Argentina international reserves

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Daily data from BCRA

Gross international reserves, in millions of dollars. Official figure published by BCRA with a one or two business-day lag.

$50.2 billion
October 20, 2026+21.5% vs October 20, 2025
$38B$40B$42B$44B$46B$48B$50B$52BOct 20Apr 24Oct 20

Latest days

DateUSD millionsChange
Oct 2050,201+48
Oct 1950,153−91
Oct 1650,244+201
Oct 1550,043+320
Oct 1449,723−122
Oct 1349,845+136
Oct 949,709+386
Oct 849,323+190
Oct 749,133+8
Oct 649,125+327

BCRA's daily figure and the IMF's monthly one may not match: the IMF uses a common definition for all countries.

Total reserves
$46.1B
Data for September 2026
1-month change
-5.0%
12-month change
+13.0%
High since 2000
$71.6B
April 2019

Monthly history (IMF)

$46.1 billion
September 2026+88.9% vs January 2000
$0M$20B$40B$60B$80BJan 2000May 2013Sep 2026

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 September 2026.

  • Foreign exchange$37.7B · 81.9%
  • Gold$8.3B · 18.0%
  • SDRs$57M · 0.1%

Gold

Tonnes
62 t
Market value
$8.3B
Share of reserves
18.0%

Tonnes of gold in reserves

61.7 t
September 2026+487.4% vs January 2000
0 t20 t40 t60 t80 tJan 2000May 2013Sep 2026

In context

Reserves per person
US$ 1,005
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
6.7%
Months of imports covered
5.5
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.

Net reserves

We do not show net reserves: Argentina does not publish an official net reserves figure. The numbers that circulate are private estimates, each with its own method.

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