Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … position in India
India: Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … position was 4.78 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in India, 2007–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
India recorded 4.78 billion for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in 2025.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 268.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in India peaked at 5.21 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 432.00 million, in 2007.
That places India 9th out of 91 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … position in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 432.00 million | — |
| 2008 | 877.00 million | +103.0% |
| 2009 | 1.43 billion | +62.6% |
| 2010 | 1.97 billion | +38.3% |
| 2011 | 2.71 billion | +37.2% |
| 2012 | 2.33 billion | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 2.00 billion | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 1.14 billion | -43.1% |
| 2015 | 1.30 billion | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 2.30 billion | +77.1% |
| 2017 | 2.04 billion | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 2.64 billion | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 3.71 billion | +40.4% |
| 2020 | 5.15 billion | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 5.21 billion | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 5.16 billion | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.89 billion | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 4.22 billion | -13.8% |
| 2025 | 4.78 billion | +13.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 4.78 billion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.00 million, 90.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 911.67 million | 432.00 million | 1.43 billion | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.21 billion | 1.14 billion | 3.71 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.90 billion | 4.22 billion | 5.21 billion | 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 official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in India?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in India was 4.78 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 5.21 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 432.00 million in 2007.
- How does India rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- India ranks 9th out of 91 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 268.3%. 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 IMF reserve position (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Se. 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.