Official Foreign Exchange Reserves Reach Record High

Mongolia’s official foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 182.5 million since the beginning of this year, reaching a record high of USD 7.2 billion (USD 7,187.8 million) by the end of the first quarter of 2026.

The current reserve level is sufficient to cover 8.4 months of merchandise imports and 5.6 months of total imports of goods and services. Furthermore, it covers 275 percent of the country’s short-term external debt, comfortably exceeding internationally accepted benchmarks for reserve adequacy.