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Data issued by the Qatar Central Bank placed international reserves and foreign currency liquidity at QR262.114bn at the end of June 2026, reflecting a 1.24 percent increase from QR258.898bn in the same month of 2025. The QCB figures show the total rose by roughly QR3.216bn over the year, underscoring sustained growth in external buffers even as components within the portfolio shifted. QCB foreign exchange reserves at QR262.114bn in June formed part of a pattern of steady accumulation that has kept the country’s financial position resilient amid fluctuating global energy markets.
The central bank’s assessment found that official international reserves advanced 1.48 percent, or QR2.963bn, to reach QR202.629bn in June 2026 compared with the prior year. At the same time its holdings of foreign bonds and treasury bills fell by QR34.980bn to QR97.160bn over the same period, according to the QCB data. These movements illustrate a reallocation within the reserve structure while the overall liquidity position strengthened.
Trading Economics data places the combined reserves and liquidity at QR262.064bn in May 2026, indicating a modest further rise by the end of June. An Arab News report on the May figures noted that official international reserves then stood at QR202.60bn with gold holdings at QR61.22bn, patterns that appear to have carried forward with minor adjustments. The incremental monthly gains align with quarterly trends reported earlier in the year by the same sources.
A World Bank Macro Poverty Outlook assessment found that Qatar’s strong external buffers, supported by hydrocarbon revenues and sovereign wealth assets, have continued to provide policy space despite disruptions to LNG operations from regional conflict in 2026. The report estimated that damage at key facilities reduced export capacity and postponed expansion plans, yet the central bank’s reserve position has helped cushion the impact on macroeconomic stability. Such buffers remained near record levels throughout the first half of 2026.
Qatar News Agency releases from prior months, including March and January, documented similar year-on-year increases that pushed totals above QR261bn by spring. The central bank has consistently reported these aggregates through its regular statistical updates, which also track related indicators such as capital and reserves for commercial banks. This latest June release fits within the broader sequence of data that has shown reserves averaging well above historical norms recorded by the QCB since the early 2000s.
