Ghana international reserves
Total reserves
$9.7B
Data for July 2026
1-month change
-10.0%
12-month change
+3.6%
High since 2000
$12.4B
March 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$9.7 billion
July 2026+1,797.5% 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 July 2026.
- Foreign exchange$6.4B · 65.5%
- Gold$3.2B · 32.8%
- SDRs$45M · 0.5%
- IMF reserve position$126M · 1.3%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 25 t
- Market value
- $3.2B
- Share of reserves
- 32.8%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
24.6 t
July 2026+183.2% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 277
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
8.5%
Months of imports covered
4.1
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.