GB · Rank #18United Kingdom gold reserves.
EuropeUpdated 2025-12-31
Gold reserves
Reserve value
% of reserves
YoY change
Est. purchase cost
Gold backing
History
Holdings, flows, and spot value over time
Gold Holdings (Tonnes)
Reserve Value (USD Billions)
Annual Net Purchases / Sales (Tonnes)
Gold as % of Foreign Reserves
Context
Geopolitical backdrop
The UK keeps modest gold reserves post-Brexit for financial stability amid global uncertainties.[3]
Notable activity
No change year-over-year at 310 tonnes.[user data]
Key motivations
Reserve Diversification
Currency
Gold backing analysis
Gold / M1 money supply0.89%
What this means
A rough measure of how much of the country's M1 money supply the market value of its gold could cover. Higher ratio ⇒ stronger implicit gold backing. Ratio is low vs peers — room for additional gold accumulation.
M1 money supply: $3.20T · IMF / central bank / FRED
Peers
Compare with similar countries
Countries in the same region or a roughly comparable size of reserves.
Rank #21
Gold280 t
% Reserves69.7%
YoY0.0t
Rank #23
Gold227.4 t
% Reserves59.6%
YoY0.0t
Rank #7
Gold1,039.9 t
% Reserves15.2%
YoY0.0t
Rank #34
Gold71.6 t
% Reserves5.8%
YoY0.0t
Rank #2
Gold3,350.3 t
% Reserves84.0%
YoY+1.3t
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