China vs India: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 3.36 trillion against 552.90 billion in India, a difference of 2.80 trillion.
That makes China's figure about 6.1 times India's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 91 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.13 trillion | 369.24 billion | 2.76 trillion | China |
| 2020s | 3.23 trillion | 543.61 billion | 2.69 trillion | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets, China or India?
- China, at 3.36 trillion against 552.90 billion in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets between China and India?
- 2.80 trillion, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do China and India rank globally for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 91 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve currency and deposits (in convertible foreign currencies) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central . Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.