An economic expert, Nabil Al-Marsoumi, shared new details on Sunday about Iraq’s foreign reserves as of the end of 2025. He said the total has reached about $97.4 billion.
He explained that a big portion of this—around $24.2 billion—is in gold stored in London. On top of that, about $42 billion is invested in US Treasury bonds.
That leaves roughly $31.2 billion in other reserves. Out of this, about $1.46 billion is kept inside the Central Bank of Iraq’s own vaults. The rest is spread across major global institutions like the Bank of France, the Bank of England, the US Federal Reserve, and the People’s Bank of China.
According to him, this setup isn’t random. It shows that the Central Bank is trying to spread out its reserves in different places. The goal is simple: stay prepared and handle any economic challenges that might come up.
