Data from the Central Bank of Iraq showed today, Wednesday, that foreign reserves have risen to $81.538 billion, equivalent to 105.999 trillion dinars, at the end of August 2026, compared to $80.633 billion, or 104.823 trillion dinars, at the end of last July.
According to the data reviewed by the news agency, foreign reserves increased by about $905 million during August, equivalent to 1.176 trillion dinars.
Despite this monthly increase, reserves remain below the level recorded at the end of 2025, when they reached $97.432 billion, showing a decline of about $15.894 billion, or about 20.662 trillion dinars, during the first eight months of the current year.
The data showed that reserves reached $101.082 billion at the end of January 2026, before declining to $100.341 billion in March, $97.809 billion in April, $93.673 billion in May, then to $86.175 billion in June, down to $80.633 billion in July, before rising again during August.
Regarding the components of the reserves, the value of gold increased to 32.655 trillion dinars at the end of August, compared to 29.665 trillion dinars at the end of July, while investments decreased to 72.926 trillion dinars, down from 75.034 trillion dinars in the previous month.