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The top ten countries with the largest gold reserves
(2017)
№ State Tons of Gold
1 U.S. 8133,5
2 Germany 3373
3 Italy 2451,8
4 France 2435,6
5 China 1842,6
6 Russia 1778,9
7 Switzerland 1040
8 Japan 765,2
9 Netherlands 612,5
10 India 557,8
Interesting facts:
The U.S. holds 75 percent of its gold and foreign exchange reserves in gold;
Italy's gold reserves have remained unchanged since 1999;
Only 2% of China's gold and foreign exchange reserves are gold;
Russia has been able to increase its gold reserves by 200 tons in the past year;
Switzerland is the absolute leader in terms of its gold reserves (1040 tons) per capita. This corresponds to 140 grams of state gold for every citizen of the state;
Japan’s gold reserves have also remained unchanged for 16 years, accounting for only 2,3 percent of total wealth;
While India has completed the top ten with 557,8 tonnes of gold reserves, is it the absolute leader in recent years in terms of gold purchases by its population?