Ireland international reserves
Total reserves
$13.6B
Data for July 2026
1-month change
+1.2%
12-month change
+3.2%
High since 2000
$14.0B
January 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$13.6 billion
July 2026+159.1% 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$5.0B · 36.7%
- Gold$1.6B · 11.4%
- SDRs$5.9B · 43.0%
- IMF reserve position$1.2B · 8.9%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 12 t
- Market value
- $1.6B
- Share of reserves
- 11.4%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
12.0 t
July 2026+120.1% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 2,486
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
1.9%
Months of imports covered
0.2
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.