Iraq international reserves
Total reserves
$85.4B
Data for July 2026
1-month change
-2.0%
12-month change
-10.5%
High since 2000
$115B
October 2023
Monthly history (IMF)
$85.4 billion
July 2026+1,166.2% 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$57.8B · 67.7%
- Gold$26.8B · 31.3%
- SDRs$428M · 0.5%
- IMF reserve position$395M · 0.5%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 207 t
- Market value
- $26.8B
- Share of reserves
- 31.3%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
206.7 t
July 2026+3,422.0% vs December 2004
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 1,816
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
33.6%
Months of imports covered
9.8
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.