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Where is the Netherlands in the top 10 gold countries?

Compared to other countries, the Netherlands owns a lot of gold. Our country is in eleventh place in terms of weight. The United States ranks first in the top ten gold-owning countries.

If you look at the value of that gold per capita, Switzerland is at the top. Switzerland is number 8 in terms of weight in the list of countries, but the country owns €6,855 in gold per Swiss inhabitant. For every Dutch person, the state has just under €2,000. Despite China being number 7 in the top ten by weight, the average Chinese's gold is only worth €88.

These figures are presented by the World Gold Council. Please note that not all countries, such as China, are equally upfront about their gold holdings. Some figures may therefore differ slightly.

 As of September 2023

Land

Weight x 1,000 kilos

Population x 1 million

Value per capita

1. United States

8.133

335

From €1,408

2. Germany

3.352

83

From €2,342

3. International Monetary Fund

2.814

-

-

4. Italy

2.452

59

From €2,410

5. France

2.437

68

From €2,078

6. Russia

2.329

143

From €944

7. China

2.136

1.412

From €88

8. Switzerland

1.040

8,8

From €6,855

9. Japan

846

128

From €383

10. India

797

1.428

From €32

11. The Netherlands

612.5

17,9

From €1,986

World

35.665

8.045

$210

Eurozone (incl. ECB)

10.771

451,4

$1,446

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