Foreign Reserves - Ranking 1997
Year
In 1997, Japan ($226.7B), China ($146.4B), and United States ($134.8B) ranked highest in foreign reserves among all countries. Liberia ranked lowest at $419,971.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Japan | $226.7B | +0.5% |
| 2nd | China | $146.4B | +31.1% |
| 3rd | United States | $134.8B | -16.1% |
| 4th | Germany | $105.2B | -11.1% |
| 5th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $92.8B | +45.4% |
| 6th | Italy | $75.1B | +6.4% |
| 7th | Spain | $72.9B | +14.5% |
| 8th | Singapore | $71.4B | -7.2% |
| 9th | Switzerland | $63.2B | -8.7% |
| 10th | France | $54.7B | -4.1% |
| 11th | Brazil | $52.2B | -13.2% |
| 12th | United Kingdom | $37.7B | -19.4% |
| 13th | Netherlands | $32.7B | -17.4% |
| 14th | Mexico | $28.9B | +47.8% |
| 15th | India | $28.4B | +14.0% |
| 16th | Thailand | $26.9B | -30.4% |
| 17th | Norway | $23.7B | -11.9% |
| 18th | Argentina | $22.4B | +13.7% |
| 19th | Austria | $22.0B | -17.9% |
| 20th | Malaysia | $21.5B | -23.0% |
| 21st | Poland | $20.7B | +14.7% |
| 22nd | Belgium | $20.6B | -8.7% |
| 23rd | Korea | $20.5B | -40.1% |
| 24th | Israel | $20.3B | +78.1% |
| 25th | Portugal | $20.3B | -7.0% |
| 26th | Türkiye | $19.7B | +10.8% |
| 27th | Denmark | $19.6B | +32.9% |
| 28th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $19.4B | +5.9% |
| 29th | Canada | $18.7B | -13.2% |
| 30th | Chile | $18.1B | +15.7% |
| 31st | Russian Federation | $17.6B | +8.4% |
| 32nd | Australia | $17.6B | +1.1% |
| 33rd | Indonesia | $17.5B | -9.8% |
| 34th | Saudi Arabia | $16.2B | +1.2% |
| 35th | Greece | $13.7B | -27.3% |
| 36th | Sweden | $12.2B | -41.5% |
| 37th | Peru | $11.3B | +2.9% |
| 38th | Czechia | $10.0B | -23.3% |
| 39th | Colombia | $9.9B | -0.3% |
| 40th | Algeria | $9.7B | +53.5% |
| 41st | Finland | $8.9B | +18.3% |
| 42nd | Philippines | $8.7B | -25.7% |
| 43rd | Lebanon | $8.7B | -7.3% |
| 44th | United Arab Emirates | $8.6B | +3.0% |
| 45th | Hungary | $8.4B | -13.5% |
| 46th | Nigeria | $7.8B | +79.7% |
| 47th | Iraq | $6.7B | +0.0% |
| 48th | Ireland | $6.6B | -20.5% |
| 49th | Libya | $6.0B | -0.5% |
| 50th | South Africa | $6.0B | +154.5% |
| 51st | Botswana | $5.7B | +12.9% |
| 52nd | Romania | $4.7B | +48.9% |
| 53rd | New Zealand | $4.5B | -25.2% |
| 54th | Morocco | $4.2B | +3.5% |
| 55th | Kuwait | $4.2B | -5.9% |
| 56th | Slovak Republic | $3.6B | -7.5% |
| 57th | Slovenia | $3.3B | +44.3% |
| 58th | Croatia | $2.5B | +9.7% |
| 59th | Macao SAR, China | $2.5B | +4.6% |
| 60th | Bulgaria | $2.5B | +187.6% |
| 61st | Jordan | $2.4B | +18.6% |
| 62nd | Ukraine | $2.4B | +19.6% |
| 63rd | Kazakhstan | $2.2B | +13.4% |
| 64th | Ecuador | $2.2B | +10.0% |
| 65th | Oman | $2.2B | +4.1% |
| 66th | Uruguay | $2.1B | +9.2% |
| 67th | Sri Lanka | $2.0B | +2.9% |
| 68th | Tunisia | $2.0B | +3.2% |
| 69th | Viet Nam | $2.0B | +14.4% |
| 70th | Pakistan | $1.8B | +37.3% |
| 71st | Bangladesh | $1.6B | -13.8% |
| 72nd | Cyprus | $1.5B | -10.5% |
| 73rd | Malta | $1.5B | -8.9% |
| 74th | El Salvador | $1.4B | +30.1% |
| 75th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $1.4B | +4.4% |
| 76th | Bahrain | $1.3B | -2.9% |
| 77th | Costa Rica | $1.3B | +26.1% |
| 78th | Turkmenistan | $1.3B | +7.4% |
| 79th | Yemen, Republic of | $1.2B | +17.6% |
| 80th | Guatemala | $1.2B | +23.8% |
| 81st | Panama | $1.1B | +32.5% |
| 82nd | Lithuania | $1.1B | +26.5% |
| 83rd | Paraguay | $845.8M | -20.4% |
| 84th | Qatar | $836.3M | +6.5% |
| 85th | Latvia | $832.5M | +11.6% |
| 86th | Kenya | $811.1M | +4.5% |
| 87th | Estonia | $760.0M | +18.8% |
| 88th | Trinidad and Tobago | $723.2M | +28.3% |
| 89th | Mauritius | $711.3M | -22.6% |
| 90th | Jamaica | $682.1M | -22.5% |
| 91st | Nepal | $670.6M | +6.8% |
| 92nd | Tanzania | $643.8M | +37.6% |
| 93rd | Uganda | $633.5M | +19.9% |
| 94th | Ghana | $617.6M | -33.6% |
| 95th | Honduras | $586.6M | +128.2% |
| 96th | Lesotho | $571.7M | +24.2% |
| 97th | Mozambique | $537.5M | +56.2% |
| 98th | Azerbaijan | $467.3M | +118.7% |
| 99th | Iceland | $397.9M | -15.7% |
| 100th | Dominican Republic | $396.3M | +11.0% |
| 101st | Belarus | $393.7M | -16.1% |
| 102nd | Angola | $392.5M | -29.4% |
| 103rd | Zimbabwe | $383.6M | -54.0% |
| 104th | Nicaragua | $382.3M | +88.4% |
| 105th | Papua New Guinea | $381.0M | -37.3% |
| 106th | Syrian Arab Republic | $367.8M | -15.2% |
| 107th | Moldova | $366.0M | +17.3% |
| 108th | Fiji | $360.5M | -15.7% |
| 109th | Albania | $342.4M | +5.9% |
| 110th | Myanmar | $317.0M | +0.7% |
| 111th | Guyana | $315.5M | -4.3% |
| 112th | Cambodia | $298.6M | +12.4% |
| 113th | Eswatini | $294.8M | +16.1% |
| 114th | Gabon | $286.3M | +13.0% |
| 115th | Madagascar | $281.6M | +16.9% |
| 116th | North Macedonia | $280.4M | +4.8% |
| 117th | Barbados | $264.9M | -8.6% |
| 118th | Namibia | $250.5M | +29.2% |
| 119th | Armenia | $239.2M | +42.2% |
| 120th | Zambia | $239.1M | +7.4% |
| 121st | Eritrea | $229.6M | +182.3% |
| 122nd | Bahamas, The | $227.0M | +32.5% |
| 123rd | Haiti | $212.8M | -4.6% |
| 124th | Mauritania | $204.1M | +40.3% |
| 125th | Georgia | $201.7M | +5.4% |
| 126th | Aruba | $201.4M | -10.3% |
| 127th | Mongolia | $200.4M | +24.5% |
| 128th | Kyrgyz Republic | $194.3M | +38.6% |
| 129th | Bhutan | $188.7M | -0.7% |
| 130th | San Marino | $182.9M | -14.9% |
| 131st | Central African Republic | $181.8M | -23.1% |
| 132nd | Suriname | $165.0M | +13.3% |
| 133rd | Rwanda | $153.3M | +43.7% |
| 134th | Luxembourg | $152.7M | -18.1% |
| 135th | Malawi | $145.9M | -35.2% |
| 136th | Chad | $139.1M | -17.5% |
| 137th | Guinea | $121.6M | +39.3% |
| 138th | Burundi | $118.0M | -19.1% |
| 139th | Lao PDR | $117.2M | -33.4% |
| 140th | Maldives | $98.3M | +29.1% |
| 141st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $98.3M | +19.2% |
| 142nd | Gambia, The | $96.0M | -6.0% |
| 143rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | $85.8M | -4.2% |
| 144th | Sudan | $81.6M | -23.6% |
| 145th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $80.4M | - |
| 146th | Djibouti | $66.6M | -13.5% |
| 147th | Samoa | $64.2M | +5.6% |
| 148th | Congo, Republic of | $63.1M | -33.6% |
| 149th | St. Lucia | $61.0M | +8.6% |
| 150th | Belize | $59.4M | +1.7% |
| 151st | Antigua and Barbuda | $50.7M | +6.2% |
| 152nd | Grenada | $42.7M | +19.4% |
| 153rd | Comoros | $40.6M | -20.2% |
| 154th | Tajikistan | $38.9M | - |
| 155th | Sierra Leone | $38.5M | +44.6% |
| 156th | Vanuatu | $37.3M | -15.1% |
| 157th | Solomon Islands | $36.3M | +11.5% |
| 158th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $36.1M | +10.2% |
| 159th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $31.2M | +3.3% |
| 160th | Tonga | $27.5M | -10.2% |
| 161st | Seychelles | $26.3M | +21.0% |
| 162nd | Dominica | $23.9M | +4.4% |
| 163rd | Cabo Verde | $19.3M | -29.9% |
| 164th | São Tomé and Principe | $12.4M | +147.0% |
| 165th | Cameroon | $9.6M | -30.9% |
| 166th | Equatorial Guinea | $4.9M | +855.1% |
| 167th | Liberia | $419,971 | +11.6% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest foreign reserves in 1997?▾
Japan has the highest foreign reserves in 1997 at $226.7B.
Which country has the lowest foreign reserves in 1997?▾
Liberia has the lowest foreign reserves in 1997 at $419,971.
How many countries are ranked by foreign reserves?▾
167 countries have foreign reserves data for 1997.
What are the top 3 countries by foreign reserves?▾
1. Japan ($226.7B), 2. China ($146.4B), 3. United States ($134.8B).