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India's Balance of Payments Account
The balance of payments is the Reserve Bank's ledger of everything India exchanges with the rest of the world: goods and services, income and transfers, and capital moving in or out. Its monthly print for August 2026, out on 15 October, shows a current account deficit of US$5.2 billion dwarfed by US$83.0 billion of net NRI deposits, leaving an overall surplus of US$45.4 billion.
Last updated 19 October 20265 min read
Latest update
Updates foreign exchange reserves to US$726.0 billion on 9 October 2026 from the RBI's weekly supplement, replacing the 2 October figure; still below September's record.
- balance of payments
- current account deficit
- forex reserves
- remittances
- RBI
- trade deficit
- portfolio investment
- external sector
- monthly balance of payments
- NRI deposits
- FCNR-B
- capital account
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