India: Foreign exchange reserves

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The most recent value is 59166.02 billion Indian Rupee as of May 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 58792.08 billion Indian Rupee. Historically, the average for India from April 2001 to May 2025 is 21843.71 billion Indian Rupee. The minimum of 1998.17 billion Indian Rupee was recorded in April 2001, while the maximum of 59166.02 billion Indian Rupee was reached in May 2025. Click on the following link to see the values of: Foreign exchange reserves around the world.
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  • Measure: billion Indian Rupee
  • Source: Reserve Bank of India

Recent values India: Foreign exchange reserves, billion currency units
2025  May 59166.02
2025  Apr 58792.08
2025  Mar 56870.95
2025  Feb 55893.13
2025  Jan 54617.41
2024  Dec 54768.69
2024  Nov 55606.61
2024  Oct 57359.15


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Definition: Foreign exchange reserves consist of foreign currency, deposits denominated in foreign currency, Monetary Gold, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and Reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Foreign exchange reserves are held by monetary authorities to finance trade imbalances, check the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations and address other issues under the purview of the central bank.

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 Terms of trade 90.74 2021 percent
 Trade openness 45.92 2023 percent
 Financial openness -1.242 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 21.85 2023 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 779.45 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 1.52 2023 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 23.96 2023 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 858.84 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 0.79 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 28.08 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 21,427.09 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -1.20 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars -31.96 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Current Account, quarterly -0.79 9/2024 percent
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -2.07 2023 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -86.33 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 627.79 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 3.52 2023 percent
 Remittances 125,000.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 79.08 2023 million USD
 External debt 18.42 2022 percent
 Short-term external debt 19.53 2023 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 20.12 2023 percent
 Foreign exchange reserves 59,166.02 5/2025 billion
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