Bahrain international reserves
Total reserves
$3.1B
Data for August 2026
1-month change
-21.6%
12-month change
-36.9%
High since 2000
$6.7B
March 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$3.1 billion
August 2026+121.1% 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$1.6B · 51.4%
- Gold$684M · 22.2%
- SDRs$625M · 20.3%
- IMF reserve position$186M · 6.0%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 4.7 t
- Market value
- $684M
- Share of reserves
- 22.2%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
4.7 t
August 20260.0% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 1,922
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
6.3%
Months of imports covered
1.1
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.