Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
India's government debt stands at 84.26% as of 2025-12-31, down from 84.81% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, India's government debt was 84.26%, down from 84.81% in 2024.
In 2024, India's government debt was 84.81%, up from 84.75% in 2023.
In 2023, India's government debt was 84.75%, up from 84.41% in 2022.
In 2022, India's government debt was 84.41%, down from 85.54% in 2021.
In 2021, India's government debt was 85.54%, down from 90.39% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84.26% | -0.5445% |
| 2024 | 84.81% | +0.0561% |
| 2023 | 84.75% | +0.3433% |
| 2022 | 84.41% | -1.13% |
| 2021 | 85.54% | -4.86% |
| 2020 | 90.39% | +13.85% |
| 2019 | 76.54% | +4.96% |
| 2018 | 71.58% | +0.8907% |
| 2017 | 70.69% | +0.9452% |
| 2016 | 69.74% | +0.0457% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | -0.3903% |
| 2013 | 67.99% | -0.1412% |
| 2012 | 68.13% | -0.5671% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | +1.02% |
| 2010 | 67.68% | -5.06% |
| 2009 | 72.73% | -1.61% |
| 2008 | 74.34% | -1.07% |
| 2007 | 75.41% | -2.48% |
| 2006 | 77.89% | -4.49% |
| 2005 | 82.38% | -2.51% |
| 2004 | 84.89% | -0.9925% |
| 2003 | 85.88% | +1.58% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | +4.19% |
| 2001 | 80.11% | +5.17% |
| 2000 | 74.94% | +3.67% |
| 1999 | 71.27% | +1.98% |
| 1998 | 69.28% | +0.2763% |
| 1997 | 69.01% | +1.87% |
| 1996 | 67.13% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
India's government debt is 84.26% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 84.81% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 90.39% (2020); the lowest is 67.13% (1996), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.