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As of 2024, Japan's foreign exchange reserves are typically around $1.2 trillion to $1.3 trillion, making Japan one of the largest holders of reserves globally, second only to China. Japan's reserves are diversified and consist of a mix of foreign currency assets (such as US dollars, euros, and other major currencies), government bonds, gold ...
The accumulated funds may have their origin in, or may represent, foreign currency deposits, foreign exchange reserves, gold, special drawing rights (SDRs) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) reserve position held by central banks and monetary authorities, along with other national assets such as pension investments, oil funds, or other ...
Map of countries with proven oil reserves - according to US EIA (start of 2017) Trends in proven oil reserves in top five countries, 1980–2013 (data from US Energy Information Administration) A map of world oil reserves according to OPEC, January 2014
A Guyanese historian, Walter Rodney, posits that foreign ownership of African natural resources is the "most direct way" that rich countries continue to dominate African states without formally colonizing them: "When citizens of Europe own the land and the mines of Africa, this is the most direct way of sucking the African continent." [9]
Petroleum and petroleum products are the main export of 14 African countries. Petroleum and petroleum products accounted for a 46.6% share of Africa's total exports in 2010; the second largest export of Africa as a whole is natural gas, in its gaseous state and as liquified natural gas, accounting for a 6.3% share of Africa's exports. [157]
Oil reserves in Libya are the largest in Africa, and among the ten largest oil reserves globally [1] with 46.4 billion barrels (7.38 × 10 ^ 9 m 3) of proven oil reserves as of 2010. Oil production was 1.65 million barrels per day (262 × 10 ^ 3 m 3 /d) as of 2010, giving Libya 77 years of reserves at current production rates if no new reserves ...
Central banks have been net buyers of gold for 11 consecutive years. According to World Gold Council (WGC) data, central banks around the world bought 272.9 tonnes of bullion in 2020. Purchases ...
List of countries by foreign-exchange reserves; List of countries by foreign-exchange reserves (excluding gold) List of countries by future gross government debt; List of countries by government budget; List of countries by government budget (PPP) List of countries by government budget per capita; List of countries by government debt