Dollar Access Data Center
Asia: Dollar Access Data
Inflation, currencies, remittances, reserves, and financial inclusion across 8 Asia economies, each figure linked to its official source.
8 economies, 40 figures, every number linked to the central bank, statistics office, or international institution that published it. Use it to see where local money loses value or dollars are hard to reach.
Asia sends the most money home of any region. India alone receives more remittances than any country on earth, and those flows are a backbone of household income.
Asia · economy by economy
- Remittances
- Reserves
- Inflation
- Currency
- Financial access
Philippines
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)- $35.63B Cash remittances (full-year, record)
- $39.62B Personal remittances (full-year, preliminary)
- $110.83B Gross international reserves (end-December)
- 1.7% Full-year average inflation rate (9-year low)
- 57.49/USD Peso vs USD (annual average; record low 59.20 on Oct 28, 2025)
India
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)- 3.48% CPI inflation (YoY, all-India)
- 4.20% Food (CFPI) inflation, YoY
- $681.4B Foreign exchange reserves (total)
- 95.385/USD Rupee per US dollar (RBI/FBIL reference rate)
- $135.4B Remittances received (top global recipient, FY25)
Pakistan
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)- $38.3B Workers' remittances received, FY2025 (Jul 2024-Jun 2025)
- +26.6% Workers' remittances YoY growth, FY2025
- $22.65B Total liquid foreign exchange reserves
- $17.15B SBP-held foreign exchange reserves
- 11.7% Headline CPI inflation, YoY
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Bank- $30.33B Remittances received, FY25 (full year, record)
- $32.76B Remittances received, FY26 July-May (+19.09% YoY)
- $35.62B Gross foreign exchange reserves
- $30.96B Net usable reserves (IMF BPM-6 standard)
- 9.04% Inflation, general point-to-point (CPI)
Indonesia
Bank Indonesia- 2.92% Headline inflation (CPI, y-o-y, full-year 2025)
- $156.5B Official reserve assets (foreign exchange reserves)
- 6.4 months Official reserve assets (import cover)
- ~16,200-16,800/USD Rupiah vs USD (approx. exchange rate range)
- $12.7B Remittances received (migrant worker remittances, to Q3)
Vietnam
State Bank of Vietnam- 3.31% Headline inflation (CPI, average full-year 2025)
- 3.21% Core inflation (average 2025)
- ~$16B Remittances received (estimated total inflows)
- ~$80B Foreign exchange reserves
- ~3.5% Dong vs USD (annual depreciation, central reference rate)
Sri Lanka
Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL)- $8.08B Workers' remittances received (full year)
- $6.82B Gross official reserves (end-period, incl. PBOC swap)
- 2.1% Headline inflation (CCPI, year-on-year)
- 5.6% Rupee depreciation vs USD (full year)
- $1.7B Current account surplus (cumulative)
Nepal
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)- $23.08B Gross foreign exchange reserves
- Rs3,413.77B Gross foreign exchange reserves (NPR)
- Rs870.31B Remittance inflow (first 5 months FY2025/26, +35.6% y/y)
- ~28.2% Remittances as % of GDP
- 1.63% Consumer price inflation (year-on-year)
Figures are dated to the period they cover, with a focus on full-year 2025 and the latest 2026 releases. Official data is often revised, so follow each link for the current version. A dagger marks a figure from a secondary or industry source, used where an official release was not directly available.
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