Broad gold holdings per capita in Middle East
Broad gold per capita combines official monetary gold with country-attributed fund, bullion and jewellery estimates. The broad view is an experimental allocation model. It is useful for directional comparison, not as an audited national balance sheet or a census of resident ownership.
| Rank | Country | Grams per resident | Troy oz per person | Total | Population year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LebanonMiddle East | 93.057 | 2.99 | 549 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
| 2 | BahrainMiddle East | 72.662 | 2.34 | 122 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
| 3 | KuwaitMiddle East | 65.063 | 2.09 | 332 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
| 4 | IsraelMiddle East | 56.582 | 1.82 | 546 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
| 5 | QatarMiddle East | 56.514 | 1.82 | 179 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
| 6 | OmanMiddle East | 55.805 | 1.79 | 316 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
| 7 | United Arab EmiratesMiddle East | 55.647 | 1.79 | 644 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
| 8 | JordanMiddle East | 52.874 | 1.70 | 613 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
| 9 | IranMiddle East | 42.051 | 1.35 | 3,918 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
| 10 | EgyptMiddle East | 33.785 | 1.09 | 4,058 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
| 11 | Saudi ArabiaMiddle East | 31.425 | 1.01 | 1,105 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
| 12 | PalestineMiddle East | 30.199 | 0.971 | 172 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
| 13 | SyriaMiddle East | 17.202 | 0.553 | 455 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
| 14 | YemenMiddle East | 13.659 | 0.439 | 587 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
| 15 | IraqMiddle East | 10.909 | 0.351 | 524 t | 2026 | Based on regional and peer-country estimates |
Official gold reserves per capita in Middle East
Official gold reserves per capita divide monetary gold held by a reporting authority by the country's resident population. This comparison uses the 29 official-reserve records in the current dataset and excludes private bars, coins, funds and jewellery.
| Rank | Country | Grams per resident | Troy oz per person | Total | Population year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LebanonMiddle East | 48.631 | 1.56 | 287 t | 2026 |
| 2 | Saudi ArabiaMiddle East | 9.188 | 0.295 | 323 t | 2026 |
| 3 | IraqMiddle East | 3.389 | 0.109 | 163 t | 2026 |
Gold investment holdings per capita in Middle East
This research view adds physically backed funds, bars and coins to official monetary gold where the release has an eligible country anchor. Fund domicile, vault location and beneficial ownership can differ. These results are country-attributed estimates rather than surveyed household balances.
| Rank | Country | Grams per resident | Troy oz per person | Total | Population year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LebanonMiddle East | 65.927 | 2.12 | 389 t | 2026 | Based on country-specific evidence |
| 2 | Saudi ArabiaMiddle East | 15.785 | 0.508 | 555 t | 2026 | Based on country-specific evidence |
| 3 | IraqMiddle East | 5.493 | 0.177 | 264 t | 2026 | Based on country-specific evidence |
Country records in Middle East
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