Foreign Exchange Reserves Cross Rs 3055 Billion

Nepal’s foreign exchange reserves have crossed Rs 3055.52 billion as of mid-November 2025, according to the latest report of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).

Based on the central bank’s statistics for the first four months of the current fiscal year (FY 2025/26), the country’s foreign exchange reserves stood at Rs 3055 billion as of mid-November, up from Rs 2677.68 billion in mid-July.

In US dollar terms, the reserves increased by 10.3 percent to USD 21.52 billion as of mid-November, compared to USD 19.50 billion in mid-July.

The share of the Indian currency in total foreign exchange reserves stood at 21.9 percent during the review period.

Of the total reserves, those held by Nepal Rastra Bank rose by 12.8 percent to Rs 2724.6 billion as of mid-November, from Rs 2414.6 billion in mid-July.

Similarly, foreign exchange reserves held by banks and financial institutions (excluding NRB) increased by 25.8 percent to Rs 330.85 billion during the review period, up from Rs 263.04 billion in mid-July.

Based on imports during the first four months of FY 2025/26, the foreign exchange reserves held by the banking sector are sufficient to cover 20.8 months of merchandise imports and 17.4 months of merchandise and services imports.