Rwanda international reserves
Total reserves
$1.9B
Data for January 2026
1-month change
-1.8%
12-month change
-16.4%
High since 2000
$2.4B
December 2024
Monthly history (IMF)
$1.9 billion
January 2026+1,075.6% 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 January 2026.
- Foreign exchange$1.9B · 97.6%
- SDRs$19M · 1.0%
- IMF reserve position$28M · 1.5%
Gold
Rwanda does not report gold holdings.
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 132
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
11.8%
Months of imports covered
4.0
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.