Doha: International reserves and foreign currency liquidity at Qatar Central Bank (QCB) rose by 1.24% year-on-year in June, reaching QR262.114bn, compared with the same period in 2025, when they stood at QR258.898bn.
Data issued by QCB showed that its official international reserves increased by 1.48% by the end of June 2026, equivalent to QR2.963bn, reaching QR202.629bn, compared with the same period in 2025.
Meanwhile, its holdings of foreign bonds and treasury bills declined by about QR34.980bn to QR97.160bn in June 2026, compared with the same month in 2025.
Official reserves consist of key components including foreign bonds and treasury bills, cash balances with foreign banks, gold holdings, Special Drawing Rights (SDR) deposits, Qatar’s quota at the International Monetary Fund, in addition to other liquid assets (foreign-currency deposits). Together, the latter two form what is known as total international reserves.
The data showed that gold holdings rose by about QR10.099bn by the end of June 2026, reaching QR54.595bn, compared with June 2025, when they stood at QR44.496bn.
Balances with foreign banks increased by about QR27.919bn, reaching QR45.687bn by the end of June 2026.
One the other hand, the balance of Special Drawing Rights deposits from Qatar’s share at the International Monetary Fund declined by QR75m by the end of June 2026, compared with June 2025, reaching QR5.186bn.
