How Much Gold Does India Have? Check Indias Gold Reserves 2025 As Per RBI

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had 879.59 metric tonnes (MT) of gold on the finish of March 2025, of which 511.99 metric tonnes had been held regionally, the Central Bank knowledgeable on Monday. 

While 348.62 metric tonnes of gold had been stored in protected custody with the Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), 18.98 metric tonnes had been held within the type of gold deposits.

In worth phrases (USD), the percentage of gold within the general foreign currency echange reserves greater from 9.32 according to cent at end-September 2024 to about 11.70 according to cent at end-March 2025, consistent with the RBI’s ‘Half Yearly Report on Management of Foreign Exchange Reserves’.

During the half-year duration underneath evaluate, reserves diminished from $705.78 billion in end-September 2024 to $630.61 billion at end-January 2025, and had been at $668.33 billion at end-March 2025.

During the duration between end-December 2023 and end-December 2024, the exterior property greater via $79.7 billion and exterior liabilities greater via $76.1 billion.

The foreign currency echange property include multi-currency property which might be held in multi-asset portfolios as according to the prevailing norms, which comply with the most productive world practices adopted on this regard.

At end-March 2025, out of the whole FCA of $567.56 billion, $485.53 billion used to be invested in securities, $45.68 billion used to be deposited with different central banks and the BIS and the steadiness $36.34 billion comprised deposits with business banks out of the country.

With the target of exploring new methods and merchandise in reserve control whilst diversifying the portfolio, a small portion of the reserves is being controlled via exterior asset managers, knowledgeable the RBI.

At the top of December 2024, foreign currency echange reserves duvet of imports (on a steadiness of bills foundation) stood at 10.5 months (11.8 months at end-September 2024).

The ratio of temporary debt (authentic adulthood) to reserves, which used to be 19.1 according to cent at end-September 2024, greater to 22.0 according to cent at end-December 2024.

The ratio of risky capital flows (together with cumulative portfolio inflows and exceptional temporary debt) to reserves greater from 67.8 according to cent at end-September 2024 to 74.3 according to cent at end-December 2024, the Bank knowledgeable.