[Economic Report of the President (2002)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-111.--International reserves, selected years, 1962-2001
[Millions of SDRs; end of period]
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2001
Area and country                              1962     1972     1982      1992      1999       2000    -----------------------
Aug        Sept
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All countries.......................................................   62,851  146,658   361,239   752,566  1,402,16   1,608,330   1,655,734   1,699,449
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Industrial countries \1\............................................   53,502  113,362   214,025   424,229   614,649     677,555     674,697     701,029

United States.....................................................   17,220   12,112    29,918    52,995    53,238      52,598      53,253      55,641
Canada............................................................    2,561    5,572     3,439     8,662    20,556      24,544      26,992      26,327

Euro area:

Austria.........................................................    1,081    2,505     5,544     9,703    11,475      11,414      10,068      10,246
Belgium.........................................................    1,753    3,564     4,757    10,914     8,259       7,961       8,537       8,851
Finland.........................................................      237      664     1,420     3,862     6,035       6,552       6,422       6,388
France..........................................................    4,049    9,224    17,850    22,522    32,329      31,831      30,936      30,750
Germany.........................................................    6,958   21,908    43,909    69,489    48,375      47,567      44,039      45,796
Greece..........................................................      287      950       916     3,606    13,352      10,452       4,747       4,504
Ireland.........................................................      359    1,038     2,390     2,514     3,855       4,120       4,469       4,376
Italy...........................................................    4,068    5,605    15,108    22,438    19,095      22,382      21,967      22,335
Luxembourg......................................................  .......  .......  ........  ........        59          61          86          86
Netherlands.....................................................    1,943    4,407    10,723    17,492     8,462       8,427       8,018       8,150
Portugal........................................................      680    2,129     1,179    14,474     7,130       7,520       8,071       8,029
Spain...........................................................    1,045    4,618     7,450    33,640    24,716      24,373      24,838      25,108

Australia.........................................................    1,168    5,656     6,053     8,429    15,545      13,996      14,689      14,484
Japan.............................................................    2,021   16,916    22,001    52,937   209,893     273,251     284,585     303,267
New Zealand.......................................................      251      767       577     2,239     3,246       2,555       2,323       2,318
Denmark...........................................................      256      787     2,111     8,090    16,313      11,671      11,531      13,554
Iceland...........................................................       32       78       133       364       351         301         277         279
Norway............................................................      304    1,220     6,273     8,725    14,905      15,518      15,646      15,659
Sweden............................................................      802    1,453     3,397    16,667    11,151      11,616       9,801       9,737
Switzerland.......................................................    2,919    6,961    16,930    27,100    29,378      27,492      27,240      27,715
United Kingdom....................................................    3,308    5,201    11,904    27,300    26,854      34,236      29,478      31,029

Developing countries: Total \2\.....................................    9,349   33,295   147,213   328,337   787,516     930,775     981,037     998,419

By area:

Africa..........................................................    2,110    3,962     7,737    13,044    32,700      39,840      47,407      47,225
Asia \2\........................................................    2,772    8,130    44,490   190,363   482,339     548,763     579,907     586,118
Europe..........................................................      381    2,680     5,359    16,006    80,295      98,805     109,393     110,675
Middle East.....................................................    1,805    9,436    64,039    44,149    79,663      93,333      94,989      96,588
Western Hemisphere..............................................    2,282    9,089    25,563    64,774   112,519     150,034     149,341     157,814

Memo:

Oil-exporting countries.........................................    2,030    9,956    67,108    46,144    80,962     102,816     105,660     106,682
Non-oil developing countries \2\................................    7,319   23,339    80,105   282,193   706,554     827,959     875,376     891,737
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\1\ Includes data for Luxembourg 1962-92. Includes data for European Central Bank (ECB) beginning 1999. Detail does not add to totals shown.
\2\ Includes data for Taiwan Province of China.

Note.--International reserves is comprised of monetary authorities' holdings of gold (at SDR 35 per ounce), special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve
positions in the International Monetary Fund, and foreign exchange.
U.S. dollars per SDR (end of period) are: 1962--1.00000; 1972--1.08571; 1982--1.10311; 1992--1.37500; 1999--1.3725; 2000--1.3029; August 2001--1.2882;
and September 2001--1.2890.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.