The world is watching India’s strength! Foreign exchange reserves cross $693 billion, know how much gold increased with RBI

India Forex Reserves: The country’s foreign exchange reserves have once again seen strength. India’s forex reserves have reached near record high amid the weakness of the dollar at the global level and the rise in gold prices. India has achieved such an achievement in foreign exchange reserves, which many countries including America, Russia and France do not have. This is the third consecutive week when India’s foreign exchange reserves have seen an increase.

Data on the country’s foreign exchange reserves from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed that the central bank’s treasury increased by $ 4.37 billion for the week ending Friday, December 19, 2025, taking it to a near record high of $ 693.32 billion.

What was the currency reserves last week?

This information has been given in an official bulletin. Gold accounted for more than half of this increase. The special thing is that both India’s foreign exchange reserves and foreign currency assets in rupee terms have decreased. At the same time, gold reserves have increased in both dollar and rupee terms. Earlier, in the last week ending December 12, 2025, the foreign exchange reserves were $ 688.95 billion.

Forex reserves near record high

According to a recent report by ANI, India’s forex reserves have reached an all-time high of $704.89 billion in September 2024. Over the past few weeks, RBI’s forex reserves had been rising steadily and were nearing record highs. Let us tell you that Forex reserves include foreign currency assets, gold, SDRs and the country’s reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is managed by the country’s Central Bank. According to the data released, the foreign currency assets of RBI increased by $ 1.65 billion to $ 559.43 billion in the week ending December 19, 2025, while it was $ 557.78 billion in the previous week.

Gold reserves also increased

A significant increase was also recorded in gold reserves this week. According to RBI, gold reserve Its value increased by $2.623 billion to $110.365 billion. India’s reserves have directly benefited from the rise in gold prices in the international market. A slight increase was also seen in Special Drawing Rights (SDR). It increased by $8 million to $18.744 billion. At the same time, India’s reserve position with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased by $ 95 million to $ 4.782 billion.

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What is included in foreign exchange reserves?

RBI maintains its foreign exchange reserves in the form of dollars, euros, gold and SDRs in the International Monetary Fund i.e. IMF. Earning is done by investing these. The bulk of RBI’s currency reserves are invested in foreign government bonds or dollars.