Australia vs Portugal: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 72.63 billion includes gold, current US$ against 68.84 billion includes gold, current US$ in Portugal, a difference of 3.79 billion includes gold, current US$.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Globally, Australia ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 40th of 181 countries.
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About this data
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. 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.