The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently brought 100 tonnes of gold from Britain to India. This gold of India was kept in the Bank of England. Now, RBI has shifted it to the offices of Mumbai and Nagpur. RBI has made a big decision regarding gold for the first time since 1991. Since then, curiosity has increased among the people about how much gold reserves are with the central banks of India and the world’s big countries. Let us give you complete information about the top 10 countries with the largest gold reserves.
India Had 500 Tonnes Of Gold Abroad
According to the World Gold Council report, India had about 800 tonnes of gold till the first quarter of the financial year 2024. Out of this, about 500 tonnes were kept abroad and 300 tonnes in India. After RBI brought 100 tonnes of gold to India, this figure has become 50-50 percent. America has the most gold in the world. Its gold reserve is about 8133 tonnes. India comes at number 9 on this list. We currently have 822 tonnes of gold. RBI is constantly buying gold. In such a situation, we can soon overtake Japan and become number 8. Japan currently has about 845 tonnes of gold.
These 10 Countries Have The Most Gold
Experts have said that given the deteriorating situation in the world due to the conflict in the Middle East and the continuous US action against Russia, RBI has decided to bring 100 tonnes of gold to India. This is why many central banks worldwide are also constantly buying gold. Due to this, the price of the yellow metal is constantly increasing. According to the World Gold Council, these countries have the most gold globally.
- USA – 8,133.46 tonnes ($579,050.15 million)
- Germany – 3,352.65 tonnes ($238,662.64 million)
- Italy – 2,451.84 tonnes ($174,555.00 million)
- France – 2,436.88 tonnes ($173,492.11 million)
- Russia – 2,332.74 tonnes ($166,076.25 million)
- China – 2,262.45 tonnes ($161,071.82 million)
- Switzerland – 1,040.00 tonnes ($69,495.46 million)
- Japan – 845.97 tonnes ($60,227.84 million)
- India – 822.09 tonnes ($58,527.34 million)
- Netherlands – 612.45 tonnes ($43,602.77 million)
