Gold reserves (2025)

Australia tops the global rankings for gold reserves, recording 13K metric tons in 2025, followed by Russian Federation (12K metric tons) and South Africa (5K metric tons). Indonesia (3.6K metric tons) and Canada (3.2K metric tons) complete the top 5. China (3.2K metric tons) and United States of America (3K metric tons) follow close behind. Brazil (2.5K metric tons), Kazakhstan (2.3K metric tons), and Peru (2.2K metric tons) round out the top ten. The spread is substantial: Australia has 5.9× the figure recorded by Peru (2.2K metric tons). Three of the top ten are in Asia.