Russia vs Switzerland: Reserves and related items
Reserves and related items over time
- Russia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Russia currently reports 63.57 billion BoP, current US$ against 22.45 billion BoP, current US$ in Switzerland, a difference of 41.12 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.8 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Switzerland ahead.
Globally, Russia ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 4th of 194 countries.
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About this data
Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.