[Economic Report of the President (2006)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-111.--International reserves, selected years, 1962-2005
[Millions of SDRs; end of period]
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2005
Area and country                              1962     1972     1982      1992      2002       2004    -----------------------
Oct         Nov
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All countries.......................................................   62,851  146,658   361,239   752,566  1,889,30   2,520,724   2,913,251  ..........
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Industrial countries \1\............................................   53,502  113,362   214,025   424,229   757,942     930,204     952,991  ..........

United States.....................................................   17,220   12,112    29,918    52,995    59,160      58,022      50,083      49,690
Canada............................................................    2,561    5,572     3,439     8,662    27,225      22,173      23,633      23,980

Euro area:

Austria.........................................................    1,081    2,505     5,544     9,703     7,480       5,406       5,803       5,636
Belgium.........................................................    1,753    3,564     4,757    10,914     9,010       6,962       6,660       6,656
Finland.........................................................      237      664     1,420     3,862     6,885       7,987       6,991       7,001
France..........................................................    4,049    9,224    17,850    22,522    24,268      26,098      23,738      24,197
Germany.........................................................    6,958   21,908    43,909    69,489    41,516      35,301      36,440      36,006
Greece..........................................................      287      950       916     3,606     6,083         888         686         623
Ireland.........................................................      359    1,038     2,390     2,514     3,989       1,829       1,741         670
Italy...........................................................    4,068    5,605    15,108    22,438    23,798      20,698      20,285      21,432
Luxembourg......................................................  .......  .......  ........  ........       114         195         195         183
Netherlands.....................................................    1,943    4,407    10,723    17,492     7,993       7,380       7,620       7,378
Portugal........................................................      680    2,129     1,179    14,474     8,889       3,852       3,550       3,626
Spain...........................................................    1,045    4,618     7,450    33,640    25,992       8,566       7,129       7,507

Australia.........................................................    1,168    5,656     6,053     8,429    15,307      23,143      27,716      29,662
Japan.............................................................    2,021   16,916    22,001    52,937   340,088     537,813     575,084     584,424
New Zealand.......................................................      251      767       577     2,239     2,750       3,409       4,593  ..........
Denmark...........................................................      256      787     2,111     8,090    19,924      25,241      23,064      22,487
Iceland...........................................................       32       78       133       364       326         676         657         693
Norway............................................................      304    1,220     6,273     8,725    23,579      28,530      29,301      30,383
San Marino........................................................  .......  .......  ........  ........       135         229  ..........  ..........
Sweden............................................................      802    1,453     3,397    16,667    12,807      14,458      14,854      14,966
Switzerland.......................................................    2,919    6,961    16,930    27,100    31,693      37,259      26,280      26,673
United Kingdom....................................................    3,308    5,201    11,904    27,300    29,305      29,548      29,455      30,262

Developing countries: Total \2\.....................................    9,349   33,295   147,213   328,337  1,131,36   1,590,525   1,960,261  ..........
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By area:

Africa..........................................................    2,110    3,962     7,737    13,044    54,155      82,599     105,958  ..........
Asia \2\........................................................    2,772    8,130    44,490   190,363   720,289   1,041,653   1,268,949  ..........
Europe..........................................................      381    2,680     5,359    16,006   139,325     214,557     277,398  ..........
Middle East.....................................................    1,805    9,436    64,039    44,149    98,645     108,899     133,354  ..........
Western Hemisphere..............................................    2,282    9,089    25,563    64,774   118,953     142,817     174,602  ..........

Memo:

Oil-exporting countries.........................................    2,030    9,956    67,108    46,144   110,079     139,674     175,138  ..........
Non-oil developing countries \2\................................    7,319   23,339    80,105   282,193  1,021,28   1,450,851   1,785,124  ..........
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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; 2004--1.5530; October 2005--1.4458;
and November 2005--1.4241.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.