Georgia’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Hit $6.16B

As of January 1, 2026, the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) held foreign exchange reserves amounting to $6.16 billion, an increase of $342.6 million, or 5.9 percent, compared to January 1 of the previous year, according to the NBG, The Caspian Post reports, citing local media.

From March to November 2025, the NBG carried out large-scale net purchases in the foreign exchange market, including $101.7 million in March, $266.4 million in April, $245.4 million in May, $266 million in June, $416.9 million in July, $199.6 million in August, $100 million in September, $167.4 million in October, and $308.2 million in November, bringing the total net purchases to $2.0715 billion.

As of the reporting date, gold accounted for 16.3 percent of Georgia's foreign exchange reserves, with a total value of just over $1 billion, which doubled as a result of rising gold prices.

The NBG is scheduled to publish updated data on official international reserves on February 6 this year.