India External Debt 1960-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • India external debt for 2022 was $616,862,975,674, a 0.8% increase from 2021.
  • India external debt for 2021 was $611,987,174,448, a 8.32% increase from 2020.
  • India external debt for 2020 was $564,979,321,177, a 0.71% increase from 2019.
  • India external debt for 2019 was $561,017,395,481, a 7.64% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Current US $
India $617
Indonesia $396
Egypt $163
Vietnam $147
Ukraine $139
Pakistan $127
Philippines $111
Nigeria $98
Bangladesh $97
Morocco $65
Angola $60
Sri Lanka $59
Uzbekistan $49
Ghana $45
Kenya $42
Tunisia $40
Mongolia $34
Zambia $29
Georgia $24
Cambodia $22
Sudan $22
El Salvador $21
Lao PDR $19
Papua New Guinea $19
Bolivia $16
Cameroon $15
Nicaragua $15
Honduras $13
Myanmar $13
Moldova $10
Kyrgyz Republic $10
Republic of Congo $8
Mauritania $5
Kosovo $4
Djibouti $3
Bhutan $3
Cabo Verde $2
Lesotho $2
Eswatini $1
Solomon Islands $1
Vanuatu $0
Sao Tome and Principe $0
Timor-Leste $0
Kiribati $0
Micronesia $0
West Bank and Gaza $0
India External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $616,862,975,674 0.80%
2021 $611,987,174,448 8.32%
2020 $564,979,321,177 0.71%
2019 $561,017,395,481 7.64%
2018 $521,175,685,410 1.88%
2017 $511,575,707,374 12.30%
2016 $455,541,896,499 -4.86%
2015 $478,831,010,025 4.66%
2014 $457,507,409,077 7.08%
2013 $427,245,079,806 8.83%
2012 $392,576,050,360 17.40%
2011 $334,399,298,473 15.14%
2010 $290,427,544,563 13.31%
2009 $256,312,241,333 12.86%
2008 $227,111,768,435 11.30%
2007 $204,057,539,300 27.92%
2006 $159,525,518,911 31.63%
2005 $121,195,478,445 -1.98%
2004 $123,644,485,822 4.00%
2003 $118,884,622,370 12.43%
2002 $105,741,601,402 6.27%
2001 $99,500,093,586 -1.61%
2000 $101,131,491,180 1.35%
1999 $99,779,510,346 1.47%
1998 $98,333,648,295 4.54%
1997 $94,059,291,709 0.10%
1996 $93,966,076,366 0.17%
1995 $93,808,975,940 -4.18%
1994 $97,898,626,999 7.19%
1993 $91,330,328,768 4.05%
1992 $87,775,440,182 3.44%
1991 $84,852,336,186 1.65%
1990 $83,471,522,909 13.23%
1989 $73,721,064,976 24.34%
1988 $59,288,500,301 10.98%
1987 $53,424,896,489 18.96%
1986 $44,909,442,697 15.35%
1985 $38,934,813,159 18.83%
1984 $32,763,961,315 6.90%
1983 $30,649,492,455 13.76%
1982 $26,942,860,601 19.85%
1981 $22,480,074,709 8.48%
1980 $20,723,360,696 13.92%
1979 $18,190,384,895 10.11%
1978 $16,520,249,175 7.17%
1977 $15,414,657,570 5.68%
1976 $14,586,390,286 5.20%
1975 $13,865,614,019 9.20%
1974 $12,696,953,186 15.79%
1973 $10,965,917,520 9.34%
1972 $10,029,268,977 7.51%
1971 $9,328,742,282 10.73%
1970 $8,425,121,119 inf%
1969 $0 nan%
1968 $0 nan%
1967 $0 nan%
1966 $0 nan%
1965 $0 nan%
1964 $0 nan%
1963 $0 nan%
1962 $0 nan%
1961 $0 nan%
1960 $0 nan%