Algeria Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $99.33 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Year	Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2004	$33,420,000,000	24		2003
2005	$43,550,000,000	19	30.31 %	2004 est.
2006	$56,580,000,000	16	29.92 %	2005 est.
2007	$78,000,000,000	13	37.86 %	2006 est.
2008	$99,330,000,000	13	27.35 %	31 December 2007 est.

Definition: This entry gives the dollar value for the stock of all financial assets that are available to the central monetary authority for use in meeting a country's balance of payments needs as of the end-date of the period specified. This category includes not only foreign currency and gold, but also a country's holdings of Special Drawing Rights in the International Monetary Fund, and its reserve position in the Fund.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of May 16, 2008

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