4 August, 2026
Year-to-date changes by country*
As of H1 2026, Poland remains the top buyer (82t), followed by Uzbekistan (41t), China (40t) and Kazakhstan (27t). Other major net buyers include Czech Republic (11t), Singapore (10t), Chile (8t), Jordan (6t) and Ghana (6t). Other smaller buyers are diversified within the emerging markets.
Turkey remains the largest y-t-d seller (83t) with most of its selling activity concentrated in Q1. Sales in Q2 were a modest 4t with reduction in swaps recorded at the end of June. Russia also sold gold, with 44t net sales y-t-d. See more detail on central banks gold activity in our Q2 2026 Gold Demand Trends.
*Data to June 2026 where available. Central bank demand presented here comprises consist solely of publicly reported changes. This differs from our Gold Demand Trend statistics, which consist of aggregate reported changes as well as an estimate for unreported buying. Note: Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) represents the gold reserves of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ). Monthly totals may not sum due to rounding and exclude the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ), which only reports quarterly data. Note: By country and y-t-d charts include changes of one tonne or more only.
Source: IMF IFS, respective central banks, World Gold Council
News source：https://www.gold.org/goldhub/gold-focus/2026/08/central-bank-gold-statistics-june-2026
