📊 RBI Gold Reserves – 2025 Total Figures: • The RBI holds
📊 RBI Gold Reserves – 2025
Total Figures:
• The RBI holds approximately 880.18 tonnes of gold.
• Of this:
• Domestic RBI vaults: ~575 tonnes
• Foreign custody (Bank of England, BIS, etc.): ~300 tonnes
Note: This figure represents only the official RBI reserve gold. It does not include gold held by private citizens, temples, or other institutions.
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💰 If the Gold Were Converted to Cash
Step 1: Weight and Quantity of Gold
• 880.18 tonnes = 880,180 kg
• 1 kg = 32.1507 troy ounces
• Total ounces ≈ 28,280,000 troy ounces
Step 2: Value of Gold
• 1 troy ounce ≈ 31.1035 g
• Total gold = 28,280,000 × 31.1035 g ≈ 879,500,000 g
• Assuming gold price = ₹6,000/gram
• Total value = 879,500,000 × ₹6,000 ≈ ₹5.28 lakh crore
Step 3: In US Dollars
• Assuming 1 USD = ₹83
• Total value = ₹5.28 lakh crore ÷ 83 ≈ $63.5 Billion
Step 4: Impact on Currency Supply
• India’s total M3 money supply ≈ ₹250 lakh crore
• If this gold were fully converted into cash, it would account for about 2 percent of the total money supply.
• Meaning: It would slightly increase liquidity in the market, but it would not drastically affect the overall economy.
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💡 Conclusion:
If RBI’s 880 tonnes of gold were entirely converted to cash, it would be a huge amount (~₹5.28 lakh crore), but only a small fraction of India’s total money supply. Introducing this into the market would slightly increase liquidity but would not significantly shake the economy.
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