Albania international reserves
Total reserves
$9.8B
Data for August 2026
1-month change
+4.6%
12-month change
+18.2%
High since 2000
$9.8B
August 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$9.8 billion
August 2026+1,767.4% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of August 2026.
- Foreign exchange$8.9B · 91.3%
- Gold$548M · 5.6%
- SDRs$270M · 2.8%
- IMF reserve position$36M · 0.4%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 3.7 t
- Market value
- $548M
- Share of reserves
- 5.6%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
3.7 t
August 20260.0% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 4,165
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
32.0%
Months of imports covered
9.0
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.