Gold is not very important in any economy. It's too cheap to represent even a tenth of an economy. USA holds 8,133 tons of gold. That's 260.26 million ounces.

Gold is not very important in any economy. It's too cheap to represent even a tenth of an economy. USA holds 8,133 tons of gold. That's 260.26 million ounces. At the current price that amounts to 260.26 * 1184.28 = $308.22 billion. For comparison, US GDP is $16.77 trillion.