Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in India
India: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 111.26 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in India, 2007–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in India stood at 111.26 billion. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 68.2% on the previous year and up 545.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in India peaked at 111.26 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.33 billion, in 2007.
India ranks 9th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.33 billion | — |
| 2008 | 8.48 billion | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 18.29 billion | +115.6% |
| 2010 | 22.47 billion | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 26.62 billion | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 27.22 billion | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 19.73 billion | -27.5% |
| 2014 | 19.38 billion | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 17.24 billion | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 18.58 billion | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 20.42 billion | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 21.69 billion | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 27.83 billion | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 36.96 billion | +32.8% |
| 2021 | 39.40 billion | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 41.29 billion | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 47.96 billion | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 66.15 billion | +37.9% |
| 2025 | 111.26 billion | +68.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.70 billion | 8.33 billion | 18.29 billion | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.12 billion | 17.24 billion | 27.83 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.17 billion | 36.96 billion | 111.26 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More financial sector data for India
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 213,661 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 79.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 990.63 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 90.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 403.72 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 420.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 511.19 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 502.16 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 343.04 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in India?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in India was 111.26 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 111.26 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.33 billion in 2007.
- How does India rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- India ranks 9th out of 87 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 545.4%. 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 Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve assets, gold (including gold deposits and if appropriate gold swapped) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.