{"version":"1","article":{"id":"qatar-september-reserves-2026","slug":"qatar-september-reserves-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/qatar-september-reserves-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-september-reserves-2026?lang=en","title":"Qatar’s international reserves reached QAR262.279 billion in September","summary":"Qatar News Agency, citing Qatar Central Bank data, reported international reserves and foreign-currency liquidity of QAR262.279 billion at September-end. The narrower official-reserves measure was QAR223.447 billion.","category":"finance","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-08T23:31:12+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-08T23:31:12+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-30","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Qatar News Agency (QNA), reporting Qatar Central Bank data","url":"https://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?date=8%2F10%2F2026&id=qatar-central-bank-foreign-exchange-reserves-rise-046-percent","publishedAt":"2026-10-08","checkedAt":"2026-10-08"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/qatar-september-reserves-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-september-reserves-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/qatar-september-reserves-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-september-reserves-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/qatar-september-reserves-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-september-reserves-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/qatar-september-reserves-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-september-reserves-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/qatar-september-reserves-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-september-reserves-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"qatar-september-reserves","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Katar’ın Eylül 2026 rezervleri","en":"Qatar reserves in September 2026","ar":"احتياطيات قطر في سبتمبر 2026","fr":"Réserves du Qatar en septembre 2026","es":"Reservas de Qatar en septiembre de 2026"},"description":{"tr":"QNA’nın Katar Merkez Bankası verilerinden aktardığı Eylül sonu toplamları ve seçili bileşenleri.","en":"September-end totals and selected components reported by QNA from Qatar Central Bank data.","ar":"إجماليات نهاية سبتمبر ومكونات مختارة نقلتها قنا عن بيانات مصرف قطر المركزي.","fr":"Totaux de fin septembre et composantes choisies rapportés par QNA à partir des données de la Banque centrale du Qatar.","es":"Totales de fin de septiembre y componentes seleccionados comunicados por QNA a partir de datos del Banco Central de Qatar."},"methodology":{"tr":"QNA’nın QCB verilerinden aktardığı sayılar, kaynakta bildirilen kapsam ve hassasiyetle korunur. 262,279 milyar riyal uluslararası rezervler ve döviz likiditesi toplamıdır; 223,447 milyar riyal resmî rezervler ölçüsüdür. Dört sayısal bileşen toplamı 223,445 milyar riyal olup resmî rezerv toplamından 0,002 milyar düşüktür. Kaynak bu farkı açıklamıyor; yuvarlama yalnızca olası bir açıklamadır. Yeni bir kalem veya uzlaştırma uydurulmamıştır. Değişim oranları yıllık karşılaştırmadır.","en":"Preserves QNA’s figures, scopes and displayed precision from its QCB data report. QAR262.279bn is the international-reserves-and-FX-liquidity total; QAR223.447bn is the official-reserves measure. The four stated component amounts sum to QAR223.445bn, QAR0.002bn below the official-reserves headline. The source does not explain the difference; rounding is only a possible explanation. No missing item or reconciliation is invented. Reported changes are year on year.","ar":"يحافظ على أرقام قنا ونطاقاتها ودقتها المنشورة نقلاً عن بيانات المصرف المركزي. مبلغ 262.279 مليار ريال هو إجمالي الاحتياطيات الدولية والسيولة بالعملات الأجنبية؛ ومبلغ 223.447 ملياراً هو مقياس الاحتياطيات الرسمية. ويبلغ مجموع المكونات الأربعة المعلنة 223.445 ملياراً، أي أقل بـ0.002 مليار من الإجمالي الرسمي. لا يفسر المصدر الفرق؛ والتقريب احتمال فقط. لم يُفترض مكون مفقود أو تسوية. التغيرات المنشورة سنوية.","fr":"Conserve les chiffres, périmètres et précisions publiés par QNA à partir des données de QCB. Les 262,279 milliards QAR correspondent au total des réserves internationales et des liquidités en devises ; les 223,447 milliards sont la mesure des réserves officielles. Les quatre composantes chiffrées totalisent 223,445 milliards, soit 0,002 milliard de moins que le total officiel. La source n’explique pas l’écart ; l’arrondi n’est qu’une explication possible. Aucun élément manquant ni rapprochement n’est inventé. Les variations publiées sont annuelles.","es":"Conserva las cifras, alcances y precisión publicados por QNA a partir de datos de QCB. Los 262.279 mil millones de QAR corresponden al total de reservas internacionales y liquidez en divisas; los 223.447 mil millones son la medida de reservas oficiales. Los cuatro componentes cuantificados suman 223.445 mil millones, 0.002 mil millones menos que el total oficial. La fuente no explica la diferencia; el redondeo es solo una explicación posible. No se inventan partidas ausentes ni conciliaciones. Las variaciones publicadas son interanuales."},"sourceUrls":["https://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?date=8%2F10%2F2026&id=qatar-central-bank-foreign-exchange-reserves-rise-046-percent"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-08T20:17:16+00:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Uluslararası rezervler ve döviz likiditesi toplamı","en":"International reserves and foreign-currency liquidity","ar":"الاحتياطيات الدولية والسيولة بالعملات الأجنبية","fr":"Réserves internationales et liquidités en devises","es":"Reservas internacionales y liquidez en divisas"},"value":262.279,"unit":"billion QAR","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"qatar-international-reserves-and-fx-liquidity","unitCode":"billion-qar","geography":"qatar","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Uluslararası rezervler ve döviz likiditesi yıllık değişimi","en":"Annual change in international reserves and FX liquidity","ar":"التغير السنوي في الاحتياطيات الدولية والسيولة","fr":"Variation annuelle des réserves internationales et liquidités","es":"Variación anual de reservas internacionales y liquidez"},"value":0.46,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"qatar-international-reserves-fx-liquidity-yoy-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"qatar","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Resmî rezervler","en":"Official reserves","ar":"الاحتياطيات الرسمية","fr":"Réserves officielles","es":"Reservas oficiales"},"value":223.447,"unit":"billion QAR","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"qatar-official-reserves","unitCode":"billion-qar","geography":"qatar","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Resmî rezervlerin yıllık artışı","en":"Annual increase in official reserves","ar":"الزيادة السنوية في الاحتياطيات الرسمية","fr":"Hausse annuelle des réserves officielles","es":"Aumento anual de reservas oficiales"},"value":10.85,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"qatar-official-reserves-yoy-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"qatar","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Yabancı tahvil ve hazine bonoları","en":"Foreign bonds and treasury bills","ar":"السندات الأجنبية وأذون الخزانة","fr":"Obligations étrangères et bons du Trésor","es":"Bonos extranjeros y letras del Tesoro"},"value":88.28,"unit":"billion QAR","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"qatar-foreign-bonds-and-treasury-bills","unitCode":"billion-qar","geography":"qatar","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Altın rezervleri","en":"Gold reserves","ar":"احتياطيات الذهب","fr":"Réserves d’or","es":"Reservas de oro"},"value":56.408,"unit":"billion QAR","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"qatar-gold-reserves","unitCode":"billion-qar","geography":"qatar","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Yabancı bankalardaki bakiyeler","en":"Balances with foreign banks","ar":"الأرصدة لدى المصارف الأجنبية","fr":"Soldes auprès de banques étrangères","es":"Saldos en bancos extranjeros"},"value":73.554,"unit":"billion QAR","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"qatar-foreign-bank-balances","unitCode":"billion-qar","geography":"qatar","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"SDR tahsisleriyle ilişkili mevduatlar","en":"Deposits related to SDR allocation","ar":"الودائع المرتبطة بتخصيص حقوق السحب الخاصة","fr":"Dépôts liés à l’allocation de DTS","es":"Depósitos vinculados a la asignación de DEG"},"value":5.203,"unit":"billion QAR","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"qatar-sdr-allocation-deposits","unitCode":"billion-qar","geography":"qatar","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"qatar-september-reserves","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; 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The broad total was 0.46 percent higher than QAR261.061 billion in September 2025. QNA separately reported official reserves of QAR223.447 billion at September-end, up 10.85 percent from a year earlier. These figures describe different scopes; they are not interchangeable readings of the same reserve measure. The broader headline explicitly combines international reserves with foreign-currency liquidity.","In its report, QNA listed foreign bonds and treasury bills, cash balances held with foreign banks, gold holdings, deposits of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Qatar’s IMF share among the components of official reserves. It also said that other liquid foreign-currency assets are included. QNA described these components together as constituting total international reserves. That definition is important when reading the QAR262.279 billion headline: it should not be treated as a synonym for the narrower official-reserves figure, and the liquidity wording is part of the reported broad total.","QCB holdings of foreign bonds and treasury bills were reported at QAR88.280 billion, down QAR44.599 billion year on year. Gold reserves stood at QAR56.408 billion, compared with QAR52.030 billion a year earlier; QNA reported an annual increase of QAR4.378 billion. Balances held with foreign banks were QAR73.554 billion, an increase of QAR62.153 billion from a year earlier. These are separately reported components attributed by the agency to QCB data. They do not, by themselves, describe portfolio returns or signal a new policy decision, and the report does not give a transaction-by-transaction account of the changes.","QNA also said deposits related to Qatar’s IMF SDR allocation amounted to QAR5.203 billion at September-end, down QAR45 million year on year. An SDR is an international reserve asset created by the IMF; it is not the Qatari currency or a cash balance converted at a particular exchange rate. Adding the four component amounts stated in the report—bonds and treasury bills, gold, foreign-bank balances and SDR deposits—gives QAR223.445 billion. That is QAR0.002 billion below QNA’s separately reported official-reserves total of QAR223.447 billion. The source does not explain the difference. Rounding may be a possible explanation, but QNA does not say so, and no missing component is inferred here.","The reported percentage changes are year-on-year comparisons, not month-on-month movements. The 0.46 percent rise in the broad total alongside the 10.85 percent rise in official reserves underscores that the two measures have different scopes and component movements. The figures alone do not establish a change in reserve policy, predict future foreign-currency liquidity or show a trading strategy for any asset class. QNA attributes the figures to QCB data; this report does not claim an independent audit. Reading the September-end position requires keeping the broad total and the narrower official-reserves measure distinct and using the definitions reported by the agency."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Qatar News Agency, citing Qatar Central Bank data, reported international reserves and foreign-currency liquidity of QAR262.279 billion at September-end. The narrower official-reserves measure was QAR223.447 billion.\n\nQatar News Agency (QNA), citing data released by Qatar Central Bank (QCB) on Thursday, October 8, reported that Qatar’s international reserves and foreign-currency liquidity reached QAR262.279 billion at the end of September 2026. The broad total was 0.46 percent higher than QAR261.061 billion in September 2025. QNA separately reported official reserves of QAR223.447 billion at September-end, up 10.85 percent from a year earlier. These figures describe different scopes; they are not interchangeable readings of the same reserve measure. The broader headline explicitly combines international reserves with foreign-currency liquidity.\n\nIn its report, QNA listed foreign bonds and treasury bills, cash balances held with foreign banks, gold holdings, deposits of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Qatar’s IMF share among the components of official reserves. It also said that other liquid foreign-currency assets are included. QNA described these components together as constituting total international reserves. That definition is important when reading the QAR262.279 billion headline: it should not be treated as a synonym for the narrower official-reserves figure, and the liquidity wording is part of the reported broad total.\n\nQCB holdings of foreign bonds and treasury bills were reported at QAR88.280 billion, down QAR44.599 billion year on year. Gold reserves stood at QAR56.408 billion, compared with QAR52.030 billion a year earlier; QNA reported an annual increase of QAR4.378 billion. Balances held with foreign banks were QAR73.554 billion, an increase of QAR62.153 billion from a year earlier. These are separately reported components attributed by the agency to QCB data. They do not, by themselves, describe portfolio returns or signal a new policy decision, and the report does not give a transaction-by-transaction account of the changes.\n\nQNA also said deposits related to Qatar’s IMF SDR allocation amounted to QAR5.203 billion at September-end, down QAR45 million year on year. An SDR is an international reserve asset created by the IMF; it is not the Qatari currency or a cash balance converted at a particular exchange rate. Adding the four component amounts stated in the report—bonds and treasury bills, gold, foreign-bank balances and SDR deposits—gives QAR223.445 billion. That is QAR0.002 billion below QNA’s separately reported official-reserves total of QAR223.447 billion. The source does not explain the difference. Rounding may be a possible explanation, but QNA does not say so, and no missing component is inferred here.\n\nThe reported percentage changes are year-on-year comparisons, not month-on-month movements. The 0.46 percent rise in the broad total alongside the 10.85 percent rise in official reserves underscores that the two measures have different scopes and component movements. The figures alone do not establish a change in reserve policy, predict future foreign-currency liquidity or show a trading strategy for any asset class. QNA attributes the figures to QCB data; this report does not claim an independent audit. Reading the September-end position requires keeping the broad total and the narrower official-reserves measure distinct and using the definitions reported by the agency.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"}}}