Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in India
India: Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities was 45.15 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in India, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
India recorded 45.15 billion US dollar for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in India peaked at 170.70 billion US dollar in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.33 billion US dollar, in 2001.
That places India 2nd out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in India, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 31.33 billion US dollar | — |
| 2002 | 33.09 billion US dollar | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 43.65 billion US dollar | +31.9% |
| 2004 | 65.37 billion US dollar | +49.8% |
| 2005 | 64.74 billion US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 81.21 billion US dollar | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 162.49 billion US dollar | +100.1% |
| 2008 | 119.40 billion US dollar | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 110.79 billion US dollar | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 116.70 billion US dollar | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 116.14 billion US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 99.58 billion US dollar | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 85.39 billion US dollar | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 107.18 billion US dollar | +25.5% |
| 2015 | 89.93 billion US dollar | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 98.28 billion US dollar | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 109.70 billion US dollar | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 110.47 billion US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 136.84 billion US dollar | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 170.70 billion US dollar | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 164.82 billion US dollar | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 80.96 billion US dollar | -50.9% |
| 2023 | 66.85 billion US dollar | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 41.04 billion US dollar | -38.6% |
| 2025 | 45.15 billion US dollar | +10.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 45.15 billion US dollar is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 559.41 million US dollar, 80.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.12 billion US dollar | 31.33 billion US dollar | 162.49 billion US dollar | 9 |
| 2010s | 107.02 billion US dollar | 85.39 billion US dollar | 136.84 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.92 billion US dollar | 41.04 billion US dollar | 170.70 billion US dollar | 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 reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in India?
- Reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in India was 45.15 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 170.70 billion US dollar in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.33 billion US dollar in 2001.
- How does India rank for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities?
- India ranks 2nd out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.