Papua New Guinea international reserves
Total reserves
$4.4B
Data for August 2026
1-month change
+2.6%
12-month change
+20.8%
High since 2000
$4.4B
January 2012
Monthly history (IMF)
$4.4 billion
August 2026+2,023.7% 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$4.1B · 92.3%
- Gold$287M · 6.5%
- SDRs$50M · 1.1%
- IMF reserve position$1M · 0.0%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 2.0 t
- Market value
- $287M
- Share of reserves
- 6.5%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
2.0 t
August 20260.0% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 408
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
13.5%
Months of imports covered
22.8
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.