the mid-40s worldwide.

Where does this data come from?

Figures are approximate official-sector holdings compiled from IMF International Financial Statistics and World Gold Council reporting. Some countries (like China) are widely believed to hold more than they report.

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