Just to put things in some perspective, here is the world's top 15 Gold lovers:
15. Venezuela
Value of Reserves: $15.904 billion
Holdings Total: 397.6 tons
14. Portugal
Value of Reserves: $16.86 billion
Holdings Total: 421.51 tons
13. Taiwan
Value of Reserves: $18.67 billion
Holdings Total: 466.81 tons
12. European Central Bank (ECB)
Value of Reserves: $22.1 billion
Holdings Total: 522.54 tons
11. India
Value of Reserves: $24.58 billion
Holdings Total: 614.58 tons
10. Netherlands
Value of Reserves: $26.9 billion
Holdings Total: 674.98 tons
9. Russia
Value of Reserves: $28.26 billion
Holdings Total: 706.38 tons
8. Japan
Value of Reserves: $33.73 billion
Holdings Total: 843.25 tons
7. Switzerland
Value of Reserves: $45.84 billion
Holdings Total: 1,146 tons
6. China
Value of Reserves: $46.46 billion
Holdings Total: 1,161.6 tons
5. France
Value of Reserves: $107.35 billion
Holdings Total: 2,683.81 tons
4. Italy
Value of Reserves: $108.07 billion
Holdings Total: 2,701.9 tons
3. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Value of Reserves: $132.4 billion
Holdings Total: 3311.84 tons
2. Germany
Value of Reserves: $150.17 billion
Holdings Total: 3754.29 tons
1. United States
Value of Reserves: $358.63 billion
Holdings Total: 8,965.65 tons
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