India international reserves
Total reserves
$765B
Data for August 2026
1-month change
+8.9%
12-month change
+8.5%
High since 2000
$765B
August 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$764.7 billion
August 2026+2,031.8% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of August 2026.
- Foreign exchange$612B · 80.0%
- Gold$129B · 16.9%
- SDRs$18.8B · 2.5%
- IMF reserve position$4.9B · 0.6%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 881 t
- Market value
- $129B
- Share of reserves
- 16.9%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
880.5 t
August 2026+146.1% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 522
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
19.3%
Months of imports covered
9.7
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.