[Economic Report of the President (2005)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-111.--International reserves, selected years, 1962-2004
[Millions of SDRs; end of period]
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2004
Area and country                              1962     1972     1982      1992      2002       2003    -----------------------
Oct         Nov
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All countries.......................................................   62,851  146,658   361,239   752,566  1,889,15   2,155,742   2,464,075   2,474,098
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Industrial countries \1\............................................   53,502  113,362   214,025   424,229   757,942     846,566     941,959     930,034

United States.....................................................   17,220   12,112    29,918    52,995    59,160      59,555      57,986      58,414
Canada............................................................    2,561    5,572     3,439     8,662    27,225      24,380      24,298      22,159

Euro area:

Austria.........................................................    1,081    2,505     5,544     9,703     7,480       6,057       5,452       5,584
Belgium.........................................................    1,753    3,564     4,757    10,914     9,010       7,686       7,114       7,060
Finland.........................................................      237      664     1,420     3,862     6,885       7,131       7,462       7,651
France..........................................................    4,049    9,224    17,850    22,522    24,268      23,718      26,289      26,548
Germany.........................................................    6,958   21,908    43,909    69,489    41,516      37,986      35,646      35,008
Greece..........................................................      287      950       916     3,606     6,083       3,056       1,666       1,456
Ireland.........................................................      359    1,038     2,390     2,514     3,989       2,751       1,760       1,830
Italy...........................................................    4,068    5,605    15,108    22,438    23,798      23,194      20,681      20,296
Luxembourg......................................................  .......  .......  ........  ........       114         191         168         184
Netherlands.....................................................    1,943    4,407    10,723    17,492     7,993       8,285       7,712       7,597
Portugal........................................................      680    2,129     1,179    14,474     8,889       4,536       3,571       3,630
Spain...........................................................    1,045    4,618     7,450    33,640    25,992      13,906       8,871       8,671

Australia.........................................................    1,168    5,656     6,053     8,429    15,307      21,751      21,622      21,750
Japan.............................................................    2,021   16,916    22,001    52,937   340,088     447,229     552,915     540,566
New Zealand.......................................................      251      767       577     2,239     2,750       3,282       3,022       3,634
Denmark...........................................................      256      787     2,111     8,090    19,924      25,045      24,956      25,044
Iceland...........................................................       32       78       133       364       326         535         624         657
Norway............................................................      304    1,220     6,273     8,725    23,579      25,089      26,296      28,207
San Marino........................................................  .......  .......  ........  ........       135         170  ..........  ..........
Sweden............................................................      802    1,453     3,397    16,667    12,807      13,453      14,151      14,268
Switzerland.......................................................    2,919    6,961    16,930    27,100    31,693      33,906      34,816      35,139
United Kingdom....................................................    3,308    5,201    11,904    27,300    29,305      28,516      28,751      29,447

Developing countries: Total \2\.....................................    9,349   33,295   147,213   328,337  1,131,21   1,309,176   1,522,115   1,544,064
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By area:

Africa..........................................................    2,110    3,962     7,737    13,044    54,158      62,292      77,665      79,961
Asia \2\........................................................    2,772    8,130    44,490   190,363   720,141     842,505     993,639   1,009,976
Europe..........................................................      381    2,680     5,359    16,006   139,318     170,303     203,177     208,521
Middle East.....................................................    1,805    9,436    64,039    44,149    98,645     101,819     108,077     105,258
Western Hemisphere..............................................    2,282    9,089    25,563    64,774   118,953     132,256     139,557     140,348

Memo:

Oil-exporting countries.........................................    2,030    9,956    67,108    46,144   110,079     120,086     136,500     134,296
Non-oil developing countries \2\................................    7,319   23,339    80,105   282,193  1,021,13   1,189,090   1,385,615   1,409,768
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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; 2002--1.3595; 2003--1.4860; October 2004--1.4988;
and November 2004--1.5359.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.