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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Foreign-exchange reserves

Reserves expressed as the months of imports they could cover — the standard test of whether a country can withstand a shock. India's cushion today is a different order from the three weeks it held during the 1991 crisis.

Latest
7.88
2025
Published by
World Bank
annual

Foreign-exchange reserves over time

02.557.51012.515197519831991199920072015202320257.88
1975–2025 · 51 observations · months of imports
View as table
PeriodForeign-exchange reserves
20257.88
20247.52
20237.97
20227.01
20219.84
202012.9
20198.27
20186.9
20178.16
20168.43
20158
20146.6
20136.03
20125.9
20116.19
20107.76
20099.77
20087.71
200711.1
20068.92
20058.52
200411.3
200312.3
200210.4
20017.45
20006.12
19996.31
19985.67
19975.39
19965.01
19955.13
19946.88
19935.07
19923.37
19912.92
19902.04
19893.15
19883.99
19875.78
19865.93
19855.6
19845.38
19835.31
19825.43
19815.43
19808.26
197911.4
197810.6
197710.4
19767.31
19753.87

Compared with

Japan
14
Nepal
13
China
11.9
Brazil
8.42
India
7.88
South Africa
6.22
Indonesia
5.51
Bangladesh
3.91
Pakistan
3.76
Germany
3.11
Sri Lanka
2.86
United States
2.84
Vietnam
2.37
Latest available year for each country · months of imports

Source

World Bank — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FI.RES.TOTL.MO