Russia vs Upper middle income: Total Reserves

Russia
754,853
in 2025
Upper middle income
5.57 million
in 2025
Russia rank
4th
Upper middle income rank
2nd

Total Reserves over time

  • Russia
  • Upper middle income
02.0M4.0M6.0M199020072025

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 5.57 million against 754,853 in Russia, a difference of 4.82 million.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 7.4 times Russia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 2nd of 164 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 11,866 300,041 288,175 Upper middle income
2000s 214,426 1.58 million 1.37 million Upper middle income
2010s 461,244 4.92 million 4.46 million Upper middle income
2020s 628,484 5.16 million 4.53 million Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves, Russia or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 5.57 million against 754,853 in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in total reserves between Russia and Upper middle income?
4.82 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Upper middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Russia and Upper middle income rank globally for total reserves?
Russia ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 2nd of 164 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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About this data

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.