Gold
Which countries have gold reserves? 65 countries in the Magna Factbook list gold among their natural resources, ranked and linked.
Last updated: October 2026
65 countries list gold among their natural resources. United States — scored 90.0/100 by the Bureau — is the highest-ranked holder, ahead of United Kingdom, Indonesia. Control of gold is geopolitical leverage: whoever holds the resource weighs on supply chains.
| # | Country | Power |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 90.0/100 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 82.72/100 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 73.44/100 |
| 4 | Australia | 72.51/100 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 72.16/100 |
| 6 | Turkey | 70.6/100 |
| 7 | Brazil | 68.58/100 |
| 8 | Canada | 67.8/100 |
| 9 | Mexico | 67.02/100 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 65.31/100 |
| 11 | Sweden | 63.9/100 |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 62.95/100 |
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| # | Country | Power |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | South Africa | 61.47/100 |
| 14 | Colombia | 60.09/100 |
| 15 | Peru | 59.43/100 |
| 16 | Philippines | 59.17/100 |
| 17 | Finland | 58.96/100 |
| 18 | Venezuela | 58.77/100 |
| 19 | Portugal | 56.21/100 |
| 20 | Honduras | 55.64/100 |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 55.42/100 |
| 22 | The Dominican | 55.4/100 |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 54.56/100 |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 52.27/100 |
| 25 | Mongolia | 51.22/100 |
| 26 | Guyana | 51.21/100 |
| 27 | Bolivia | 50.91/100 |
| 28 | Ghana | 50.75/100 |
| 29 | Fiji | 49.96/100 |
| 30 | Serbia | 49.36/100 |
| 31 | Namibia | 49.11/100 |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 49.01/100 |
| 33 | Gabon | 48.92/100 |
| 34 | Tanzania | 48.26/100 |
| 35 | Suriname | 47.82/100 |
| 36 | Côte d'Ivoire | 45.8/100 |
| 37 | Laos | 44.85/100 |
| 38 | Angola | 44.42/100 |
| 39 | DRC | 41.48/100 |
| 40 | Sudan | 38.64/100 |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 38.41/100 |
| 42 | Haiti | 38.18/100 |
| 43 | Eritrea | 37.0/100 |
| 44 | Yemen | 35.57/100 |
| 45 | Djibouti | 35.36/100 |
| 46 | Liberia | 34.61/100 |
| 47 | Guinea | 34.57/100 |
| 48 | Solomon Islands | 32.61/100 |
| 49 | Rwanda | 32.21/100 |
| 50 | Congo (Brazzaville) | 31.67/100 |
| 51 | Zambia | 30.26/100 |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 29.53/100 |
| 53 | Uganda | 27.67/100 |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | 26.18/100 |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 24.3/100 |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 24.27/100 |
| 57 | Mauritania | 22.55/100 |
| 58 | Mali | 22.12/100 |
| 59 | Chad | 20.32/100 |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 16.68/100 |
| 61 | Timor-Leste | 16.39/100 |
| 62 | Niger | 13.02/100 |
| 63 | CT | 11.4/100 |
| 64 | South Sudan | 10.23/100 |
| 65 | Burundi | 8.89/100 |
Gold is used for jewelry, electronics, dentistry, reserves, and investment.
Among countries tracked by the Bureau, United States is the highest-ranked holder of gold, with a power score of 90.0/100. The ranking reflects national power, not just production volume — it shows who has leverage, not just who has deposits.
The Bureau does not publish a specific percentage for China's control of gold. China does not appear on the Bureau's list of countries that list gold among their natural resources.
Gold is a natural resource tracked by the Bureau. 65 countries list gold among their natural resources. United States — scored 90.0/100 by the Bureau — is the highest-ranked holder. Control of gold is geopolitical leverage: whoever holds the resource weighs on the supply chains that depend on it.
Which countries hold gold?
65 countries list gold among their natural resources. The page ranks each by its national power score, with a link to its full country profile.
Which country holds the most gold?
United States is the highest-ranked holder, with a power score of 90.0/100. The ranking reflects national power, not just reserves — it shows who has leverage, not just who has deposits.
Why is gold geopolitically important?
Control of gold is geopolitical leverage: whoever holds the resource weighs on the supply chains that depend on it. The Bureau's mineral pages show who holds what, ranked by national power.