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United States - Foreign Reserves 1961

Name: United States Foreign Reserves 1961
Creator: World Bank
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Total reserves including gold · World Bank

$18.8B −$838.6M from 1960 Global rank: 1st

United States's foreign reserves was $18.8B in 1961, decreased +$838.6M from $19.7B in 1960. This was the 1st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1961▾

Foreign Reserves by Country - 1961
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	United States	$18.8B	-4.3%
2nd	Germany	$7.2B	1.4%
3rd	Italy	$3.8B	15.8%
4th	France	$3.4B	46.7%
5th	United Kingdom	$3.3B	-11.7%
6th	Switzerland	$2.8B	17.3%
7th	Canada	$2.3B	14.1%
8th	Netherlands	$2.0B	4.1%
9th	Belgium	$1.8B	19.1%
10th	Japan	$1.7B	-14.7%
11th	Australia	$1.3B	47.9%
12th	Spain	$887.9M	63.2%
13th	Austria	$847.1M	17.5%
14th	Sweden	$731.3M	44.7%
15th	Portugal	$694.0M	-13.4%
16th	India	$666.4M	-1.2%
17th	Malaysia	$472.0M	0.2%
18th	Brazil	$471.2M	8.9%
19th	Thailand	$454.9M	21.8%
20th	Mexico	$413.5M	-6.9%
21st	South Africa	$394.8M	45.1%
22nd	Argentina	$386.4M	-26.7%
23rd	Finland	$343.0M	4.6%
24th	Ireland	$342.3M	5.5%
25th	Algeria	$311.7M	17.3%
26th	Nigeria	$307.1M	-10.5%
27th	Norway	$303.4M	-1.5%
28th	Denmark	$282.9M	-1.6%
29th	Israel	$279.5M	31.1%
30th	Greece	$267.5M	10.5%
31st	Pakistan	$261.3M	-20.2%
32nd	Saudi Arabia	$238.0M	28.6%
33rd	Iraq	$217.9M	-16.0%
34th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	$209.5M	13.1%
35th	Korea	$207.0M	31.9%
36th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$203.6M	-23.7%
37th	Türkiye	$195.6M	-4.7%
38th	Uruguay	$191.8M	0.2%
39th	Morocco	$185.3M	-10.1%
40th	New Zealand	$180.8M	-37.1%
41st	Sudan	$177.1M	-7.1%
42nd	Lebanon	$161.6M	15.2%
43rd	Ghana	$156.0M	-43.9%
44th	Colombia	$140.4M	-18.1%
45th	Indonesia	$133.2M	-62.2%
46th	Singapore	$123.0M	7.0%
47th	Peru	$110.6M	44.0%
48th	Myanmar	$95.0M	-21.9%
49th	Sri Lanka	$90.0M	-11.1%
50th	Libya	$87.0M	5.5%
51st	Kuwait	$83.9M	17.0%
52nd	Jamaica	$76.1M	10.0%
53rd	Chile	$74.1M	-33.8%
54th	Tunisia	$73.3M	-13.2%
55th	Malta	$59.3M	0.0%
56th	Guatemala	$54.9M	0.7%
57th	Philippines	$53.7M	-57.7%
58th	Jordan	$51.2M	10.5%
59th	Cyprus	$44.7M	63.1%
60th	Afghanistan	$42.4M	-16.3%
61st	Ecuador	$38.4M	-6.5%
62nd	Sierra Leone	$27.8M	2.2%
63rd	Trinidad and Tobago	$26.3M	11.4%
64th	El Salvador	$24.6M	-26.9%
65th	Nepal	$24.1M	25.3%
66th	Iceland	$23.9M	94.0%
67th	Syrian Arab Republic	$21.1M	-25.6%
68th	Cameroon	$20.3M	5.5%
69th	Mauritius	$18.3M	7.1%
70th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$16.5M	77.4%
71st	Suriname	$16.3M	-7.1%
72nd	Guyana	$15.1M	2.4%
73rd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$15.0M	-76.0%
74th	Nicaragua	$13.5M	15.3%
75th	Honduras	$12.3M	-7.4%
76th	Gabon	$10.7M	12.6%
77th	Dominican Republic	$9.0M	-65.3%
78th	Chad	$7.7M	-37.2%
79th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$7.4M	10.3%
80th	Costa Rica	$6.3M	-53.5%
81st	Panama	$4.9M	-33.6%
82nd	Congo, Republic of	$3.2M	-37.5%
83rd	Haiti	$3.0M	-30.2%
84th	Paraguay	$2.5M	149.1%

FAQ

What was United States's foreign reserves in 1961?▾

United States's foreign reserves in 1961 was $18.8B. This ranked 1st globally.

How did United States's foreign reserves change in 1961?▾

United States's foreign reserves decreased by 4.3% in 1961 compared to 1960.

Which country had the highest foreign reserves in 1961?▾

United States had the highest foreign reserves in 1961 at $18.8B.

What is the foreign reserves of United States in 1961?▾

The foreign reserves of United States in 1961 was $18.8B. This ranked 1st globally.

What was United States's foreign reserves in billion in 1961?▾

United States's foreign reserves in 1961 was approximately 18.83 billion ($18.8B).

How does 1961 compare to 1960 for United States's foreign reserves?▾

United States's foreign reserves went from $19.7B in 1960 to $18.8B in 1961, a 4.3% decrease.

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