DHAKA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves reached more than 28.5 billion U.S. dollars in December last year.
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) calculation method, data from the Bangladesh Bank (BB) showed on Thursday that the country's foreign exchange reserves stood at 28.52 billion dollars on Dec. 30, 2025, the last working day of the year.
The central bank said the gross reserves amounted to 33.19 billion dollars at the end of December.
Reserves calculated under the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) are immediately usable, while gross reserves are usable subject to the liquidation of investments.
For a growing economy like Bangladesh, foreign exchange reserves equivalent to six months of import bills are generally considered adequate.
With the existing reserves, BB officials said Bangladesh is in a position to cover around five months of import bills.
Bangladesh's gross foreign exchange reserves hit an all-time high of 48 billion dollars in August 2021. ■