GOLD RESERVES

Key findings: 

• Top 5 holders: The top slot is occupied by the U.S., which boasts of gold reserves of 8,133.5 tonnes, followed by Germany (3,369.7 tonnes), IMF, Italy and France. 
  
  
• Asian countries: Mainland China is ranked 7^th and Japan at 9^th followed by India at 11^th. 
  
  
• India: 
  • India, which is the world’s largest consumer of gold, has the 11^th largest gold reserve, with the current holding pegged at 607 tonnes. 
    
    
  • India’s overall position in terms of total gold holding would have been 10^th had the list included only countries. The List also includes International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is third on the list with total gold reserves of 2,814 tonnes.