Foreign currency Reserve: This week has seen a sharp drop in foreign currency reserves after two weeks of growth.
The reserves had earlier touched a record high of $704.89 billion on September 27, 2024. It had increased by about $1.4 billion in the week before to this.
India’s foreign currency reserves have seen a significant decline. India’s foreign currency reserves have dropped by about $4.3 billion in the week ending August 22. All commodities, including FCA, gold, and SDR, have decreased throughout this time.
Its reserves have decreased to $690.7 billion as a result.
Following week ending August 22, 2025. – $4.386 billion
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Where is the remaining stock?
The data was released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.
This decline follows a $1.49 billion rise in the previous week.
Reserves now – $690.72 billion.
For context, India’s reserves had touched an all-time high of $704.89 billion in the week ending September 27, 2024.
FCA decline
The Reserve Bank’s weekly reports show that India’s foreign currency assets (FCA) fell during the reviewed week. The week ending August 22, 2025, saw a $3.652 billion decline in India’s Foreign Currency Assets (FCAs). It had gone up by $1.924 billion a week before. At this point, its FCA reserves are $582.251 billion. The country’s overall foreign exchange reserves include foreign currency assets, or Foreign Currency Assets (FCA), which is worth highlighting. The impact of changes in non-US currencies like the euro, pound, and yen is also included in the foreign exchange assets represented in dollars.
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The gold reserve also declined
Over the previous week, our gold reserves have decreased. The Reserve Bank reports that for the week ending August 22, our gold reserves decreased by $464 million. A week before to this, it had also dropped by $493 million. As a result, we now have USD 85.003 billion less in gold reserves.
SDR also declined
Data from the Reserve Bank indicates that during the previous week, India’s Special Drawing Right (SDR) has also declined. SDR dropped by 23 million dollars over the reviewed week. It has now dropped to $18.736 billion. During the same week, there was a 23 million dollar decline in the nation’s reserve currency reserves held with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It is now down to $4.731 billion.