Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in India
India: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0244 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in India, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in India stood at 0.0244 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in India peaked at 0.0455 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1980.
That places India 86th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in India, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0218 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0086 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.7% |
| 1972 | 0.009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0081 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0082 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0087 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0117 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0101 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0095 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0084 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0075 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0098 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0114 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0135 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.02 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0188 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0188 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0221 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 0.024 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0276 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0252 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0284 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0319 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0365 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0298 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0293 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.028 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0216 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0228 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0242 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.03 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0424 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0247 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0292 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0185 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0324 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +75.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0258 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0123 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0161 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0167 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0209 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0455 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +118.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0236 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0335 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0193 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0235 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0181 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0285 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0164 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0202 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0235 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0244 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0104 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0218 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0145 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0221 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0282 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0216 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0365 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0262 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0123 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0424 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0232 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0455 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0226 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 83 Rwanda 0.0285 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Russian Federation 0.026 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 85 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 Guyana 0.0243 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Haiti 0.0224 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 Sierra Leone 0.0221 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for India
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 1.60 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.1 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 51.04 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -2.06 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -1.42 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0005 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 1.88 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in India?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in India was 0.0244 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0455 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- How does India rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- India ranks 86th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.