Italy international reserves
Total reserves
$456B
Data for August 2026
1-month change
+10.6%
12-month change
+27.0%
High since 2000
$502B
February 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$455.9 billion
August 2026+921.5% 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 August 2026.
- Foreign exchange$58.9B · 12.9%
- Gold$360B · 78.9%
- SDRs$29.7B · 6.5%
- IMF reserve position$5.5B · 1.2%
- Other assets$2.1B · 0.5%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 2,452 t
- Market value
- $360B
- Share of reserves
- 78.9%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
2,451.9 t
August 2026-0.0% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 7,738
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
17.9%
Months of imports covered
7.1
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.