Egypt international reserves
Total reserves
$54.4B
Data for August 2026
1-month change
+2.3%
12-month change
+15.9%
High since 2000
$54.4B
August 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$54.4 billion
August 2026+269.8% 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$34.4B · 63.2%
- Gold$19.1B · 35.0%
- SDRs$606M · 1.1%
- IMF reserve position$374M · 0.7%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 130 t
- Market value
- $19.1B
- Share of reserves
- 35.0%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
129.9 t
August 2026+71.7% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 460
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
14.9%
Months of imports covered
5.7
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.