Central Bank Gold Reserves by Country

In Sep 2026 69 central banks reported 30,418 tonnes of gold to the IMF. The largest holders: United States 8,134 t, Germany 3,349 t, Italy 2,452 t, France 2,437 t, China 2,410 t. Over the 12 months before, 28 added and 6 reduced their holdings.

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Pale = little, full gold = the largest holder (in total). The scale runs on a square root, so a country with a quarter of the largest holding already carries half the colour; the ticks show where the amounts sit.

Sep 2026

Ranking

Central bank gold in Sep 2026, country by country

79 countries report gold to the IMF in a form that passes the checks; 3 that report are left out because their gold cannot be read reliably. Countries without a figure are hatched. A month that a country did not report shows its last report of the three months before.

Gold held by central banks by country, in tonnes, as a share of reserves, per resident and its change over twelve months

United States in gold	8,134 t	23.8 g	no figure	0.0 t
	3,349 t	40.1 g	82.3%	−1.2 t
	2,452 t	41.6 g	78.5%	0.0 t
	2,437 t	35.5 g	80.1%	+0.0 t
	2,410 t	1.7 g	8.5%	+106.1 t
	2,264 t	15.8 g	41.2%	−65.3 t
	1,040 t	114.4 g	13.0%	0.0 t
	881 t	0.6 g	15.5%	+0.3 t
	846 t	6.9 g	9.6%	0.0 t
Türkiye in gold	791 t	9.2 g	62.7%	−7.5 t

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Gold held by central banks by country, in tonnes, as a share of reserves, per resident and its change over twelve months, the other 59 countries
Country	Tonnes	Grams per resident	Share of reserves	12-month change
	673 t	18.5 g	30.7%	+157.5 t
Netherlands in gold	612 t	33.9 g	71.1%	0.0 t
Portugal in gold	383 t	35.4 g	81.4%	+0.0 t
	382 t	18.3 g	78.1%	+57.5 t
	323 t	8.7 g	no figure	0.0 t
United Kingdom in gold	310 t	4.5 g	14.9%	0.0 t
Spain in gold	282 t	5.7 g	31.6%	0.0 t
	280 t	30.4 g	73.4%	+0.0 t
	235 t	3.3 g	10.8%	+0.0 t
	227 t	19.0 g	57.2%	0.0 t
	172 t	0.8 g	6.4%	+27.3 t
	134 t	1.1 g	17.9%	+1.6 t
	126 t	11.9 g	22.7%	0.0 t
	126 t	1.9 g	22.4%	+1.1 t
	120 t	0.9 g	6.1%	−0.1 t
	115 t	11.0 g	68.4%	+0.1 t
	110 t	11.6 g	21.3%	0.0 t
	105 t	2.0 g	no figure	0.0 t
	104 t	5.4 g	16.4%	−0.0 t
	87 t	8.0 g	6.5%	+20.6 t
	87 t	0.3 g	8.0%	+6.6 t
	80 t	2.9 g	14.0%	+2.0 t
	76 t	6.6 g	37.0%	+2.9 t
	67 t	11.1 g	8.3%	0.0 t
	62 t	1.3 g	17.9%	0.0 t
	57 t	3.2 g	28.9%	+2.9 t
	55 t	8.4 g	22.6%	+3.4 t
	54 t	5.9 g	49.5%	0.0 t
	45 t	1.2 g	4.5%	+5.9 t
	44 t	7.8 g	27.6%	no figure
	41 t	6.4 g	66.4%	no figure
	35 t	1.0 g	5.1%	0.0 t
	27 t	0.7 g	7.8%	+0.0 t
	26 t	1.4 g	29.9%	0.0 t
	22 t	0.6 g	5.9%	0.0 t
	18 t	0.5 g	16.2%	0.0 t
	16 t	0.8 g	6.8%	+2.5 t
	14 t	10.1 g	65.9%	0.0 t
	12 t	10.0 g	16.0%	0.0 t
	12 t	2.2 g	12.4%	−0.4 t
	7.9 t	2.2 g	14.0%	+0.3 t
	7.8 t	2.0 g	12.9%	+0.7 t
	6.9 t	3.8 g	16.3%	0.0 t
	6.7 t	3.6 g	15.4%	0.0 t
	5.8 t	2.0 g	11.5%	0.0 t
	4.7 t	0.1 g	0.9%	0.0 t
	4.2 t	2.0 g	16.6%	no figure
	3.7 t	1.6 g	5.0%	+0.3 t
	2.3 t	3.3 g	10.5%	+0.0 t
	2.1 t	0.3 g	5.2%	+0.3 t
	2.1 t	0.3 g	0.1%	0.0 t
	2.0 t	5.0 g	3.6%	0.0 t
	1.5 t	0.1 g	3.0%	+1.0 t
	1.0 t	0.3 g	0.8%	+0.9 t
	0.7 t	0.1 g	0.8%	0.0 t
	0.6 t	0.0 g	0.5%	0.0 t
	0.3 t	0.5 g	3.4%	0.0 t
	0.3 t	0.2 g	1.6%	0.0 t
	0.1 t	0.0 g	0.2%	0.0 t

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL); population: World Bank.

What the figures are

The gold that each central bank reports to the IMF in its template on international reserves (IRFCL, sector central bank, fine troy ounces), shown in tonnes. Where a country's central bank reports none and its government holds the gold (the United Kingdom, the United States, China and others), the monetary authority together with the central government is read. A month that a country did not report shows its last report of the three months before. The share of reserves is the gold at the IMF's value divided by the official reserve assets of the same month; grams per resident divide the tonnes by the World Bank's latest population count of the country (mostly 2024 or 2025).

Which countries are on the map

79 countries report gold to the IMF in a form that passes three checks: the sector, the unit (some countries report thousands of ounces) and the valuation (some value their gold at a book value that does not follow the market). 3 that report are left out because their figure cannot be read reliably: Chile, Singapore, Tunisia. Countries without a figure are hatched.

Sources and licences

Gold held: International Monetary Fund, International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL). Population: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.POP.TOTL), CC BY 4.0. Gold price for the value of the gold: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), CC BY 4.0. Shapes: Natural Earth (public domain), Equal Earth projection.

Questions about central bank gold

Which central bank holds the most gold?

In Sep 2026 United States held the most gold, 8,134 tonnes, ahead of Germany with 3,349 tonnes and Italy with 2,452 tonnes.

Which country holds the most gold per resident?

Switzerland, with 114 grams of central bank gold per resident in Sep 2026, ahead of Italy (42 g) and Germany (40 g). Grams per resident divide the tonnes by the World Bank's latest population count.

How much gold do central banks hold in total?

The 69 countries on this map held 30,418 tonnes of gold in Sep 2026, as they report it to the International Monetary Fund. Countries that do not report, or whose report cannot be read reliably, are not counted.

Who is buying gold and who is selling?

Over the twelve months to Sep 2026, 28 central banks added to their holdings and 6 reduced them. The map's third view shows each country's change in tonnes.

Where do the figures come from?

From the International Monetary Fund's template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity, which each central bank or monetary authority fills in for itself, month by month. A month that a country did not report shows its last report of the three months before. Each figure is checked against the IMF's own dollar value of the gold before it is shown.