India External Debt 1970-2024
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.
| 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 |
10.73% |
