United States - Foreign Reserves 1997
$134.8B
−$25.8B from 1996
United States's foreign reserves was $134.8B in 1997, decreased +$25.8B from $160.7B in 1996. This was the 3rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1997▾
| 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
What was United States's foreign reserves in 1997?▾
United States's foreign reserves in 1997 was $134.8B. This ranked 3rd globally.
How did United States's foreign reserves change in 1997?▾
United States's foreign reserves decreased by 16.1% in 1997 compared to 1996.
Which country had the highest foreign reserves in 1997?▾
Japan had the highest foreign reserves in 1997 at $226.7B.
What is the foreign reserves of United States in 1997?▾
The foreign reserves of United States in 1997 was $134.8B. This ranked 3rd globally.
What was United States's foreign reserves in billion in 1997?▾
United States's foreign reserves in 1997 was approximately 134.84 billion ($134.8B).
How does 1997 compare to 1996 for United States's foreign reserves?▾
United States's foreign reserves went from $160.7B in 1996 to $134.8B in 1997, a 16.1% decrease.
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