Russia's international reserves decreased by $2.1 billion in a week

Russia's international reserves decreased by $2.1 billion over the week and amounted to $768.9 billion as of May 15. This became known from the data of the Central Bank of Russia.

According to the regulator, the decrease occurred as a result of a market revaluation of assets and changes in the structure of reserves. As of May 8, international reserves stood at $771 billion.

International reserves include highly liquid foreign assets managed by the Bank of Russia and the Government of the Russian Federation, including foreign currency and monetary gold.

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Reserves have reached their lowest level since 2022

On May 8, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation reported that the international reserves of the Russian Federation as of May 1, 2026 amounted to $758.678 billion. According to the regulator, at the beginning of May, the volume of foreign exchange reserves reached $421.2 billion, of which foreign currency — $ 391.7 billion. Monetary gold was valued at $337.5 billion.