Money and business in the Middle East.

Indicators

Foreign exchange reserves

USD bn · monthly

Gross official foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank at period end, in US dollars.

Methodology: Composition (gold, SDRs, foreign currency deposits, securities) varies by country and is not broken out here.

Qatar

$61.50 bn (Aug 2026)

International Monetary Fund·Aug 2026·source dated 1 Oct 2026·updated 4 Oct 2026

end-2024Aug 2026
  • end-2025: $55.85 bn
  • end-2024: $53.99 bn

Bahrain

$3.08 bn (Aug 2026)

International Monetary Fund·Aug 2026·source dated 31 Oct 2026·updated 3 Nov 2026

end-2024Aug 2026
  • Mar 2026: $6.67 bn
  • end-2025: $5.27 bn
  • end-2024: $4.95 bn

Iraq

$83.07 bn (Aug 2026)

International Monetary Fund·Aug 2026·source dated 27 Oct 2026·updated 27 Oct 2026

end-2024Aug 2026
  • Jul 2026: $85.40 bn
  • Jun 2026: $87.10 bn
  • end-2025: $98.45 bn
  • end-2024: $100.69 bn

Sources

  1. International Monetary Fund · api.imf.org