United Kingdom - Foreign Reserves 2019
$173.6B
+$911.4M from 2018
United Kingdom's foreign reserves was $173.6B in 2019, increased +$911.4M from $172.7B in 2018. This was the 17th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | China | $3.22T | 1.7% |
| 2nd | Japan | $1.32T | 4.1% |
| 3rd | Switzerland | $854.9B | 8.6% |
| 4th | Russian Federation | $555.2B | 18.5% |
| 5th | United States | $516.7B | 14.8% |
| 6th | Saudi Arabia | $515.0B | 1.1% |
| 7th | India | $463.5B | 16.1% |
| 8th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $441.3B | 3.9% |
| 9th | Korea | $408.8B | 1.4% |
| 10th | Brazil | $356.9B | -4.8% |
| 11th | Singapore | $285.5B | -2.5% |
| 12th | Thailand | $224.4B | 9.1% |
| 13th | Germany | $224.0B | 13.1% |
| 14th | France | $189.0B | 13.5% |
| 15th | Mexico | $183.1B | 3.8% |
| 16th | Italy | $175.4B | 15.1% |
| 17th | United Kingdom | $173.6B | 0.5% |
| 18th | Czechia | $149.9B | 5.2% |
| 19th | Indonesia | $129.2B | 7.1% |
| 20th | Poland | $128.4B | 9.8% |
| 21st | Israel | $126.0B | 9.3% |
| 22nd | United Arab Emirates | $108.4B | 8.9% |
| 23rd | Türkiye | $105.6B | 13.6% |
| 24th | Malaysia | $103.6B | 2.1% |
| 25th | Philippines | $89.5B | 13.0% |
| 26th | Canada | $85.3B | 1.6% |
| 27th | Libya | $84.7B | -0.8% |
| 28th | Viet Nam | $78.3B | 41.3% |
| 29th | Spain | $74.7B | 5.8% |
| 30th | Algeria | $71.8B | -17.8% |
| 31st | Peru | $68.4B | 13.4% |
| 32nd | Iraq | $68.0B | 5.1% |
| 33rd | Norway | $66.9B | 6.0% |
| 34th | Denmark | $66.8B | -5.8% |
| 35th | Australia | $58.0B | 7.6% |
| 36th | Sweden | $55.5B | -8.3% |
| 37th | South Africa | $55.1B | 6.6% |
| 38th | Colombia | $52.7B | 10.0% |
| 39th | Lebanon | $52.2B | -0.3% |
| 40th | Argentina | $44.9B | -32.2% |
| 41st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $44.6B | 6.5% |
| 42nd | Kuwait | $43.7B | 8.4% |
| 43rd | Netherlands | $43.3B | 12.7% |
| 44th | Romania | $42.0B | -0.3% |
| 45th | Chile | $40.7B | 2.0% |
| 46th | Qatar | $39.7B | 30.8% |
| 47th | Nigeria | $38.3B | -10.5% |
| 48th | Bangladesh | $32.7B | 2.1% |
| 49th | Hungary | $31.8B | 1.5% |
| 50th | Uzbekistan | $29.3B | 8.2% |
| 51st | Belgium | $29.0B | 7.9% |
| 52nd | Kazakhstan | $29.0B | -6.5% |
| 53rd | Bulgaria | $27.9B | -2.8% |
| 54th | Morocco | $26.4B | 8.0% |
| 55th | Ukraine | $25.3B | 21.6% |
| 56th | Portugal | $25.0B | 0.3% |
| 57th | Austria | $23.6B | 1.8% |
| 58th | Macao SAR, China | $22.2B | 9.5% |
| 59th | Croatia | $20.8B | 3.9% |
| 60th | Cambodia | $18.8B | 28.3% |
| 61st | New Zealand | $17.8B | 0.9% |
| 62nd | Oman | $16.7B | -4.2% |
| 63rd | Pakistan | $16.6B | 40.1% |
| 64th | Angola | $16.3B | 6.0% |
| 65th | Jordan | $15.4B | 5.6% |
| 66th | Serbia | $15.0B | 16.5% |
| 67th | Guatemala | $14.8B | 17.5% |
| 68th | Uruguay | $14.5B | -6.8% |
| 69th | Finland | $11.4B | 10.8% |
| 70th | Belarus | $9.4B | 31.2% |
| 71st | Kenya | $9.1B | 11.7% |
| 72nd | Costa Rica | $8.9B | 19.1% |
| 73rd | Dominican Republic | $8.9B | 14.9% |
| 74th | Nepal | $8.7B | 4.5% |
| 75th | Greece | $8.5B | 12.3% |
| 76th | Afghanistan | $8.5B | 3.5% |
| 77th | Tunisia | $7.9B | 39.9% |
| 78th | Paraguay | $7.7B | 0.3% |
| 79th | Sri Lanka | $7.6B | 10.5% |
| 80th | Ghana | $7.6B | 20.1% |
| 81st | Mauritius | $7.4B | 15.9% |
| 82nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $7.2B | 5.9% |
| 83rd | Slovak Republic | $7.2B | 37.1% |
| 84th | Azerbaijan | $7.1B | 5.6% |
| 85th | Trinidad and Tobago | $6.9B | -8.5% |
| 86th | Iceland | $6.8B | 7.3% |
| 87th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $6.5B | -27.7% |
| 88th | Botswana | $6.2B | -7.3% |
| 89th | Myanmar | $5.8B | 3.1% |
| 90th | Honduras | $5.7B | 20.4% |
| 91st | Ireland | $5.7B | 9.8% |
| 92nd | Lithuania | $5.1B | -11.9% |
| 93rd | Latvia | $4.5B | 2.5% |
| 94th | El Salvador | $4.4B | 24.6% |
| 95th | Mongolia | $4.4B | 22.9% |
| 96th | Brunei Darussalam | $4.3B | 25.4% |
| 97th | Bahrain | $3.9B | 67.2% |
| 98th | Mozambique | $3.9B | 25.2% |
| 99th | Albania | $3.8B | -3.3% |
| 100th | Cameroon | $3.7B | 7.5% |
| 101st | North Macedonia | $3.7B | 11.2% |
| 102nd | Jamaica | $3.6B | 2.8% |
| 103rd | Georgia | $3.5B | 6.6% |
| 104th | Panama | $3.4B | 61.4% |
| 105th | Moldova | $3.1B | 2.2% |
| 106th | Ecuador | $2.9B | 36.1% |
| 107th | Armenia | $2.8B | 26.1% |
| 108th | Kyrgyz Republic | $2.4B | 12.6% |
| 109th | Nicaragua | $2.4B | 6.0% |
| 110th | Haiti | $2.4B | 3.6% |
| 111th | Papua New Guinea | $2.3B | 4.3% |
| 112th | Namibia | $2.0B | -4.7% |
| 113th | Bahamas, The | $1.8B | 30.7% |
| 114th | Madagascar | $1.7B | -2.7% |
| 115th | Yemen, Republic of | $1.7B | -44.6% |
| 116th | Montenegro | $1.5B | 27.2% |
| 117th | Tajikistan | $1.5B | 14.2% |
| 118th | Rwanda | $1.5B | 8.1% |
| 119th | Zambia | $1.4B | -7.7% |
| 120th | Estonia | $1.4B | 88.9% |
| 121st | Guinea | $1.4B | 11.0% |
| 122nd | Gabon | $1.4B | 3.9% |
| 123rd | Bhutan | $1.2B | 25.4% |
| 124th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $1.2B | 79.5% |
| 125th | Lao PDR | $1.1B | 13.3% |
| 126th | Luxembourg | $1.1B | 12.4% |
| 127th | Fiji | $1.0B | 10.1% |
| 128th | Cyprus | $1.0B | 11.8% |
| 129th | Mauritania | $1.0B | 10.1% |
| 130th | Slovenia | $1.0B | 8.8% |
| 131st | Congo, Republic of | $988.3M | 133.3% |
| 132nd | Aruba | $982.3M | 0.2% |
| 133rd | Kosovo | $965.8M | 9.6% |
| 134th | Malta | $937.6M | -8.5% |
| 135th | Malawi | $846.8M | 10.5% |
| 136th | Lesotho | $774.1M | 6.3% |
| 137th | Barbados | $772.1M | 44.6% |
| 138th | Maldives | $753.5M | 5.8% |
| 139th | Cabo Verde | $738.0M | 21.8% |
| 140th | West Bank and Gaza | $658.4M | 22.4% |
| 141st | Timor-Leste | $656.2M | -2.6% |
| 142nd | Suriname | $647.9M | 11.6% |
| 143rd | Seychelles | $580.5M | 5.6% |
| 144th | Guyana | $573.4M | 10.6% |
| 145th | Solomon Islands | $571.6M | -7.4% |
| 146th | Sierra Leone | $530.1M | 5.8% |
| 147th | Vanuatu | $511.5M | 21.6% |
| 148th | Djibouti | $501.9M | 10.5% |
| 149th | San Marino | $473.1M | 39.6% |
| 150th | Eswatini | $440.3M | -0.1% |
| 151st | Micronesia, Federated States of | $397.2M | 95.1% |
| 152nd | South Sudan | $378.3M | 939.3% |
| 153rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | $362.8M | -0.1% |
| 154th | Central African Republic | $350.3M | -3.2% |
| 155th | Chad | $310.0M | 109.8% |
| 156th | Liberia | $297.1M | -10.6% |
| 157th | Antigua and Barbuda | $279.1M | -15.1% |
| 158th | Belize | $277.6M | -5.7% |
| 159th | St. Lucia | $260.9M | -8.7% |
| 160th | Gambia, The | $257.0M | 34.0% |
| 161st | Grenada | $236.3M | 1.1% |
| 162nd | Tonga | $218.4M | 1.5% |
| 163rd | Comoros | $202.0M | 1.4% |
| 164th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $193.4M | 14.0% |
| 165th | Eritrea | $191.7M | 17.6% |
| 166th | Cayman Islands | $183.5M | 13.2% |
| 167th | Samoa | $177.2M | 9.0% |
| 168th | Dominica | $155.2M | -18.9% |
| 169th | Zimbabwe | $151.2M | 73.9% |
| 170th | Burundi | $111.4M | 63.5% |
| 171st | São Tomé and Principe | $47.1M | 7.9% |
| 172nd | Equatorial Guinea | $40.8M | -16.6% |
FAQ
What was United Kingdom's foreign reserves in 2019?▾
United Kingdom's foreign reserves in 2019 was $173.6B. This ranked 17th globally.
How did United Kingdom's foreign reserves change in 2019?▾
United Kingdom's foreign reserves increased by 0.5% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest foreign reserves in 2019?▾
China had the highest foreign reserves in 2019 at $3.22T.
What is the foreign reserves of United Kingdom in 2019?▾
The foreign reserves of United Kingdom in 2019 was $173.6B. This ranked 17th globally.
What was United Kingdom's foreign reserves in billion in 2019?▾
United Kingdom's foreign reserves in 2019 was approximately 173.57 billion ($173.6B).
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for United Kingdom's foreign reserves?▾
United Kingdom's foreign reserves went from $172.7B in 2018 to $173.6B in 2019, a 0.5% increase.
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