Central Bank Gold Reserves by Country: Holdings and Reserve Share
Central banks hold gold as part of their official reserve assets to support financial stability, diversify reserve portfolios, and reduce exposure to individual currencies and financial markets. This dataset compares major countries by the amount of official gold they hold in metric tonnes and the percentage of total foreign reserves represented by gold. It is designed to support ranked comparisons and geographic analysis of how gold reserves are distributed across major economies.
The dataset is based primarily on the World Gold Council’s official gold holdings data and preserves the latest reported period available for each country. Because central banks may report reserve information at different times, the reporting month can vary between countries. The dataset therefore retains each country’s actual reporting period rather than assigning all observations to a single artificial date, making it suitable for transparent analysis, interactive maps, ranked charts, and comparisons of gold’s importance within national reserve portfolios.