United States - Foreign Reserves 2008
$294.0B
+$16.5B from 2007
United States's foreign reserves was $294.0B in 2008, increased +$16.5B from $277.5B in 2007. This was the 5th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2008▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | China | $1.97T | 27.1% |
| 2nd | Japan | $1.03T | 5.9% |
| 3rd | Saudi Arabia | $451.3B | 45.9% |
| 4th | Russian Federation | $426.3B | -11.0% |
| 5th | United States | $294.0B | 5.9% |
| 6th | India | $257.4B | -6.9% |
| 7th | Korea | $201.5B | -23.2% |
| 8th | Brazil | $193.8B | 7.5% |
| 9th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $182.5B | 19.5% |
| 10th | Singapore | $177.5B | 6.9% |
| 11th | Algeria | $148.1B | 28.8% |
| 12th | Germany | $138.6B | 1.9% |
| 13th | Thailand | $111.0B | 26.9% |
| 14th | Italy | $105.6B | 12.3% |
| 15th | France | $103.3B | -10.5% |
| 16th | Libya | $96.3B | 15.7% |
| 17th | Mexico | $95.3B | 9.3% |
| 18th | Malaysia | $92.2B | -9.6% |
| 19th | Switzerland | $74.1B | -1.4% |
| 20th | Türkiye | $73.7B | -3.7% |
| 21st | United Kingdom | $64.8B | -16.6% |
| 22nd | Poland | $62.2B | -5.4% |
| 23rd | Nigeria | $53.6B | 3.3% |
| 24th | Indonesia | $51.6B | -9.3% |
| 25th | Norway | $50.9B | -16.3% |
| 26th | Iraq | $50.1B | 59.3% |
| 27th | Argentina | $46.4B | 0.5% |
| 28th | Canada | $43.9B | 6.8% |
| 29th | Israel | $42.5B | 49.1% |
| 30th | Denmark | $42.3B | 23.3% |
| 31st | Romania | $39.8B | -0.5% |
| 32nd | Philippines | $37.5B | 11.1% |
| 33rd | Czechia | $37.0B | 6.1% |
| 34th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $34.3B | 6.6% |
| 35th | South Africa | $34.1B | 3.5% |
| 36th | Hungary | $33.9B | 40.8% |
| 37th | Australia | $32.9B | 22.4% |
| 38th | United Arab Emirates | $31.7B | -59.0% |
| 39th | Ukraine | $31.5B | -2.9% |
| 40th | Peru | $31.2B | 12.4% |
| 41st | Sweden | $29.7B | -4.2% |
| 42nd | Netherlands | $28.6B | 6.2% |
| 43rd | Lebanon | $28.3B | 37.2% |
| 44th | Viet Nam | $23.9B | 1.7% |
| 45th | Colombia | $23.7B | 13.0% |
| 46th | Chile | $23.1B | 37.0% |
| 47th | Morocco | $22.7B | -8.1% |
| 48th | Spain | $20.3B | 6.6% |
| 49th | Kazakhstan | $19.9B | 12.7% |
| 50th | Kuwait | $19.3B | 2.9% |
| 51st | Slovak Republic | $18.8B | -0.7% |
| 52nd | Bulgaria | $17.9B | 2.2% |
| 53rd | Angola | $17.9B | 59.6% |
| 54th | Syrian Arab Republic | $17.8B | 0.4% |
| 55th | Austria | $16.7B | -8.0% |
| 56th | Macao SAR, China | $15.9B | 20.4% |
| 57th | Belgium | $15.7B | -4.9% |
| 58th | Croatia | $13.0B | -5.2% |
| 59th | Portugal | $12.0B | 4.3% |
| 60th | Oman | $11.6B | 21.6% |
| 61st | Serbia | $11.5B | -19.3% |
| 62nd | New Zealand | $11.1B | -35.9% |
| 63rd | Qatar | $10.0B | 2.5% |
| 64th | Trinidad and Tobago | $9.5B | 40.5% |
| 65th | Botswana | $9.1B | -6.9% |
| 66th | Tunisia | $9.0B | 12.5% |
| 67th | Pakistan | $9.0B | -42.9% |
| 68th | Jordan | $8.9B | 12.5% |
| 69th | Finland | $8.4B | -0.3% |
| 70th | Yemen, Republic of | $8.2B | 5.1% |
| 71st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $7.7B | 45.3% |
| 72nd | Azerbaijan | $6.5B | 51.3% |
| 73rd | Lithuania | $6.4B | -16.5% |
| 74th | Uruguay | $6.4B | 54.3% |
| 75th | Bangladesh | $5.8B | 9.7% |
| 76th | Latvia | $5.2B | -9.0% |
| 77th | Guatemala | $4.7B | 7.9% |
| 78th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $4.5B | -11.1% |
| 79th | Ecuador | $4.5B | 27.0% |
| 80th | Equatorial Guinea | $4.4B | 15.2% |
| 81st | Bahrain | $4.1B | -6.7% |
| 82nd | Estonia | $4.0B | 21.5% |
| 83rd | Myanmar | $3.9B | 19.4% |
| 84th | Congo, Republic of | $3.9B | 77.8% |
| 85th | Costa Rica | $3.8B | -7.6% |
| 86th | Iceland | $3.6B | 35.7% |
| 87th | Greece | $3.5B | -4.3% |
| 88th | Cameroon | $3.1B | 6.2% |
| 89th | Belarus | $3.1B | -26.7% |
| 90th | Afghanistan | $3.0B | 428.1% |
| 91st | Kenya | $2.9B | -14.2% |
| 92nd | Paraguay | $2.9B | 16.3% |
| 93rd | Tanzania | $2.9B | -0.8% |
| 94th | Dominican Republic | $2.7B | -11.5% |
| 95th | El Salvador | $2.6B | 14.8% |
| 96th | Cambodia | $2.6B | 23.3% |
| 97th | Sri Lanka | $2.6B | -25.6% |
| 98th | Honduras | $2.5B | -2.1% |
| 99th | Nepal | $2.5B | 22.0% |
| 100th | Panama | $2.4B | 25.3% |
| 101st | Albania | $2.4B | 9.3% |
| 102nd | Uganda | $2.3B | -10.1% |
| 103rd | North Macedonia | $2.1B | -6.8% |
| 104th | Ghana | $2.0B | -9.2% |
| 105th | Papua New Guinea | $2.0B | -4.7% |
| 106th | Gabon | $1.9B | 56.3% |
| 107th | Mauritius | $1.8B | -1.9% |
| 108th | Jamaica | $1.8B | -5.6% |
| 109th | Moldova | $1.7B | 25.4% |
| 110th | Mozambique | $1.7B | 9.0% |
| 111th | Georgia | $1.5B | 8.7% |
| 112th | Armenia | $1.4B | -15.2% |
| 113th | Sudan | $1.4B | 1.5% |
| 114th | Chad | $1.4B | 40.5% |
| 115th | Namibia | $1.3B | 44.3% |
| 116th | Kyrgyz Republic | $1.2B | 4.1% |
| 117th | Nicaragua | $1.1B | 3.4% |
| 118th | Zambia | $1.1B | 0.5% |
| 119th | Ireland | $1.0B | 12.3% |
| 120th | Cyprus | $1.0B | -84.6% |
| 121st | Madagascar | $982.3M | 16.0% |
| 122nd | Lesotho | $971.5M | -3.1% |
| 123rd | Slovenia | $957.6M | -10.1% |
| 124th | Kosovo | $932.8M | -2.8% |
| 125th | Lao PDR | $901.7M | 23.4% |
| 126th | Rwanda | $769.3M | -1.9% |
| 127th | Bhutan | $764.8M | 9.4% |
| 128th | Eswatini | $751.9M | -2.9% |
| 129th | Brunei Darussalam | $751.2M | 12.5% |
| 130th | Barbados | $738.5M | -12.0% |
| 131st | San Marino | $706.8M | 9.1% |
| 132nd | Haiti | $705.4M | 21.2% |
| 133rd | Aruba | $691.9M | 51.9% |
| 134th | Mongolia | $656.7M | -34.5% |
| 135th | Suriname | $602.5M | 49.4% |
| 136th | Bahamas, The | $567.9M | 22.3% |
| 137th | West Bank and Gaza | $509.5M | 43.6% |
| 138th | Montenegro | $435.7M | -36.8% |
| 139th | Luxembourg | $398.1M | 94.0% |
| 140th | Malta | $373.4M | -90.2% |
| 141st | Cabo Verde | $361.5M | -0.8% |
| 142nd | Guyana | $355.9M | 13.7% |
| 143rd | Fiji | $322.2M | -39.0% |
| 144th | Burundi | $266.5M | 50.5% |
| 145th | Malawi | $253.9M | 11.7% |
| 146th | Maldives | $240.6M | -22.0% |
| 147th | Sierra Leone | $220.2M | 1.7% |
| 148th | Timor-Leste | $210.4M | -8.6% |
| 149th | Mauritania | $198.6M | -4.3% |
| 150th | Djibouti | $175.5M | 32.8% |
| 151st | Belize | $166.2M | 53.1% |
| 152nd | Tajikistan | $163.5M | 91.9% |
| 153rd | Liberia | $160.9M | 34.8% |
| 154th | St. Lucia | $142.8M | -7.1% |
| 155th | Antigua and Barbuda | $138.0M | -4.1% |
| 156th | Central African Republic | $131.5M | 43.1% |
| 157th | Gambia, The | $116.5M | -18.4% |
| 158th | Vanuatu | $115.2M | -3.7% |
| 159th | Comoros | $112.7M | -4.2% |
| 160th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $110.4M | 15.3% |
| 161st | Grenada | $105.3M | -4.7% |
| 162nd | Solomon Islands | $88.8M | -26.3% |
| 163rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $83.7M | -3.8% |
| 164th | Samoa | $81.9M | -9.2% |
| 165th | Zimbabwe | $81.9M | -49.8% |
| 166th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $77.7M | -57.0% |
| 167th | Tonga | $69.8M | 6.9% |
| 168th | Seychelles | $63.8M | 56.6% |
| 169th | São Tomé and Principe | $61.3M | 55.8% |
| 170th | Eritrea | $56.0M | 72.9% |
| 171st | Guinea | $55.7M | 18.9% |
| 172nd | Dominica | $55.2M | -8.9% |
| 173rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | $40.0M | -17.5% |
FAQ
What was United States's foreign reserves in 2008?▾
United States's foreign reserves in 2008 was $294.0B. This ranked 5th globally.
How did United States's foreign reserves change in 2008?▾
United States's foreign reserves increased by 5.9% in 2008 compared to 2007.
Which country had the highest foreign reserves in 2008?▾
China had the highest foreign reserves in 2008 at $1.97T.
What is the foreign reserves of United States in 2008?▾
The foreign reserves of United States in 2008 was $294.0B. This ranked 5th globally.
What was United States's foreign reserves in billion in 2008?▾
United States's foreign reserves in 2008 was approximately 294.05 billion ($294.0B).
How does 2008 compare to 2007 for United States's foreign reserves?▾
United States's foreign reserves went from $277.5B in 2007 to $294.0B in 2008, a 5.9% increase.
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