Foreign Exchange Reserves in India increased to 694230 USD Million in August 29 from 690720 USD Million in the previous week. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - India Foreign Exchange Reserves - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In financial year 2024, the value of foreign exchange reserves in India stood at around *** billion U.S. dollars. This was a significant increase from the previous year. In fiscal year 2023, the value of foreign exchange reserve stood at around *** billion dollars.

Current and historical data on India's Forex Reserves - foreign currency reserves, gold reserves, SDR, RTP, months of import, and comparison with global peers.

Key information about India Foreign Exchange Reserves

• India Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 537.7 USD bn in Jan 2025, compared with 547.5 USD bn in the previous month
• India Foreign Exchange Reserves: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Apr 1989 to Jan 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 617.1 USD bn in Sep 2024 and a record low of 1.1 USD bn in Jun 1991

The Reserve Bank of India provides monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD.


Further information about India Foreign Exchange Reserves

• In the latest reports, India Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 9.2 Months of Import in May 2023.
• Its Money Supply M2 increased 765.5 USD bn YoY in Nov 2024.
• India Domestic Credit reached 3,168.1 USD bn in Dec 2024, representing an increased of 11.1 % YoY.
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 2.8 % in Mar 2024, compared with the ratio of 3.9 % in the previous year.
• Household Debt of India reached 17.1 % in Mar 2024, accounting for 17.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP.

Foreign Exchange Reserves in China decreased to 3292000 USD Million in July from 3317000 USD Million in June of 2025. This dataset provides - China Foreign Exchange Reserves - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about India Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

• India Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 4.000 % in Feb 2025
• This stayed constant from the previous number of 4.000 % for Jan 2025
• India Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated monthly, averaging 5.000 % from Sep 1962 to Feb 2025, with 750 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 15.000 % in Oct 1995 and a record low of 3.000 % in Mar 2021
• India Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Reserve Requirement Ratio: Monthly

The Reserve Bank of India provides monthly Reserve Requirement Ratio.

Of all the countries in the world, China had, by far, the largest international reserves in July 2025, with **** trillion USD in reserves and foreign currency liquidity. Japan was the only other country with over a trillion U.S. dollars in reserves in early 2025, with a total of *** trillion U.S. dollars. Why do countries hold reserves? A simple explanation for China’s accumulation of foreign currency could be its consistently positive and substantial trade balance. When China exports goods and services, it accepts the foreign currency, usually U.S. dollars, and holds that currency in reserve. In addition to facilitating trade, most countries, including China, also hold foreign exchange reserves to ensure the stability of their currencies and facilitate other foreign transactions. Other significant reserves Even though most of the world left the gold standard in 1971, most countries still retain large gold reserves. The United States, followed by Germany and Italy, held the largest amount of gold reserves worldwide as of December 2018.

Foreign exchange reserves, billion currency units in India, July, 2025 The most recent value is 60304.17 billion Indian Rupee as of July 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 60077.45 billion Indian Rupee. Historically, the average for India from April 2001 to July 2025 is 22106.36 billion Indian Rupee. The minimum of 1998.17 billion Indian Rupee was recorded in April 2001, while the maximum of 60304.17 billion Indian Rupee was reached in July 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

This dataset provides the latest Forex reserves of India, as published by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), along with historical forex trends.

India Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data was reported at 11.101 Unit in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.123 Unit for Feb 2025. India Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, averaging 9.949 Unit from Jan 1991 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 411 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.233 Unit in Apr 2020 and a record low of 2.715 Unit in Jan 1991. India Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.World Bank.GEM: Foreign Reserves. The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.

Key information about India Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

• India Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 9.2 Months of Import in May 2023, compared with the ratio of 10.4 in the previous month
• India Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Apr 1990 to May 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 25.9 in Apr 2020 and a record low of 0.5 in Dec 1990

CEIC calculates Foreign Exchange Reserves as Months of Import from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and monthly Imports. The Reserve Bank of India provides Foreign Exchange Reserve in USD. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry provides Imports in USD.


Further information about India Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

• In the latest reports, India Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 528.0 USD bn in Jun 2023
• Its Money Supply M2 increased 12.2 % YoY in Jun 2023
• India Domestic Credit reached 2,768.0 USD bn in May 2023, representing an increased of 13.7 % YoY
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 5.8 % in Mar 2022, compared with the ratio of 7.3 % in the previous year
• Household Debt of India reached 486.7 USD bn in Mar 2023, accounting for 14.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP

Foreign Exchange Reserves in Bangladesh decreased to 29799.80 USD Million in July from 31772 USD Million in June of 2025. This dataset provides - Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about China Foreign Exchange Reserves

• China Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 3,227.2 USD bn in Feb 2025, compared with 3,209.0 USD bn in the previous month
• China Foreign Exchange Reserves: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1989 to Feb 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 3,993.2 USD bn in Jun 2014 and a record low of 3.7 USD bn in Jan 1989

The People's Bank of China provides monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD.


Further information about China Foreign Exchange Reserves

• In the latest reports, China Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 13.9 Months of Import in Dec 2024.
• Its Money Supply M2 increased 44,045.8 USD bn YoY in Sep 2024.
• China Domestic Credit reached 49,338.1 USD bn in Jan 2025, representing an increased of 7.9 % YoY.
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.5 % in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 1.6 % in the previous quarter.
• Household Debt of China reached 63.3 % in Mar 2023, accounting for 63.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP.

Graph and download economic data for Total Reserves excluding Gold for India (TRESEGINM052N) from Dec 1950 to Jun 2025 about gold, India, and reserves.

The dataset shows Year and month wise Foreign exchange reserves of India

Note: 1. Foreign Currency Assets exclude investment in foreign currency denominated bonds issued by IIFC (UK), SDRs transferred by Government of India to RBI and foreign currency received under SAARC SWAP arrangement. Foreign currency assets in US dollar take into account appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies (such as Euro, Sterling, Yen, Australian Dollar, etc.) held in reserves. Foreign exchange holdings are converted into rupees at market exchange rates prevailing on the day. 2. Data on SDR includes SDRs 3,082.5 Million and SDRs 12,569.56 Million allocated under general allocation done by IMF on August 28, 2009 and August 23, 2021 respectively as well as SDRs 214.6 Million allocated under special allocation done by IMF on September 9, 2009. 3. Gold data Include ₹31463 Crore (US$ 6,699 Million) reflecting the purchase of 200 metric tonnes of gold from IMF on November 3, 2009.

The dataset contains All India Yearly Forex Reserves from Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy.

Note: 1. Foreign Currency Assets exclude investment in foreign currency denominated bonds issued by IIFC (UK), SDRs transferred by Government of India to RBI and foreign currency received under SAARC SWAP arrangement. Foreign currency assets in US dollar take into account appreciation/ depreciation of non-US currencies (such as Euro, Sterling, Yen, Australian Dollar, etc.) held in reserves. Foreign exchange holdings are converted into rupees at rupee-US dollar RBI holding rates. 2. Gold Includes Rupees 31463 crore(US $ 6699 million) reflecting the purchase of 200 metric tonnes of gold from IMF on November 3, 2009. 3. SDRs Includes SDRs 3082.5 million allocated under general allocation and SDRs 214.6 million allocated under special allocation by the IMF done on August 28, 2009 and september 9, 2009, respectively.

This dataset provides values for FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

In financial year 2025, the reserves to debt ratio in India was estimated to be around ** percent, down from about ** percent in the previous fiscal year. The ratio of reserves to debt is an important indicator to measure the country's capacity to utilize its reserve resources in times of crisis.

India Foreign Exchange Reserve: USD data was reported at 690.617 USD bn in 09 May 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 686.064 USD bn for 02 May 2025. India Foreign Exchange Reserve: USD data is updated daily, averaging 294.928 USD bn from Sep 1998 (Median) to 09 May 2025, with 1392 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 704.885 USD bn in 27 Sep 2024 and a record low of 29.048 USD bn in 11 Sep 1998. India Foreign Exchange Reserve: USD data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Reserve Bank of India. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Monetary – Table IN.KAB002: Foreign Exchange Reserve. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

The data shows the year-wise foreign exchange reserves in Indian currency and in US Dollar in the years between 2001 and 2017.

Note: 1. Gold has been valued close to international market price. 2. Conversion of FCA is done at current exchange rates and SDR in US dollars is done at exchange rates supplied by IMF. 3. Transactions with IMF are converted at respective SDR/$ rate. 4. FCA excludes: (i) Investment in foreign currency denominated bonds issued by IIFC (UK) since 2009, (ii) Amount lent under SAARC swap arrangements since 2013 and (iii) SDR transferred by Govt. of India to RBI since March 2014. 5. Gold includes Rupee 31,463 crore(US$ 6699 million) reflecting the purchase of 200 metric tonnes of Gold from IMF on November 3, 2009. 6. SDR includes SDR 3082.5 million allocated under general allocation and SDR 214.6 million allocated under special allocation by the IMF done on August 28,2009 and September 2009 respectively. 8. Above figures are as on 31st March of each year mentioned in years. 9. FCA implies Foreign Currency Assets, SDRs implies Special Drawing Rights and RTP implies Reserve Tranche Position in IMF.