Times of Better Bharat

India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

External debt stock

Debt owed to non-residents, repayable in foreign currency or goods. Distinct from the government debt figures: this is the part not insulated by India's ability to issue in its own currency, and therefore the part that carries real exchange-rate risk.

Position from worst
$0.72T
2024
Published by
World Bank
annual

External debt stock over time

$0$200B$400B$600B$800B1970197919881997200620152024$716B
19702024 · 55 observations · lower is better · US$
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PeriodExternal debt stock
2024$716B
2023$648B
2022$616B
2021$612B
2020$565B
2019$561B
2018$521B
2017$512B
2016$456B
2015$479B
2014$458B
2013$427B
2012$393B
2011$334B
2010$290B
2009$256B
2008$227B
2007$204B
2006$160B
2005$121B
2004$124B
2003$119B
2002$106B
2001$100B
2000$101B
1999$100B
1998$98B
1997$94B
1996$94B
1995$94B
1994$98B
1993$91B
1992$88B
1991$85B
1990$83B
1989$74B
1988$59B
1987$53B
1986$45B
1985$39B
1984$33B
1983$31B
1982$27B
1981$22B
1980$21B
1979$18B
1978$17B
1977$15B
1976$15B
1975$14B
1974$13B
1973$11B
1972$10B
1971$9B
1970$8B

Compared with

Nepal
$10B
Sri Lanka
$57B
Bangladesh
$104B
Pakistan
$130B
Vietnam
$133B
South Africa
$176B
Indonesia
$421B
Brazil
$605B
India
$716B
China
$2.4T
Latest available year for each country · US$ · lower is better

Source

World Bankhttps://data.worldbank.org/indicator/DT.DOD.DECT.CD