France international reserves
Total reserves
$401B
Data for July 2026
1-month change
+0.1%
12-month change
+16.8%
High since 2000
$496B
February 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$401.3 billion
July 2026+491.3% 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 July 2026.
- Foreign exchange$33.4B · 8.3%
- Gold$315B · 78.6%
- SDRs$37.8B · 9.4%
- IMF reserve position$7.2B · 1.8%
- Other assets$7.4B · 1.8%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 2,437 t
- Market value
- $315B
- Share of reserves
- 78.6%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
2,437.0 t
July 2026-19.4% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 5,840
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
11.9%
Months of imports covered
4.2
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.