India’s Forex Reserve: RBI’s coffers full as dollar falters; There has been an increase of ‘so many’ billion dollars

• India’s foreign exchange reserves hit a record high
• The value of gold rose by $2.623 billion to $110.365 billion
• Gold stocks also increased significantly in the last three weeks

India’s Forex Reserve: The country’s foreign exchange reserves have strengthened once again. India’s foreign exchange reserves have hit a record high as the dollar weakens globally and gold prices rise. India has achieved record performance in foreign exchange reserves. Many countries including America, Russia and France did not get it. This is the third consecutive week that India’s foreign exchange reserves have increased.

Reserve Bank of India on India’s foreign exchange reserves (RBI) data shows that the central bank’s coffers increased by $4.37 billion in the week ended December 19, 2025, reaching a near-record high of $693.32 billion.

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According to the data, gold accounted for more than half of this growth. Importantly, both India’s foreign exchange reserves and foreign exchange assets in terms of rupee declined. Gold reserves increased against dollar and rupee. Earlier, foreign exchange reserves stood at Rs 688.95 billion in the previous week ended December 12, 2025. So, India’s foreign exchange reserves reached an all-time high of $704.89 billion in September 2024. Over the past few weeks, RBI’s foreign exchange reserves have been rising steadily and are approaching record highs.

Foreign exchange reserves include foreign currency assets, gold, SDRs and a country’s reserve position with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) managed by the country’s central bank. According to the data released, RBI’s foreign exchange assets rose by $1.65 billion to $559.43 billion in the week ended December 19, 2025, from $557.78 billion in the previous week.

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Gold stocks also rose significantly this week. According to the RBI, the value of gold reserves rose by $2.623 billion to $110.365 billion. The increase in gold prices in the international market has directly benefited India’s reserves. Meanwhile, India’s reserves with the International Monetary Fund (IFM) rose by $95 million to $4.782 billion.

RBI maintains foreign exchange reserves in the form of dollars, euros, gold and SDRs with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). These are invested to earn income. A significant portion of the RBI’s reserves are invested in foreign government bonds or dollar-denominated bonds.