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United Kingdom - Foreign Reserves 1978

Name: United Kingdom Foreign Reserves 1978
Creator: World Bank
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Total reserves including gold · World Bank

$21.2B −$2.6B from 1977 Global rank: 7th

United Kingdom's foreign reserves was $21.2B in 1978, decreased +$2.6B from $23.8B in 1977. This was the 7th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1978▾

Foreign Reserves by Country - 1978
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Germany	$75.3B	38.9%
2nd	United States	$69.4B	30.1%
3rd	Japan	$37.8B	46.0%
4th	Switzerland	$36.6B	52.3%
5th	France	$32.3B	42.8%
6th	Italy	$29.9B	37.3%
7th	United Kingdom	$21.2B	-10.9%
8th	Saudi Arabia	$20.2B	-33.5%
9th	Netherlands	$17.5B	18.4%
10th	Belgium	$13.6B	24.0%
11th	Spain	$13.4B	60.3%
12th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	$12.8B	0.9%
13th	Brazil	$12.2B	63.8%
14th	Austria	$9.8B	43.9%
15th	Canada	$8.6B	17.2%
16th	India	$8.3B	36.7%
17th	Iraq	$7.8B	3.6%
18th	Argentina	$5.9B	54.4%
19th	Portugal	$5.9B	35.3%
20th	Sweden	$5.5B	24.7%
21st	Singapore	$5.3B	37.5%
22nd	Libya	$4.7B	-10.3%
23rd	China	$4.4B	-0.1%
24th	Lebanon	$3.9B	26.8%
25th	Australia	$3.8B	15.2%
26th	Malaysia	$3.7B	19.5%
27th	Denmark	$3.6B	87.6%
28th	Algeria	$3.2B	24.7%
29th	Norway	$3.1B	31.3%
30th	Kuwait	$3.1B	-6.9%
31st	Israel	$2.9B	68.6%
32nd	Korea	$2.8B	-5.5%
33rd	Colombia	$2.8B	38.2%
34th	Ireland	$2.8B	14.0%
35th	Indonesia	$2.7B	5.5%
36th	South Africa	$2.6B	30.5%
37th	Thailand	$2.6B	15.8%
38th	Mexico	$2.3B	17.1%
39th	Greece	$2.2B	46.1%
40th	Philippines	$2.1B	27.3%
41st	Nigeria	$2.0B	-53.2%
42nd	Trinidad and Tobago	$1.8B	22.1%
43rd	Türkiye	$1.6B	31.7%
44th	Finland	$1.4B	111.2%
45th	Chile	$1.4B	115.5%
46th	Uruguay	$1.2B	28.8%
47th	Romania	$1.1B	48.9%
48th	Jordan	$1.1B	37.7%
49th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$1.1B	26.3%
50th	Malta	$1.0B	29.2%
51st	United Arab Emirates	$942.1M	5.4%
52nd	Guatemala	$857.8M	14.0%
53rd	Pakistan	$795.9M	11.2%
54th	Morocco	$772.1M	26.7%
55th	Ecuador	$727.8M	5.6%
56th	Peru	$616.6M	18.1%
57th	Afghanistan	$605.0M	40.4%
58th	Syrian Arab Republic	$565.1M	-8.5%
59th	Bahrain	$527.3M	-0.2%
60th	Tunisia	$479.2M	27.5%
61st	New Zealand	$465.8M	3.6%
62nd	Paraguay	$451.1M	67.8%
63rd	Cyprus	$445.8M	15.5%
64th	Papua New Guinea	$414.8M	-3.9%
65th	Sri Lanka	$407.1M	39.1%
66th	El Salvador	$381.3M	29.8%
67th	Kenya	$368.8M	-29.9%
68th	Ghana	$326.7M	79.9%
69th	Bangladesh	$321.3M	33.0%
70th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$315.4M	1.6%
71st	Oman	$296.0M	-3.4%
72nd	Qatar	$267.7M	39.5%
73rd	Costa Rica	$212.0M	4.7%
74th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$195.4M	10.5%
75th	Honduras	$187.6M	3.0%
76th	Zimbabwe	$184.4M	88.9%
77th	Nepal	$178.1M	10.3%
78th	Dominican Republic	$177.6M	-10.0%
79th	Panama	$150.4M	112.3%
80th	Myanmar	$150.2M	6.9%
81st	Botswana	$146.9M	52.0%
82nd	Iceland	$145.8M	39.1%
83rd	Suriname	$144.6M	22.2%
84th	Fiji	$136.6M	-7.7%
85th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$129.7M	6.5%
86th	Eswatini	$113.6M	20.0%
87th	Tanzania	$99.9M	-64.6%
88th	Zambia	$96.5M	2.7%
89th	Rwanda	$95.0M	12.9%
90th	Burundi	$83.4M	-13.1%
91st	Mauritania	$81.4M	59.8%
92nd	Malawi	$77.0M	-13.1%
93rd	Bahamas, The	$61.0M	-10.9%
94th	Barbados	$59.8M	61.7%
95th	Madagascar	$59.2M	-14.1%
96th	Jamaica	$58.8M	18.5%
97th	Guyana	$58.3M	153.6%
98th	Nicaragua	$56.9M	-62.7%
99th	Cameroon	$55.7M	24.1%
100th	Mauritius	$53.3M	-21.5%
101st	Uganda	$52.7M	11.6%
102nd	Haiti	$40.8M	17.4%
103rd	Cabo Verde	$39.4M	-6.3%
104th	Sierra Leone	$34.8M	4.1%
105th	Solomon Islands	$29.2M	916.7%
106th	Sudan	$28.4M	22.5%
107th	Gambia, The	$26.1M	6.9%
108th	Central African Republic	$26.1M	-0.8%
109th	Gabon	$24.7M	125.5%
110th	Liberia	$18.0M	-34.1%
111th	Belize	$14.0M	74.3%
112th	Chad	$13.7M	-30.4%
113th	Grenada	$12.3M	-3.0%
114th	Congo, Republic of	$11.4M	-21.5%
115th	Tonga	$10.1M	12.4%
116th	Seychelles	$9.3M	-19.6%
117th	St. Lucia	$6.8M	19.5%
118th	Antigua and Barbuda	$6.0M	17.0%
119th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$5.3M	9.3%
120th	Samoa	$4.8M	-47.6%
121st	Dominica	$1.9M	-13.7%
122nd	Maldives	$571,475	614.3%

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's foreign reserves in 1978?▾

United Kingdom's foreign reserves in 1978 was $21.2B. This ranked 7th globally.

How did United Kingdom's foreign reserves change in 1978?▾

United Kingdom's foreign reserves decreased by 10.9% in 1978 compared to 1977.

Which country had the highest foreign reserves in 1978?▾

Germany had the highest foreign reserves in 1978 at $75.3B.

What is the foreign reserves of United Kingdom in 1978?▾

The foreign reserves of United Kingdom in 1978 was $21.2B. This ranked 7th globally.

What was United Kingdom's foreign reserves in billion in 1978?▾

United Kingdom's foreign reserves in 1978 was approximately 21.18 billion ($21.2B).

How does 1978 compare to 1977 for United Kingdom's foreign reserves?▾

United Kingdom's foreign reserves went from $23.8B in 1977 to $21.2B in 1978, a 10.9% decrease.

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