Do you wonder which country in the world has the biggest foreign exchange reserves?

The answer is: People's Republic of China with $1,809 billions (as of end of June 2008)

Here are the top 10 list and detail list of countries by foreign exchange reserves

Top 10 Countries by Foreign Exchange Reserves

Rank Country/Monetary Authority billion USD (end of month) change in year 2007 1 People's Republic of China $ 1809 (June) 1 +43.3% 2  Japan $ 1004 (April) +8.7% 3  Russia $ 597 (August 01) 2 [1] +56.8% — Eurozone $ 563 (March) +16.6% 4  India $ 307 (July 18) 2 +64.4% 5 Republic of China (Taiwan) $ 291 (July) [2] +2.7% 6  South Korea $ 260 (April) +9.7% 7  Brazil $ 204.194 (Aug 14) 3 +105.9% 8  Singapore $ 176 (April) +19.1% 9  Hong Kong $ 160 (April) +14.6% 10  Germany $ 144 (April) +20.3%

Note:

• Note 1: China updates its information quarterly.
• Note 2: Russia and India update their information weekly and monthly.
• Note 3: Brazil updates its information daily.

Source: Wikipedia page on foreign exchange reserves.

Detail List of Countries by Foreign Exchange Reserves

(source: Wikipedia)

Rank	Country/Monetary Authority	Foreign exchange reserves (millions of USD)	Figures as of
—	World (sum of all countries)	$ 7,642,261	--
1	People's Republic of China (does not include Hong Kong SAR Macau SAR)	$ 1,808,828	June 2008
2	Japan	$ 1,004,653	July 2008
3	Russia	$ 581,100	Aug 2008
—	Eurozone (EU member states which have adopted the euro, incl. ECB)	$ 563,426	March 2008
4	India	$ 296,210	August 2008
5	Republic of China (Taiwan)	$ 290,900	July 2008
6	South Korea	$ 245,800	Aug 2008
7	Brazil	$ 204,211	Aug 2008
8	Singapore	$ 174,964	July 2008
9	Hong Kong	$ 157,700	July 2008
10	Germany	$ 143,942	April 2008
11	Algeria	$ 140,095	August 2008
12	Malaysia	$ 125,100	July 2008
13	France	$ 119,588	May 2008
14	Thailand	$ 103,100	Aug 2008
15	Italy	$ 102,173	May 2008
16	United Kingdom	$ 99,956	March 2008
17	Mexico	$ 91,837	April 2008
18	Iran	$ 81,000	May 2008
19	Switzerland	$ 80,669	March 2008
20	Libya	$ 79,000	September 2007
21	Turkey	$ 78,187	August 2008
22	Poland	$ 76,966	March 2008
23	United States	$ 75,850	March 2008
—	European Central Bank (ECB, not owned by any single EU member)	$ 65,543	February 2008
24	Nigeria	$ 62,000	May 2008
25	Indonesia	$ 60,560	July 2008
26	Norway	$ 55,608	March 2008
27	Argentina	$ 50,391	March 2008
28	Canada	$ 43,057	March 2008
29	Romania	$ 41,509	February 2008
30	Czech Republic	$ 38,162	June 2008
31	Denmark	$ 37,263	February 2008
32	Philippines	$ 36,900	July 2008
33	Peru	$ 35,518	July 2008
34	Sweden	$ 34,501	February 2008
35	South Africa	$ 34,394	March 2008
36	Australia	$ 35,237	July 2008
37	Egypt	$ 32,915	February 2008
38	Venezuela	$ 32,723	March 2008
39	Ukraine	$ 32,543	February 2008
40	Israel	$ 32,500	July 2008
41	Saudi Arabia	$ 31,320	October 2007
42	United Arab Emirates	$ 29,620	2007 est.
43	Netherlands	$ 27,900	February 2008
44	Morocco	$ 25,725	February 2008
45	Hungary	$ 24,440	February 2008
46	Colombia	$ 21,850	February 2008
47	Iraq	$ 21,260	2007 est.
48	Kazakhstan	$ 20,510	Aug 2008
49	Vietnam	$ 20,700	June 2008
50	Spain	$ 20,606	February 2008
51	Slovakia	$ 19,689	March 2008
52	Kuwait	$ 19,630	2007 est.
53	Austria	$ 19,415	February 2008
54	Lebanon	$ 19,400	2007 est.
55	New Zealand	$ 18,008	February 2008
56	Bulgaria	$ 21,600	August 2008
57	Belgium	$ 17,416	February 2008
58	Chile	$ 16,910	January 2008
59	Serbia	$ 15,864	February 2008
60	Macau SAR	$ 14,740	July 2008
61	Croatia	$ 13,819	January 2008
62	Portugal	$ 13,421	February 2008
63	Angola	$ 12,290	2007 est.
64	Botswana	$ 10,000	May 2008
65	Pakistan	$ 9,568	August 2008
66	Azerbaijan	$ 9,316	April 2008
67	Finland	$ 8,824	February 2008
68	Jordan	$ 8,005	January 2008
69	Yemen	$ 7,871	2007 est.
70	Tunisia	$ 7,714	February 2008
71	Lithuania	$ 7,053	February 2008
72	Oman	$ 7,004	2007 est.
73	Trinidad and Tobago	$ 6,761	2007 est.
74	Cyprus	$ 6,176	2007 est.
75	Syria	$ 6,039	2007 est.
76	Qatar	$ 6,368	2007 est.
77	Latvia	$ 5,903	January 2008
78	Bangladesh	$ 5,900	August 2008
79	Bosnia and Herzegovina	$ 5,151	January 2008
80	Guatemala	$ 4,559	2007 est.
81	Bolivia	$ 4,917	2007 est.
82	Uruguay	$ 4,429	January 2008
83	Uzbekistan	$ 5,600	2007 est.
84	Belarus	$ 4,498	April 2008
85	Cuba	$ 4,247	2007 est.
86	Equatorial Guinea	$ 3,928	2007 est.
87	Costa Rica	$ 3,915	2007 est.
88	Turkmenistan	$ 3,644	2007 est.
89	Ecuador	$ 3,618	2007 est.
90	Estonia	$ 3,581	February 2008
91	Malta	$ 3,522	2007 est.
92	Burma	$ 3,500	Aug 2008
93	Bahrain	$ 3,474	2007 est.
94	Greece	$ 3,387	January 2008
95	Kenya	$ 3,144	Aug 2008
96	Sri Lanka	$ 3,252	2007 est.
97	Honduras	$ 2,892	2007 est.
98	Ghana	$ 2,837	2007 est.
99	Iceland	$ 2,792	February 2008
100	Dominican Republic	$ 2,525	2007 est.
101	Côte d'Ivoire	$ 2,500	2007 est.
102	Paraguay	$ 2,463	2007 est.
103	Tanzania	$ 2,441	2007 est.
104	Cameroon	$ 2,341	2007 est.
105	Republic of Macedonia	$ 2,243	November 2007
106	Congo	$ 2,242	2007 est.
107	El Salvador	$ 2,224	January 2008
108	Papua New Guinea	$ 2,193	December 2007
109	Uganda	$ 2,100	2007 est.
110	Mauritius	$ 1,772	2007 est.
111	Armenia	$ 1,628	January 2008
112	Albania	$ 1,615	December 2007
113	Cambodia	$ 1,600	December 2007
114	Jamaica	$ 1,490	December 2007
115	Mozambique	$ 1,470	November 2007
116	Gabon	$ 1,459	2007 est.
117	Moldova	$ 1,730	Aug 2008
118	Senegal	$ 1,350	2007 est.
119	Georgia	$ 1,300	2007 est.
120	Panama	$ 1,260	2007 est.
121	Sudan	$ 1,245	2007 est.
122	Zimbabwe	$ 1,222	March 2008
123	Kyrgyzstan	$ 1,155	January 2008
124	Zambia	$ 1,100	2007 est.
125	Slovenia	$ 1,076	January 2008
126	Nicaragua	$ 1,075	2007 est.
127	Mongolia	$ 1000	July 2007
128	Chad	$ 997	2007 est.
129	Republic of Ireland	$ 930	January 2008
130	Burkina Faso	$ 897	2007 est.
131	Lesotho	$ 889	2007 est.
132	Ethiopia	$ 840	2007 est.
133	Benin	$ 825	2007 est.
134	Namibia	$ 750	2007 est.
135	Madagascar	$ 745	2007 est.
136	Barbados	$ 620	2007 est
137	Laos	$ 514	2007 est.
138	Rwanda	$ 511	2007 est.
139	Swaziland	$ 395	2007 est.
140	Togo	$ 363	2007 est.
141	Cape Verde	$ 344	2007 est.
142	Tajikistan	$ 301	2007 est.
143	Luxembourg	$ 294	January 2008
144	Guyana	$ 292	2007 est.
145	Haiti	$ 221	2007 est.
146	Vanuatu	$ 149	December 2007
147	Malawi	$ 140	2007 est.
148	Gambia	$ 120	2007 est.
149	Guinea	$ 119	2007 est.
150	Burundi	$ 118	2007 est.
151	Seychelles	$ 118	2007 est.
152	Belize	$ 92	2007 est.
153	Samoa	$ 70	2004 est.
154	Tonga	$ 55	February 2008
155	São Tomé and Príncipe	$ 36	December 2007
156	Eritrea	$ 22	2007 est.

Note: Although foreign exchange reserves are commonly measured in dollars, recent dollar devaluation against other reserve currencies does not necessarily reflect an improvement of finances. For consistency, forward currency swap contracts are not included in this list until they mature, figures that include them may be higher than those listed here.