Gold reserves as a part of international reserves, only a measure of national wealth, gold reserves to withstand the high impact of international investment funds to strengthen the capacity and will help make up the international balance of payments deficit, contributing to the maintenance of a country's economic stability .
Officially reported gold reserves
As of 22 September 2005, the largest gold holdings in tonnes as reported by the World Gold Council can be seen in the table below. The United States' holding of gold is worth approximately US$164 billion (December 2006).
