Gold Per Capita
What this ranking measures

Official gold reserves per capita by country

Official gold reserves per capita divide monetary gold held by a reporting authority by the country's resident population. In the current 2026 view, Switzerland ranks first among 29 countries at 3.71 fine troy ounces per resident.

ObservationSnapshot dated Mar 31, 2026
Population year2026
Countries ranked29
Dataset29-country official-reserves series

How to interpret this ranking

This comparison uses the 29 official-reserve records in the current dataset and excludes private bars, coins, funds and jewellery.

Observation and population years

Metal quantities use the current release observation or model date. The population denominator is stated on every row and country page.

Official gold reserves per capita by country
RankCountryGrams per residentTroy oz per personTotalPopulation year
1SwitzerlandEurope115.4443.711,040 t2026
2LebanonMiddle East48.6311.56287 t2026
3ItalyEurope41.6081.342,452 t2026
4GermanyEurope40.0691.293,352 t2026
5SingaporeAsia38.7591.25229 t2026
6PortugalEurope36.8141.18383 t2026
7FranceEurope36.5111.172,437 t2026
8NetherlandsEurope33.21.07613 t2026
9AustriaEurope30.7450.988280 t2026
10United StatesNorth America23.3030.7498,134 t2026
11BelgiumEurope19.3130.621227 t2026
12RussiaEurope16.2680.5232,333 t2026
13PolandEurope15.3690.494582 t2026
14KazakhstanAsia14.5140.467306 t2026
15UzbekistanAsia9.7150.312367 t2026
16Saudi ArabiaMiddle East9.1880.295323 t2026
17TürkiyeAsia7.0960.228624 t2026
18JapanAsia6.910.222846 t2026
19SpainEurope5.8850.189282 t2026
20United KingdomEurope4.4370.143310 t2026
21AlgeriaAfrica3.6150.116174 t2026
22IraqMiddle East3.3890.109163 t2026
23ThailandAsia3.2770.105235 t2026
24AustraliaOceania2.9350.094379.9 t2026
25ChinaAsia1.6270.05232,299 t2026
26MexicoNorth America0.9050.0291120 t2026
27BrazilSouth America0.6070.0195130 t2026
28IndiaAsia0.5960.0192880 t2026
29CanadaNorth America000 t2026
Regions

Regional leaders

Each value uses the same measure, release and unrounded ranking logic as the global table.

Quick answers

Common questions

Plain-language answers explain what the numbers include, what they leave out and where the source coverage ends.

Which country ranks first for official gold reserves per capita?

Switzerland ranks first among 29 countries in the current view at 3.71 fine troy ounces per resident.

How is the per-capita figure calculated?

The published metal quantity is converted to fine troy ounces or grams and divided by the documented resident population. Rankings use unrounded values.

Does this show what a typical resident personally owns?

No. Official monetary gold belongs to the reporting monetary authority. The per-resident figure is only a comparison ratio.

How many countries are in the official-reserves dataset?

The official-reserves dataset contains 29 country records. The ranking does not add modelled official-reserve values for other countries.

How do the Gold measures differ?

Official monetary gold is the narrow authority-held measure. The investment view adds attributed funds, bars and coins, while the broad view also adds jewellery estimates.

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