Foreign Exchange Reserves, 1950-2005

(in billions of US dollars)

End of Year

Forex Reserves

End of Year

Forex Reserves

End of Year

ForexReserves

1950

0.157

1969

0.483

1988

3.372

1951

0.045

1970

0.088

1989

5.550

1952

0.108

1971

0.037

1990

11.093

1953

0.090

1972

0.236

1991

21.712

1954

0.088

1973

-0.081

1992

19.443

1955

0.180

1974

0.000

1993

21.199

1956

0.117

1975

0.183

1994

51.620

1957

0.123

1976

0.581

1995

73.597

1958

0.070

1977

0.952

1996

105.049

1959

0.105

1978

0.167

1997

139.890

1960

0.046

1979

0.840

1998

144.959

1961

0.089

1980

-1.296

1999

154.675

1962

0.081

1981

2.708

2000

165.574

1963

0.119

1982

6.986

2001

212.165

1964

0.166

1983

8.901

2002

286.407

1965

0.105

1984

8.220

2003

403.251

1966

0.211

1985

2.644

2004

609.932

1967

0.215

1986

2.072

2005

818.872

1968

0.246

1987

2.923