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GS-III · Trade & money

12 official figures, each with a sentence for your answer and the short citation to write after it.

  1. How large are India's foreign exchange reserves?US$ 691.1 bn Mar 2026

    India's foreign exchange reserves stood at US$ 691.1 bn at the end of Mar 2026, compared with US$ 668.3 bn at the end of Mar 2025. Source: RBI, Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 144: Foreign Exchange Reserves.

    Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 144: Foreign Exchange Reserves (RBI), Mar 2026

  2. How much does India export in goods?US$ 441.7 bn 2025-26

    India's merchandise exports were US$ 441.7 bn in 2025-26, compared with US$ 437.7 bn in 2024-25. Source: RBI, Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 111: India's Foreign Trade - US Dollar (DGCI&S data).

    Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 111: India's Foreign Trade - US Dollar (DGCI&S)

  3. How much does India import in goods?US$ 775.0 bn 2025-26

    India's merchandise imports were US$ 775.0 bn in 2025-26, compared with US$ 721.1 bn in 2024-25. Source: RBI, Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 111: India's Foreign Trade - US Dollar (DGCI&S data).

    Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 111: India's Foreign Trade - US Dollar (DGCI&S)

  4. How big is India's merchandise trade deficit?−US$ 333.2 bn 2025-26

    India's merchandise trade balance was −US$ 333.2 bn in 2025-26, compared with −US$ 283.4 bn in 2024-25; a negative figure is a deficit. Source: RBI, Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 111: India's Foreign Trade - US Dollar (DGCI&S data).

    Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 111: India's Foreign Trade - US Dollar (DGCI&S)

  5. Does India run a current account deficit?−0.6% of GDP 2025-26

    India's current account balance was −0.6% of GDP in 2025-26, compared with −0.6% of GDP in 2024-25; a negative figure is a deficit. Source: RBI, Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 241: Balance of Payments - Indicators; RBI press release of 8 June 2026 on BoP in Q4 2025-26.

    Balance of Payments; Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 241 (RBI)

  6. How much external debt does India have?US$ 762.8 bn Mar 2026

    India's external debt stood at US$ 762.8 bn at the end of Mar 2026, compared with US$ 736.4 bn at the end of Mar 2025. Source: RBI press release of 29 June 2026, India's External Debt as at the end of March 2026; RBI, Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 145.

    India's External Debt (quarterly); Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 145 (RBI), Mar 2026

  7. How many rupees does a US dollar cost?₹88.31 per US$ 2025-26

    The rupee averaged ₹88.31 per US$ in 2025-26, compared with ₹84.58 per US$ in 2024-25. Source: RBI, Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 133: Exchange Rate of the Indian Rupee (Financial Year - Annual Average and End-year Rates).

    Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 133: Exchange Rate of the Indian Rupee (RBI)

  8. What is the RBI's repo rate?5.50% Oct 2026

    The RBI's policy repo rate is 5.50%, set in Oct 2026; before that it was 5.25%, set in Dec 2025. Source: RBI, Monetary Policy Statements (MPC resolutions); RBI, Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 40: Major Monetary Policy Rates.

    Monetary Policy Statements (MPC resolutions); Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26, Table 40 (RBI Monetary Policy Committee), Oct 2026

  9. What are India's forex reserves this week?US$ 726.0 bn 9 Oct 2026

    India's foreign exchange reserves were US$ 726.0 bn in the week to 9 Oct 2026, against US$ 734.6 bn a week earlier (2 Oct 2026), according to the RBI. Source: RBI, Weekly Statistical Supplement (Extract), Table 2: Foreign Exchange Reserves.

    Weekly Statistical Supplement (WSS), Table 2: Foreign Exchange Reserves (RBI), 9 Oct 2026

  10. How fast is bank lending growing?18.8% Aug 2026

    Non-food credit of India's scheduled commercial banks grew 18.8% year on year in Aug 2026, compared with 19.1% in Jul 2026, according to the RBI. Source: RBI, Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit – August 2026 (press release 2026-2027/1219).

    Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit (SIBC return; non-food credit from the Section-42 return) (RBI), Aug 2026

  11. How much foreign direct investment equity does India attract?US$ 58.8 bn 2025-26

    India received FDI equity inflows of US$ 58.8 bn in 2025-26, compared with US$ 50.0 bn in 2024-25, according to DPIIT. Source: DPIIT, Quarterly Fact Sheet on Foreign Direct Investment (April 2000 to June 2026).

    Fact Sheet on Foreign Direct Investment (quarterly) (DPIIT), 2025-26

  12. How much foreign direct investment flows into India in total?US$ 94.8 bn 2025-26

    Gross FDI inflows into India were US$ 94.8 bn in 2025-26, compared with US$ 80.6 bn in 2024-25 (DPIIT, from RBI data). Source: DPIIT, Quarterly Fact Sheet on Foreign Direct Investment (April 2000 to June 2026), from RBI Bulletin Table 35.

    Fact Sheet on Foreign Direct Investment, section II.A (RBI), 2025-26