The World Gold Council recently released a new list of the top countries with the highest gold reserves. Today, we will explore total gold reserves by country and their net value in US dollars.
Gold is not only a valuable metal but also protects a country from financial disaster and makes a country rich.
The US has topped the list with 8,100+ tonnes of gold, which is estimated to be 489,133 (in $ millions)
Table of gold reserves by country
| Country | Gold Reserves Tonnes | Gold Reserves Millions |
| USA | 8,133.46 | 543,499.37 |
| Germany | 3,352.65 | 224,032.81 |
| Italy | 2,451.84 | 163,838.19 |
| France | 2,436.97 | 162,844.72 |
| Russia | 2,332.74 | 155,880.00 |
| China | 2,235.39 | 149,374.61 |
| Switzerland | 1,040.00 | 62,543.91 |
| Japan | 845.97 | 56,530.15 |
| India | 803.58 | 53,697.34 |
| Netherlands | 612.45 | 40,925.77 |