How Much Gold Do Big Countries Hold

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  1.    United States
Gold holdings: 8,133.5 tonnes
Percentage of total foreign reserves: 76.6%
Consumer demand in Q2 2012 for Jewelry: 19.8 tonnes
Consumer demand for total bar and coin invest in Q2 2012: 14.4 tonnes

2.    Germany
Gold holdings: 3,395.5 tonnes
Percentage of total foreign reserves: 73.9%
Consumer demand for total bar and coin invest in Q2 2012: 34.2 tonnes

3.    IMF
According to the International Monetary Fund, it holds a relatively 
large amount of gold among its assets, not only for reasons of financial 
soundness, but also to meet unforeseen contingencies.
Gold holdings: 2,814.0

4.    Italy
Gold holdings: 2,451.8 tonnes
Percentage of total foreign reserves: 73.2%
Consumer demand in Q2 2012 for Jewelry: 4.8 tonnes

5.    France
Gold holdings: 2,435.4 tonnes
Percentage of total foreign reserves: 73.2%
Consumer demand for total bar and coin invest in Q2 2012: 0.6 tonnes

6.    China
Gold holdings: 1,054.1 tonnes
Percentage of total foreign reserves: 1.8%
Consumer demand in Q2 2012 for Jewelry: 93.8 tonnes
Consumer demand for total bar and coin invest in Q2 2012: 51.1 tonnes

7.    Switzerland
Gold holdings: 1,040.1 tonnes
Percentage of total foreign reserves: 11.7%
Consumer demand for total bar and coin invest in Q2 2012: 17.3 tonnes

8.    Russia
Gold holdings: 934.5 tonnes
Percentage of total foreign reserves: 10.1%
Consumer demand in Q2 2012 for Jewelry: 18.6 tonnes

9.    Japan
Gold holdings: 765.2 tonnes
Percentage of total foreign reserves: 3.4%
Consumer demand in Q2 2012 for Jewelry: 3.8 tonnes
Consumer demand for total bar and coin invest in Q2 2012: 5.1 tonnes

10.  Netherlands
Gold holdings: 612.5 tonnes
Percentage of total foreign reserves: 61.1%

11.  India
Gold holdings: 557.7 tonnes
Percentage of total foreign reserves: 10.6%
Consumer demand in Q2 2012 for Jewelry: 124.8 tonnes
Consumer demand for total bar and coin invest in Q2 2012: 56.5 tonnes