Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in India
India: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 69.07 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in India, 1948–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
India recorded 69.07 for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in India peaked at 84.24 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1948.
India ranks 48th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 25 | — |
| 1949 | 27.13 | +8.5% |
| 1950 | 26.8 | -1.2% |
| 1951 | 25.94 | -3.2% |
| 1952 | 26.91 | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 25.9 | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 25.81 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 27.74 | +7.5% |
| 1956 | 26.39 | -4.9% |
| 1957 | 28.75 | +9.0% |
| 1958 | 30.16 | +4.9% |
| 1959 | 34.12 | +13.1% |
| 1960 | 36.46 | +6.9% |
| 1961 | 38.69 | +6.1% |
| 1962 | 36.17 | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 35.49 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 33.77 | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 35.99 | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 38.51 | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 40.28 | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 38.77 | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 38.15 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 37.55 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 37.16 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 32.7 | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 36.66 | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 38.61 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 36.24 | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 38.61 | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 38.35 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 40.86 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 41.25 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 40.4 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 41.99 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 35.84 | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 39.07 | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 41.41 | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 41.97 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 47.12 | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 48.35 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 75.33 | +55.8% |
| 1992 | 77.41 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 76.98 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 73.46 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 69.65 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 65.98 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 67.82 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 68.09 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 70.04 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 73.65 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 78.73 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 82.85 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 84.24 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 83.29 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 80.89 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 77.11 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 74.03 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 74.54 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 72.53 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 67.46 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 69.64 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 69.07 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 67.96 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 68.33 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.07 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.07 | 25 | 27.13 | 2 |
| 1950s | 27.85 | 25.81 | 34.12 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.13 | 33.77 | 40.28 | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.49 | 32.7 | 40.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.13 | 35.84 | 47.12 | 8 |
| 1990s | 69.31 | 48.35 | 77.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.19 | 72.53 | 84.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.59 | 67.46 | 69.64 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in India?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in India was 69.07 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 84.24 in 2003.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1948.
- How does India rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- India ranks 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.