RBI reports $26.9 billion valuation gains in gold and bonds for 2024-25

ET BureauLast Updated: Jun 28, 2025, 07:49:00 AM IST

Synopsis

The Reserve Bank of India reveals valuation gains in reserves. These gains reached $26.9 billion during fiscal year 2024-25. This is a significant jump from $4.3 billion in the previous year. However, excluding these effects, foreign exchange reserves saw a decrease of $5 billion. Nominal terms show an increase of $21.9 billion.

Mumbai Valuation gains in the reserves account, primarily reflecting higher prices of gold and lower bond yields, amounted to $26.9 billion during 2024-25 as compared with a valuation gain of $4.3 billion during 2023-24, the RBI said.

Excluding valuation effects, foreign exchange reserves decreased by $5 billion in FY25 as against an accretion of $63.7 billion during 2023-24.

Foreign exchange reserves in nominal terms, reflecting valuation effects, increased by $21.9 billion in FY25, as compared with an increase of $68 billion in 2023-24.

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