Brazil vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Total Reserves

Brazil
358,234
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
388,500
in 2016
Brazil rank
11th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th

Total Reserves over time

  • Brazil
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020072025

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 388,500 against 358,234 in Brazil, a difference of 30,266.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 165 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 9,973 3,260 6,713 Brazil
2000s 103,133 241,103 137,970 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 351,082 471,194 120,112 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves, Brazil or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 388,500 against 358,234 in Brazil as of 2016.
What is the difference in total reserves between Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
30,266, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for total reserves?
Brazil ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as Total Reserves. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total Reserves
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,420 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities.