Bhutan international reserves

Total reserves
$1.3B
Data for June 2026
1-month change
-1.1%
12-month change
+55.7%
High since 2000
$1.5B
March 2021

Monthly history (IMF)

$1.3 billion
June 2026+327.0% vs January 2000
$0M$500M$1B$1.5B$2BJan 2000Apr 2013Jun 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 June 2026.

  • Foreign exchange$1.2B · 92.2%
  • Gold$62M · 4.7%
  • SDRs$36M · 2.7%
  • IMF reserve position$6M · 0.5%

Gold

Tonnes
0.5 t
Market value
$62M
Share of reserves
4.7%

Tonnes of gold in reserves

0.5 t
June 2026+128.6% vs September 2019
0 t0 t0 t1 t1 t1 tSep 2019Oct 2023Jun 2026

In context

Reserves per person
US$ 1,667
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
37.1%
Months of imports covered
9.9
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.

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