External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in India
India: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 96.19 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in India, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in India stood at 96.19 DOD, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in India peaked at 96.19 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5184 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1970.
India ranks 62nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in India, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5184 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.5698 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6135 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6479 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7319 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7737 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7973 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6742 DOD, current US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9928 DOD, current US$ per person | +47.3% |
| 1979 | 1.04 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 1.85 DOD, current US$ per person | +77.8% |
| 1981 | 2.27 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 1982 | 3.33 DOD, current US$ per person | +46.6% |
| 1983 | 4.53 DOD, current US$ per person | +36.0% |
| 1984 | 4.86 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 5.64 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 6.26 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 7.01 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 7.68 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 8.87 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 9.88 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 8 DOD, current US$ per person | -19.0% |
| 1992 | 7.02 DOD, current US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 3.93 DOD, current US$ per person | -44.0% |
| 1994 | 4.53 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 5.26 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 6.87 DOD, current US$ per person | +30.6% |
| 1997 | 5.05 DOD, current US$ per person | -26.4% |
| 1998 | 4.25 DOD, current US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 3.79 DOD, current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 3.27 DOD, current US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 2.54 DOD, current US$ per person | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 3.73 DOD, current US$ per person | +46.6% |
| 2003 | 5.67 DOD, current US$ per person | +51.9% |
| 2004 | 6.04 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 7.64 DOD, current US$ per person | +26.4% |
| 2006 | 21.4 DOD, current US$ per person | +180.3% |
| 2007 | 30.31 DOD, current US$ per person | +41.7% |
| 2008 | 36.28 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 38.03 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 45.4 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 61.89 DOD, current US$ per person | +36.3% |
| 2012 | 73 DOD, current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 71.54 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 65.21 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 61.42 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 62.45 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 71.79 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 75.6 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 76.87 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 73.81 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 81.07 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 89.71 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 88.38 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 96.19 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 96.19 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.26 DOD, current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 96.19 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 85.39 DOD, current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +180.3% | 7.64 DOD, current US$ per person | 21.4 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.736 DOD, current US$ per person | 0.5184 DOD, current US$ per person | 1.04 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.23 DOD, current US$ per person | 1.85 DOD, current US$ per person | 8.87 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.86 DOD, current US$ per person | 3.79 DOD, current US$ per person | 9.88 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.49 DOD, current US$ per person | 2.54 DOD, current US$ per person | 38.03 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.52 DOD, current US$ per person | 45.4 DOD, current US$ per person | 76.87 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.83 DOD, current US$ per person | 73.81 DOD, current US$ per person | 96.19 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 59 Grenada 133.7 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 60 Zambia 131 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 61 Congo 103.71 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 63 Nigeria 95.53 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 64 Sudan 93.88 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 65 Benin 87.79 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for India
- Net financial flows, IBRD -778.70 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -611.93 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 22.66 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 252.90 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 590.08 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in India?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in India was 96.19 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 96.19 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5184 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does India rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- India ranks 62nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.