Nepal's foreign exchange reserves have increased by 11.3 percent, according to a quarterly report unveiled by the Nepal Rastra Bank.
The total foreign exchange reserves, which stood at 2 trillion 677 billion 680 million rupees in mid-July, went up to reach 2 trillion 979 billion 810 million rupees in mid-October.
In terms of US Dollars, the reserve stood at $19.5 billion in mid-July 2025 and increased by 8.7 percent to reach $21.21 billion in mid-October 2025.
Nepal Rastra Bank's reserve
The reserve held at the Nepal Rastra Bank, which was Rs 2 trillion 414 billion 640 million in mid-July, increased by 10.5 percent to reach Rs 2 trillion 667 billion 700 million in mid-October 2082.
The foreign exchange reserve held by banks and financial institutions (excluding Nepal Rastra Bank) stood at Rs 263 billion 40 million in mid-July and increased by 18.7 percent to Rs. 312.1 billion in mid-October.
In mid-October, the share of Indian Currencies in the total foreign exchange reserve was 24 percent.
Based on the import figures up to the third month of the fiscal year 2082/83, the foreign exchange reserves held by the banking sector are sufficient to cover 19.9 months of merchandise imports.
The ratios of foreign exchange reserves to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Total Imports, and Broad Money Supply in mid-October, 2025 were 48.8 percent, 136.6 percent, and 36.8 percent, respectively.
In mid-July, 2025, these ratios were 43.8 percent, 128.1 percent, and 34.1 percent, respectively, according to the quarterly report of the NRB.
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