United Arab Emirates international reserves
Total reserves
$267B
Data for August 2026
1-month change
+2.7%
12-month change
-0.8%
High since 2000
$302B
February 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$266.8 billion
August 2026+2,320.5% 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$252B · 94.5%
- Gold$10.7B · 4.0%
- SDRs$3.3B · 1.2%
- IMF reserve position$819M · 0.3%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 73 t
- Market value
- $10.7B
- Share of reserves
- 4.0%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
72.8 t
August 2026+489.1% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 23,170
Reserves as % of GDP (2024)
48.3%
Months of imports covered
6.6
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.