20 Countries With the Largest Foreign Exchange Reserves - Rediff

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20 countries with the largest foreign exchange reservesLast updated on: April 25, 2013 09:04 IST

India is among the top 10 nations in terms of foreignexchange reserves.Foreign exchange reserves, often taken as a yardstick togauge a country's financial strength, are the foreigncurrency deposits and bonds held by central banks ormonetary authorities (it is the Reserve Bank in the case ofIndia).

Forex reserves include a country's gold holdings andconvertible foreign currencies held in its banks, includingspecial drawing rights and exchange reserve balances,

with the International Monetary Fund.Click NEXT to see the top 20 countries with highest

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China (Rank 1)

Foreign exchange reserves:$3.31 trillion(As of Dec 2012)

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Japan (Rank 2)

Foreign exchange reserves:$1.25 trillion(As of Feb 2013)


20 countries with the largest foreign exchange reserves

Last updated on: April 25, 2013 09:04 ISTSaudi Arabia (Rank 3)

Foreign exchange reserves: $626.80 b illion

(As of Dec 2012)



Russia (Rank 4)

Foreign exchange reserves: $527.70 billion(As of March 2013)



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Switzerland (Rank 5)


(As of Feb 2013)



Taiwan (Rank 6)

Foreign exchange reserves:$403.17 billion

(As of Dec 2012)


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Brazil (Rank 7)

Foreign exchange reserves: $376.93 b illion(As of Mar 2013)



Republic of Korea (Rank 8)

Foreign exchange reserves: $327.39 billion(As of Feb 2013)



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(As of Feb 2013)



Last updated on: April 25, 2013 09:04 ISTSingapore (Rank 11)


(As of Feb 2013)



Germany (Rank 12)




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Algeria (Rank 13)

Foreign exchange reserves: $190.50 billion(As of Dec 2012)




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Thailand (Rank 14)

Foreign exchange reserves: $179.27 billion

(As of Feb 2013)



France (Rank 15)

Foreign exchange reserves:$179.24 billion

(As of Feb 2013)



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Italy (Rank 16)




Mexico (Rank 17)


(As of Jan 2013)



Last updated on: April 25, 2013 09:04 ISTUnited States (Rank 18)

Foreign exchange reserves: $148.03 billion(As of Mar 2013)



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Last updated on: April 25, 2013 09:04 ISTMalaysia (Rank 19)

Foreign exchange reserves: $140.30 b illion(As of Feb 2013)



Libya (Rank 20)

Foreign exchange reserves:$130.30 billion(As of Dec 2012)


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