| Code | Country | Variable | www.Worldata.org ® © | Unit | Share | Rank | Year | Source | Key |
| 1 | Afghanistan | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 73 | ||
| 2 | Albania | Gold reserves | 0.11 | million ounces | 0.01% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 99 | |
| 3 | Algeria | Gold reserves | 5.58 | million ounces | 0.59% | 21 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 24 |
| 4 | Andorra | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 5 | Angola | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 139 | ||
| 7 | Argentina | Gold reserves | 0.02 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 140 | |
| 8 | Armenia | Gold reserves | 0.04 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 100 | |
| 9 | Australia | Gold reserves | 2.56 | million ounces | 0.27% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 3 | |
| 10 | Austria | Gold reserves | 12.14 | million ounces | 1.28% | 13 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 6 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 101 | ||
| 12 | Bahamas | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 141 | ||
| 13 | Bahrain | Gold reserves | 0.15 | million ounces | 0.02% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 124 | |
| 14 | Bangladesh | Gold reserves | 0.11 | million ounces | 0.01% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 74 | |
| 15 | Barbados | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 142 | ||
| 16 | Belarus | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 17 | Belgium | Gold reserves | 8.30 | million ounces | 0.87% | 17 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 7 |
| 18 | Belize | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 143 | ||
| 19 | Benin | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 25 | ||
| 20 | Bhutan | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 75 | ||
| 21 | Bolivia | Gold reserves | 0.94 | million ounces | 0.10% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 144 | |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 23 | Botswana | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 26 | ||
| 24 | Brazil | Gold reserves | 1.89 | million ounces | 0.20% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 145 | |
| 25 | Brunei | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 26 | Bulgaria | Gold reserves | 1.03 | million ounces | 0.11% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 102 | |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 27 | ||
| 28 | Burundi | Gold reserves | 0.02 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 28 | |
| 29 | Cambodia | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 30 | Cameroon | Gold reserves | 0.03 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 29 | |
| 31 | Canada | Gold reserves | 1.18 | million ounces | 0.12% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 2 | |
| 32 | Cape Verde | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 30 | ||
| 33 | Central African Republic | Gold reserves | 0.01 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 31 | |
| 34 | Chad | Gold reserves | 0.01 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 32 | |
| 35 | Chile | Gold reserves | 0.07 | million ounces | 0.01% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 146 | |
| 36 | China | Gold reserves | 12.70 | million ounces | 1.34% | 11 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 76 |
| 37 | Colombia | Gold reserves | 0.33 | million ounces | 0.03% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 147 | |
| 38 | Comoros | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 33 | ||
| 39 | Congo (Brazzaville) | Gold reserves | 0.01 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 35 | |
| 40 | Congo (Kinshasa) | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 34 | ||
| 41 | Costa Rica | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 148 | ||
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 36 | ||
| 43 | Croatia | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 103 | ||
| 44 | Cuba | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 45 | Cyprus | Gold reserves | 0.46 | million ounces | 0.05% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 104 | |
| 46 | Czech Republic | Gold reserves | 0.45 | million ounces | 0.05% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 105 | |
| 47 | Denmark | Gold reserves | 2.14 | million ounces | 0.23% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 18 | |
| 48 | Djibouti | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 37 | ||
| 49 | Dominica | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 149 | ||
| 50 | Dominican Republic | Gold reserves | 0.02 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 150 | |
| 51 | East Timor | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 52 | Ecuador | Gold reserves | 0.85 | million ounces | 0.09% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 151 | |
| 53 | Egypt | Gold reserves | 2.43 | million ounces | 0.26% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 125 | |
| 54 | El Salvador | Gold reserves | 0.47 | million ounces | 0.05% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 152 | |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 38 | ||
| 56 | Eritrea | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 57 | Estonia | Gold reserves | 0.01 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 106 | |
| 58 | Ethiopia | Gold reserves | 0.02 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 39 | |
| 59 | Fiji Islands | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 77 | ||
| 60 | Finland | Gold reserves | 1.58 | million ounces | 0.17% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 8 | |
| 61 | France | Gold reserves | 97.25 | million ounces | 10.23% | 3 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 9 |
| 62 | Gabon | Gold reserves | 0.01 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 40 | |
| 63 | Gambia | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 41 | ||
| 64 | Georgia | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 107 | ||
| 65 | Germany | Gold reserves | 111.52 | million ounces | 11.73% | 2 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 10 |
| 66 | Ghana | Gold reserves | 0.28 | million ounces | 0.03% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 42 | |
| 67 | Greece | Gold reserves | 4.26 | million ounces | 0.45% | 24 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 11 |
| 68 | Grenada | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 153 | ||
| 69 | Guatemala | Gold reserves | 0.22 | million ounces | 0.02% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 154 | |
| 70 | Guinea | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 43 | ||
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 44 | ||
| 72 | Guyana | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 155 | ||
| 73 | Haiti | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 156 | ||
| 74 | Honduras | Gold reserves | 0.02 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 157 | |
| 75 | Hungary | Gold reserves | 0.10 | million ounces | 0.01% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 108 | |
| 76 | Iceland | Gold reserves | 0.06 | million ounces | 0.01% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 19 | |
| 77 | India | Gold reserves | 11.50 | million ounces | 1.21% | 14 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 78 |
| 78 | Indonesia | Gold reserves | 3.10 | million ounces | 0.33% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 79 | |
| 79 | Iran | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 126 | ||
| 80 | Iraq | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 127 | ||
| 81 | Ireland | Gold reserves | 0.18 | million ounces | 0.02% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 12 | |
| 82 | Israel | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 128 | ||
| 83 | Italy | Gold reserves | 78.83 | million ounces | 8.29% | 4 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 13 |
| 84 | Jamaica | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 158 | ||
| 85 | Japan | Gold reserves | 24.55 | million ounces | 2.58% | 7 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 4 |
| 86 | Jordan | Gold reserves | 0.40 | million ounces | 0.04% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 129 | |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | Gold reserves | 1.84 | million ounces | 0.19% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 109 | |
| 88 | Kenya | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 45 | ||
| 89 | Kiribati | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 90 | Korea, North | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 91 | Korea, South | Gold reserves | 0.44 | million ounces | 0.05% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 80 | |
| 92 | Kuwait | Gold reserves | 2.54 | million ounces | 0.27% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 130 | |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | Gold reserves | 0.08 | million ounces | 0.01% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 110 | |
| 94 | Laos | Gold reserves | 0.02 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 81 | |
| 95 | Latvia | Gold reserves | 0.25 | million ounces | 0.03% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 111 | |
| 96 | Lebanon | Gold reserves | 9.22 | million ounces | 0.97% | 16 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 131 |
| 97 | Lesotho | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 46 | ||
| 98 | Liberia | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 47 | ||
| 99 | Libya | Gold reserves | 4.62 | million ounces | 0.49% | 22 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 132 |
| 100 | Liechtenstein | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 101 | Lithuania | Gold reserves | 0.19 | million ounces | 0.02% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 112 | |
| 102 | Luxembourg | Gold reserves | 0.08 | million ounces | 0.01% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 14 | |
| 103 | Macedonia | Gold reserves | 0.11 | million ounces | 0.01% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 113 | |
| 104 | Madagascar | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 48 | ||
| 105 | Malawi | Gold reserves | 0.01 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 49 | |
| 106 | Malaysia | Gold reserves | 1.17 | million ounces | 0.12% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 82 | |
| 107 | Maldives | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 83 | ||
| 108 | Mali | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 50 | ||
| 109 | Malta | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 114 | ||
| 110 | Marshall Islands | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 111 | Mauritania | Gold reserves | 0.01 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 51 | |
| 112 | Mauritius | Gold reserves | 0.06 | million ounces | 0.01% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 52 | |
| 113 | Mexico | Gold reserves | 0.25 | million ounces | 0.03% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 159 | |
| 114 | Micronesia, Federated States of | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 84 | ||
| 115 | Moldova | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 115 | ||
| 116 | Monaco | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 117 | Mongolia | Gold reserves | 0.08 | million ounces | 0.01% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 85 | |
| 118 | Morocco | Gold reserves | 0.71 | million ounces | 0.07% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 53 | |
| 119 | Mozambique | Gold reserves | 0.07 | million ounces | 0.01% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 54 | |
| 120 | Myanmar | Gold reserves | 0.23 | million ounces | 0.02% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 86 | |
| 121 | Namibia | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 55 | ||
| 122 | Nauru | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 123 | Nepal | Gold reserves | 0.15 | million ounces | 0.02% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 87 | |
| 124 | Netherlands | Gold reserves | 29.32 | million ounces | 3.08% | 6 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 15 |
| 125 | New Zealand | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 5 | ||
| 126 | Nicaragua | Gold reserves | 0.02 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 160 | |
| 127 | Niger | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 56 | ||
| 128 | Nigeria | Gold reserves | 0.69 | million ounces | 0.07% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 57 | |
| 129 | Norway | Gold reserves | 1.18 | million ounces | 0.12% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 20 | |
| 130 | Oman | Gold reserves | 0.29 | million ounces | 0.03% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 133 | |
| 131 | Pakistan | Gold reserves | 2.09 | million ounces | 0.22% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 88 | |
| 132 | Palau | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 133 | Panama | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 161 | ||
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | Gold reserves | 0.06 | million ounces | 0.01% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 89 | |
| 135 | Paraguay | Gold reserves | 0.03 | million ounces | 0.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 162 | |
| 136 | Peru | Gold reserves | 1.10 | million ounces | 0.12% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 163 | |
| 137 | Philippines | Gold reserves | 7.23 | million ounces | 0.76% | 18 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 90 |
| 138 | Poland | Gold reserves | 3.31 | million ounces | 0.35% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 116 | |
| 139 | Portugal | Gold reserves | 19.51 | million ounces | 2.05% | 8 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 16 |
| 140 | Qatar | Gold reserves | 0.15 | million ounces | 0.02% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 134 | |
| 141 | Romania | Gold reserves | 3.37 | million ounces | 0.35% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 117 | |
| 142 | Russia | Gold reserves | 12.36 | million ounces | 1.30% | 12 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 118 |
| 143 | Rwanda | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 58 | ||
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 164 | ||
| 145 | Saint Lucia | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 165 | ||
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 166 | ||
| 147 | Samoa | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 91 | ||
| 148 | San Marino | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 59 | ||
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | Gold reserves | 4.60 | million ounces | 0.48% | 23 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 135 |
| 151 | Senegal | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 60 | ||
| 152 | Seychelles | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 61 | ||
| 153 | Sierra Leone | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 62 | ||
| 154 | Singapore | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 92 | ||
| 155 | Slovakia | Gold reserves | 1.29 | million ounces | 0.14% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 119 | |
| 156 | Slovenia | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 120 | ||
| 157 | Solomon Islands | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 93 | ||
| 158 | Somalia | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 63 | ||
| 159 | South Africa | Gold reserves | 5.90 | million ounces | 0.62% | 20 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 64 |
| 160 | Spain | Gold reserves | 16.83 | million ounces | 1.77% | 9 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 17 |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | Gold reserves | 0.63 | million ounces | 0.07% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 94 | |
| 162 | Sudan | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 65 | ||
| 163 | Suriname | Gold reserves | 0.26 | million ounces | 0.03% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 167 | |
| 164 | Swaziland | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 66 | ||
| 165 | Sweden | Gold reserves | 5.96 | million ounces | 0.63% | 19 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 21 |
| 166 | Switzerland | Gold reserves | 77.79 | million ounces | 8.18% | 5 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 22 |
| 167 | Syria | Gold reserves | 0.83 | million ounces | 0.09% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 136 | |
| 168 | Tajikistan | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 169 | Tanzania | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 67 | ||
| 170 | Thailand | Gold reserves | 2.37 | million ounces | 0.25% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 95 | |
| 171 | Togo | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 68 | ||
| 172 | Tonga | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 96 | ||
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | Gold reserves | 0.06 | million ounces | 0.01% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 168 | |
| 174 | Tunisia | Gold reserves | 0.22 | million ounces | 0.02% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 69 | |
| 175 | Turkey | Gold reserves | 3.74 | million ounces | 0.39% | 25 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 121 |
| 176 | Turkmenistan | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 177 | Tuvalu | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 178 | Uganda | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 70 | ||
| 179 | Ukraine | Gold reserves | 0.45 | million ounces | 0.05% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 122 | |
| 180 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Gold reserves | 0.40 | million ounces | 0.04% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 137 | |
| 181 | United Kingdom (UK) | Gold reserves | 15.67 | million ounces | 1.65% | 10 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 23 |
| 182 | United States of America (USA) | Gold reserves | 261.61 | million ounces | 27.52% | 1 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 1 |
| 183 | Uruguay | Gold reserves | 1.08 | million ounces | 0.11% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 169 | |
| 184 | Uzbekistan | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 185 | Vanuatu | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 97 | ||
| 186 | Vatican | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | na | ||
| 187 | Venezuela | Gold reserves | 10.24 | million ounces | 1.08% | 15 | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 170 |
| 188 | Vietnam | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 98 | ||
| 189 | Yemen | Gold reserves | 0.05 | million ounces | 0.01% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 138 | |
| 190 | Yugoslavia | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 123 | ||
| 191 | Zambia | Gold reserves | na | million ounces | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 71 | ||
| 192 | Zimbabwe | Gold reserves | 0.47 | million ounces | 0.05% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 72 | |
| 193 | World | Gold reserves | 950.64 | million ounces | 100.00% | 2000 | IFSY (2002) | 193 |