Iceland international reserves
Total reserves
$7.6B
Data for September 2026
1-month change
-2.2%
12-month change
+0.7%
High since 2000
$9.2B
November 2011
Monthly history (IMF)
$7.6 billion
September 2026+1,646.1% 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 September 2026.
- Foreign exchange$6.7B · 87.6%
- Gold$266M · 3.5%
- SDRs$590M · 7.7%
- IMF reserve position$96M · 1.3%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 2.0 t
- Market value
- $266M
- Share of reserves
- 3.5%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
2.0 t
September 2026+7.6% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 19,490
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
19.8%
Months of imports covered
5.6
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.