Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in India
India: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 1.22 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in India, 2013–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
India recorded 1.22 billion for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in 2025.
That represents a change of down 42.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in India peaked at 2.65 billion in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2013.
That places India 9th out of 67 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 1.10 billion | — |
| 2016 | 500.00 million | -54.5% |
| 2017 | 100.22 million | -80.0% |
| 2018 | 100.00 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.13 million | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 800.00 million | +707.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 696.65 million | — |
| 2023 | 2.65 billion | +280.3% |
| 2024 | 2.13 billion | -19.7% |
| 2025 | 1.22 billion | -42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 271.34 million | 0 | 1.10 billion | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.25 billion | 0 | 2.65 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 1.22 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 2.65 billion in 2023.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2013.
- How does India rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- India ranks 9th out of 67 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 11.0%. 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), Other foreign currency assets, deposits not included in official reserve assets (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Cen. 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.