diff --git a/packages/ramps-controller/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/ramps-controller/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b6125c5e1..8ff873c65a 100644
--- a/packages/ramps-controller/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/ramps-controller/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Changed
 
 - **BREAKING:** `RampsController.getProviders`, `RampsService.getProviders`, `RampsController.getPaymentMethods`, and `RampsService.getPaymentMethods` no longer accept a `fiat` query filter; region local fiat filtering is applied server-side when omitted ([#9245](https://github.com/MetaMask/core/pull/9245))
+- Stop persisting the countries catalog in `RampsController` state and refetch it on every app startup via `init()` ([#9261](https://github.com/MetaMask/core/pull/9261))
+- Re-sync `userRegion` preset amounts from the countries catalog after each `getCountries()` call ([#9261](https://github.com/MetaMask/core/pull/9261))
 - Bump `@metamask/controller-utils` from `^12.2.0` to `^12.3.0` ([#9218](https://github.com/MetaMask/core/pull/9218))
 
 ## [14.3.0]
diff --git a/packages/ramps-controller/src/RampsController-method-action-types.ts b/packages/ramps-controller/src/RampsController-method-action-types.ts
index b22872242c..e0e89a82d9 100644
--- a/packages/ramps-controller/src/RampsController-method-action-types.ts
+++ b/packages/ramps-controller/src/RampsController-method-action-types.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export type RampsControllerSetSelectedProviderAction = {
  * This should be called once at app startup to set up the initial region.
  *
  * Idempotent: subsequent calls return the same promise unless forceRefresh is set.
- * Skips getCountries when countries are already loaded; skips geolocation when
+ * Always refetches the countries catalog on startup. Skips geolocation when
  * userRegion already exists.
  *
  * @param options - Options for cache behavior. forceRefresh bypasses idempotency and re-runs the full flow.
diff --git a/packages/ramps-controller/src/RampsController.test.ts b/packages/ramps-controller/src/RampsController.test.ts
index 46736e7c10..a804f93e11 100644
--- a/packages/ramps-controller/src/RampsController.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ramps-controller/src/RampsController.test.ts
@@ -921,12 +921,6 @@ describe('RampsController', () => {
           ),
         ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
           {
-            "countries": {
-              "data": [],
-              "error": null,
-              "isLoading": false,
-              "selected": null,
-            },
             "orders": [],
             "providerAutoSelected": false,
             "userRegion": null,
@@ -1880,6 +1874,62 @@ describe('RampsController', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('re-syncs userRegion preset amounts after getCountries', async () => {
+      const staleCountries: Country[] = [
+        {
+          isoCode: 'CR',
+          id: '/regions/cr',
+          flag: '🇨🇷',
+          name: 'Costa Rica',
+          phone: {
+            prefix: '+506',
+            placeholder: '8312 3456',
+            template: 'XXXX XXXX',
+          },
+          currency: 'CRC',
+          supported: { buy: true, sell: true },
+          defaultAmount: 100,
+          quickAmounts: [20, 50, 100],
+        },
+      ];
+      const freshCountries: Country[] = [
+        {
+          ...staleCountries[0],
+          defaultAmount: 25000,
+          quickAmounts: [10000, 25000, 50000],
+        },
+      ];
+
+      await withController(
+        {
+          options: {
+            state: {
+              userRegion: {
+                country: staleCountries[0],
+                state: null,
+                regionCode: 'cr',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        async ({ controller, rootMessenger }) => {
+          rootMessenger.registerActionHandler(
+            'RampsService:getCountries',
+            async () => freshCountries,
+          );
+
+          await rootMessenger.call('RampsController:getCountries');
+
+          expect(controller.state.userRegion?.country.defaultAmount).toBe(
+            25000,
+          );
+          expect(
+            controller.state.userRegion?.country.quickAmounts,
+          ).toStrictEqual([10000, 25000, 50000]);
+        },
+      );
+    });
+
     it('throws when updating resource field and resource is null', async () => {
       const stateWithNullCountries = {
         ...getDefaultRampsControllerState(),
@@ -2110,7 +2160,7 @@ describe('RampsController', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('skips getCountries and geolocation when userRegion and countries exist', async () => {
+    it('refetches countries on init but skips geolocation when userRegion exists', async () => {
       let getCountriesCalled = false;
       let getGeolocationCalled = false;
       await withController(
@@ -2148,7 +2198,7 @@ describe('RampsController', () => {
 
           await rootMessenger.call('RampsController:init');
 
-          expect(getCountriesCalled).toBe(false);
+          expect(getCountriesCalled).toBe(true);
           expect(getGeolocationCalled).toBe(false);
           expect(controller.state.userRegion?.regionCode).toBe('us-ca');
         },
diff --git a/packages/ramps-controller/src/RampsController.ts b/packages/ramps-controller/src/RampsController.ts
index 7ab3bcdac9..0ae4d81398 100644
--- a/packages/ramps-controller/src/RampsController.ts
+++ b/packages/ramps-controller/src/RampsController.ts
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ const rampsControllerMetadata = {
     usedInUi: true,
   },
   countries: {
-    persist: true,
+    persist: false,
     includeInDebugSnapshot: true,
     includeInStateLogs: true,
     usedInUi: true,
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ export class RampsController extends BaseController<
    * This should be called once at app startup to set up the initial region.
    *
    * Idempotent: subsequent calls return the same promise unless forceRefresh is set.
-   * Skips getCountries when countries are already loaded; skips geolocation when
+   * Always refetches the countries catalog on startup. Skips geolocation when
    * userRegion already exists.
    *
    * @param options - Options for cache behavior. forceRefresh bypasses idempotency and re-runs the full flow.
@@ -1412,12 +1412,7 @@ export class RampsController extends BaseController<
   }
 
   async #runInit(options?: ExecuteRequestOptions): Promise<void> {
-    const forceRefresh = options?.forceRefresh === true;
-    const hasCountries = this.state.countries.data.length > 0;
-
-    if (forceRefresh || !hasCountries) {
-      await this.getCountries(options);
-    }
+    await this.getCountries({ ...options, forceRefresh: true });
 
     // Always prefer the user's persisted region. Geolocation is only used to
     // seed the initial value; once the user (or a prior init) has set a region
@@ -1434,6 +1429,31 @@ export class RampsController extends BaseController<
     await this.setUserRegion(regionCode, options);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Re-applies `userRegion` from the current countries catalog so preset
+   * amounts and support flags stay in sync after a catalog refresh.
+   */
+  #syncUserRegionFromCountriesCatalog(): void {
+    const regionCode = this.state.userRegion?.regionCode;
+    if (!regionCode) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const countriesData = this.state.countries.data;
+    if (!countriesData.length) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const userRegion = findRegionFromCode(regionCode, countriesData);
+    if (!userRegion) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.update((state) => {
+      state.userRegion = userRegion;
+    });
+  }
+
   /**
    * Fetches the list of supported countries.
    * The API returns countries with support information for both buy and sell actions.
@@ -1457,6 +1477,8 @@ export class RampsController extends BaseController<
       state.countries.data = Array.isArray(countries) ? [...countries] : [];
     });
 
+    this.#syncUserRegionFromCountriesCatalog();
+
     return countries;
   }