This statistic presents the leading countries worldwide, by value of foreign currency reserves in 2020. In 2020, the foreign currency reserves held by China, including gold, were the largest and amounted to about 3.4 trillion U.S. dollars. Second in rank was Japan with reserves worth about 1.4 trillion U.S. dollars which was less than half of those of China.
Leading countries worldwide, by value of foreign currency reserves in 2020
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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World Bank. (July 27, 2021). Leading countries worldwide, by value of foreign currency reserves in 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/368101/countries-with-largest-foreign-currency-reserves/
World Bank. "Leading countries worldwide, by value of foreign currency reserves in 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/368101/countries-with-largest-foreign-currency-reserves/
World Bank. (2021). Leading countries worldwide, by value of foreign currency reserves in 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/368101/countries-with-largest-foreign-currency-reserves/
World Bank. "Leading Countries Worldwide, by Value of Foreign Currency Reserves in 2020 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/368101/countries-with-largest-foreign-currency-reserves/
World Bank, Leading countries worldwide, by value of foreign currency reserves in 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/368101/countries-with-largest-foreign-currency-reserves/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Leading countries worldwide, by value of foreign currency reserves in 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], World Bank, July 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/368101/countries-with-largest-foreign-currency-reserves/
