The sixth place of the classification of global financial systems more gold-backed China occupies it (1.658,1 tons, a 1.6% of its reserves), followed by Russia (1,275 tonnes, 13.3% of its reserves), Switzerland (1,040 tons, a 6.5% of its reserves), Japan (765,2 tons, 2.3% of their reserves) and Netherlands (612,5 tons, a 57.1% of reservations).
Venezuela has the largest and most stable gold reserve among the countries of Latin America, 361 tons, which is 68% of all bookings.
Follow Mexico (122.2 tons, 2.4% of its reserves), Brazil (67.2 tons, 0.7% of its reserves), Argentina (61.7 tons, 6.9% of its reserves), Bolivia (42.5 tons, 10.9% of its reserves), Peru (34.7 tons, 2.2% of its reserves), Ecuador (11.8 tons, 9.4% of its reserves), Colombia (10.4 tons, 0.8% of its reserves), Paraguay (8.2 tons (, 4.5% of its reserves) and Guatemala (6.9 tons, 3.4% of its reserves).
Currently, the price of gold has fallen to 1.072,30 dollars per ounce, the lowest level since February 2010, which has called into question the traditional status of this metal as a safe haven in tough times. Despite this, some analysts point to long-term prognosis may be positive and indicate that gold is still considered the safest asset.
