According to figures of the second quarter of 2001 volume of gold reserves of Russia totaled 391 t, up 2.3t (0.6%) compared to the figure of the first quarter. According to World Gold Council, share of Russia is 11,3%. So, Russia ranks 14 in the world. In March 2001 Russia ranked 15 with 388.7t.

Statistics of World Gold Council of June 2001 state the first is the USA with 8,137t (56,2% of total world volume), then come Germany 3,469t (36%), France 3,025t (42%), Italy 2,452t (44,3%) and Switzerland 2,353 t (39,1%).