India, which is the world’s largest consumer of gold, has the 11th
largest gold reserve, with the current holding pegged at 607 tonnes, as
per the latest report by the World Gold Council (WGC).
India’s
overall position in terms of total gold holding would have been tenth
had the list included only countries. Whereas, International Monetary
Fund (IMF) is included and is third on the list with total gold reserves
of 2,814 tonnes.
The numero uno slot is occupied by the U.S., which boasts of gold reserves of 8,133.5 tonnes, followed by Germany with 3,369.7 tonnes. Italy and France complete the top five list with reserves of a little over 2,400 tonnes each.
Meanwhile, among Asian countries, China and Japan have more reserves of the precious metal when compared to India. China – WGC takes into account only ‘Mainland China’ – has reserves of 1,864.3 tonnes, while Japan has gold reserves of 765.2 tonnes.
“Following the multi-decade high in gold reserves growth in 2018, central banks’ appetite remained healthy at the start of 2019,” said Alistair Hewitt, Director of Market Intelligence, WGC.
“Gross purchases of 48 tonnes and gross sales of 13 tonnes led to global gold reserves rising by 35 tonnes on a net basis in January, with sizeable increases from nine central banks. This is the largest January increase in gold reserves in our records [back to 2002], and illustrates the recent strength in gold accumulation,” added Mr. Hewitt.
The numero uno slot is occupied by the U.S., which boasts of gold reserves of 8,133.5 tonnes, followed by Germany with 3,369.7 tonnes. Italy and France complete the top five list with reserves of a little over 2,400 tonnes each.
Meanwhile, among Asian countries, China and Japan have more reserves of the precious metal when compared to India. China – WGC takes into account only ‘Mainland China’ – has reserves of 1,864.3 tonnes, while Japan has gold reserves of 765.2 tonnes.
“Following the multi-decade high in gold reserves growth in 2018, central banks’ appetite remained healthy at the start of 2019,” said Alistair Hewitt, Director of Market Intelligence, WGC.
“Gross purchases of 48 tonnes and gross sales of 13 tonnes led to global gold reserves rising by 35 tonnes on a net basis in January, with sizeable increases from nine central banks. This is the largest January increase in gold reserves in our records [back to 2002], and illustrates the recent strength in gold accumulation,” added Mr. Hewitt.
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