Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in India
India: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 22.68 trillion in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in India, 1960–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
India recorded 22.68 trillion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2015. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 253.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in India peaked at 22.68 trillion in 2015 and was at its lowest, 337.98 million, in 1967.
India ranks 9th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.40 billion | — |
| 1961 | 1.78 billion | -25.7% |
| 1962 | 1.11 billion | -37.5% |
| 1963 | 1.29 billion | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 1.40 billion | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 823.52 million | -41.1% |
| 1966 | 493.02 million | -40.1% |
| 1967 | 337.98 million | -31.4% |
| 1968 | 1.23 billion | +263.4% |
| 1969 | 4.93 billion | +301.5% |
| 1970 | 5.52 billion | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 5.88 billion | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 7.41 billion | +26.0% |
| 1973 | 7.76 billion | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 4.74 billion | -38.9% |
| 1975 | 6.97 billion | +47.0% |
| 1976 | 19.70 billion | +182.6% |
| 1977 | 39.21 billion | +99.1% |
| 1978 | 51.93 billion | +32.4% |
| 1979 | 58.31 billion | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 43.51 billion | -25.4% |
| 1981 | 27.76 billion | -36.2% |
| 1982 | 9.28 billion | -66.6% |
| 1983 | 2.20 billion | -76.3% |
| 1984 | 12.63 billion | +474.2% |
| 1985 | 11.93 billion | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 14.14 billion | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 13.36 billion | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 17.49 billion | +30.9% |
| 1989 | 20.87 billion | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 58.25 billion | +179.1% |
| 1991 | 63.10 billion | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 88.63 billion | +40.5% |
| 1993 | 229.08 billion | +158.5% |
| 1994 | 563.55 billion | +146.0% |
| 1995 | 610.58 billion | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 756.54 billion | +23.9% |
| 1997 | 990.71 billion | +31.0% |
| 1998 | 1.20 trillion | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 1.48 trillion | +23.7% |
| 2000 | 1.84 trillion | +23.8% |
| 2001 | 2.28 trillion | +24.5% |
| 2002 | 3.34 trillion | +46.0% |
| 2003 | 4.57 trillion | +36.9% |
| 2004 | 5.66 trillion | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 6.42 trillion | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 7.76 trillion | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 10.69 trillion | +37.7% |
| 2008 | 11.86 trillion | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 12.60 trillion | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 12.55 trillion | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 14.89 trillion | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 15.36 trillion | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 17.57 trillion | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 19.64 trillion | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 22.68 trillion | +15.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 22.68 trillion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 227.31 billion, 99.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 22.68 trillion is above the median for South Asia, which is 126.25 billion, 179.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +474.2% | 2.20 billion | 12.63 billion |
| 1969 | +301.5% | 1.23 billion | 4.93 billion |
| 1968 | +263.4% | 337.98 million | 1.23 billion |
| 1976 | +182.6% | 6.97 billion | 19.70 billion |
| 1990 | +179.1% | 20.87 billion | 58.25 billion |
| 1993 | +158.5% | 88.63 billion | 229.08 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 billion | 337.98 million | 4.93 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.74 billion | 4.74 billion | 58.31 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.32 billion | 2.20 billion | 43.51 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 604.12 billion | 58.25 billion | 1.48 trillion | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.70 trillion | 1.84 trillion | 12.60 trillion | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.12 trillion | 12.55 trillion | 22.68 trillion | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More financial sector data for India
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in India?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in India was 22.68 trillion in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 22.68 trillion in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 337.98 million in 1967.
- How does India rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- India ranks 9th out of 178 countries with data for 2015.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 253.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.