TABLE B–111.—International reserves, selected years, 1962–2001 [Millions of SDRs; end of period] Area and country All countries Industrial countries 1 United States Canada Euro area: Austria Belgium Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal Spain Australia Japan New Zealand Denmark Iceland Norway Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Developing countries: Total 2 By area: Africa Asia Europe Middle East Western Hemisphere Memo: Oil-exporting countries Non-oil developing countries
1 2 2 2
1962 62,851 53,502 17,220 2,561
1972 146,658 113,362 12,112 5,572
1982 361,239 214,025 29,918 3,439
1992
1999
2000 1,608,330 677,555 52,598 24,544
2001 Aug 1,655,734 674,697 53,253 26,992
752,566 1,402,165 424,229 52,995 8,662 614,649 53,238 20,556
1,081 1,753 237 4,049 6,958 287 359 4,068 ...... 1,943 680 1,045 1,168 2,021 251 256 32 304 802 2,919 3,308 9,349
2,505 3,564 664 9,224 21,908 950 1,038 5,605 ...... 4,407 2,129 4,618 5,656 16,916 767 787 78 1,220 1,453 6,961 5,201 33,295
5,544 4,757 1,420 17,850 43,909 916 2,390 15,108 ...... 10,723 1,179 7,450 6,053 22,001 577 2,111 133 6,273 3,397 16,930 11,904 147,213
9,703 10,914 3,862 22,522 69,489 3,606 2,514 22,438 ...... 17,492 14,474 33,640 8,429 52,937 2,239 8,090 364 8,725 16,667 27,100 27,300 328,337
11,475 8,259 6,035 32,329 48,375 13,352 3,855 19,095 59 8,462 7,130 24,716 15,545 209,893 3,246 16,313 351 14,905 11,151 29,378 26,854 787,516
11,414 7,961 6,552 31,831 47,567 10,452 4,120 22,382 61 8,427 7,520 24,373 13,996 273,251 2,555 11,671 301 15,518 11,616 27,492 34,236 930,775
10,068 8,537 6,422 30,936 44,039 4,747 4,469 21,967 86 8,018 8,071 24,838 14,689 284,585 2,323 11,531 277 15,646 9,801 27,240 29,478 981,037
2,110 2,772 381 1,805 2,282
3,962 8,130 2,680 9,436 9,089
7,737 44,490 5,359 64,039 25,563
13,044 190,363 16,006 44,149 64,774
32,700 482,339 80,295 79,663 112,519
39,840 548,763 98,805 93,333 150,034
47,407 579,907 109,393 94,989 149,341
2,030 7,319
9,956 23,339
67,108 80,105
46,144 282,193
80,962 706,554
102,816 827,959
105,660 875,376
Includes data for Luxembourg 1962–92. Includes data for European Central Bank (ECB) beginning 1999. Detail does not add to totals shown. Includes data for Taiwan Province of China.
Note.—International reserves is comprised of monetary authorities' holdings of gold (at SDR 35 per ounce), special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve positions in the International Monetary Fund, and foreign exchange. U.S. dollars per SDR (end of period) are: 1962—1.00000; 1972—1.08571; 1982—1.10311; 1992—1.37500; 1999—1.3725; 2000—1.3029; August 2001—1.2882; and September 2001—1.2890. Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.
2001 Sept 1,699,449 701,029 55,641 26,327
10,246 8,851 6,388 30,750 45,796 4,504 4,376 22,335 86 8,150 8,029 25,108 14,484 303,267 2,318 13,554 279 15,659 9,737 27,715 31,029 998,419
47,225 586,118 110,675 96,588 157,814
106,682 891,737
not add to totals shown.
wing rights (SDRs), reserve
725; 2000—1.3029; August