India vs Lower middle income: Total Reserves
India
687,734
in 2025
Lower middle income
1.50 million
in 2025
India rank
5th
Lower middle income rank
4th
Total Reserves over time
- India
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 1.50 million against 687,734 in India, a difference of 810,486.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 2.2 times India's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 4th of 165 countries.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,156 | 16,500 | 11,344 | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 164,751 | 339,606 | 174,855 | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 347,799 | 679,775 | 331,976 | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 621,332 | 1.29 million | 673,195 | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, India or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 1.50 million against 687,734 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves between India and Lower middle income?
- 810,486, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lower middle income?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do India and Lower middle income rank globally for total reserves?
- India ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 4th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as Total Reserves. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities.