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Government Debt / India
Public Finance

India Government Debt

Current and historical government debt data for India, including latest value (46.52), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: India
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T18:54:54+02:00
Economy Data Rating
India · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
71 / 100
Stable economy
Fiscal stability 14.3 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 17.8 / 20
External stability 14.3 / 15
Financial robustness 8.7 / 15
Structural stability 0 / 10
Future capacity 6.1 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.3 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 93% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1990–2018 1990– 2018
1990 2018
Selected year: 2018 · Value: n/a 2018

India · central government debt as a percentage of gdp.

1990–2018
46.52 percent of GDP
47.58 percent of GDP
50.1 percent of GDP
29 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2018
government debt rate reference line

Countries by government debt

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Singapore 175.61 high
United Kingdom 131.07 high
United States 117.97 high
Bahrain 111.6 high
Spain 105.64 high
Jordan 102.85 medium
Israel 88.24 medium
Egypt 85.79 medium

Interpretation

short note

This public finance indicator helps assess fiscal capacity, budget pressure and the role of government.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
South Korea 48.55
Singapore 175.61
Indonesia 30
United States 117.97
Germany 20.85

Related indicators

internal links
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Government Revenue GC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS
Government Expense GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS
Fiscal Balance GC.BAL.CASH.GD.ZS
Interest Payments GC.XPN.INTP.RV.ZS

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T18:54:54+02:00

India Snapshot

country profile
Population 1.45 bn
GDP 3909.89 bn
Debt/GDP 46.52%
Inflation 4.95%
Unemployment 4.22%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group Lower middle income

India Government Debt: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Government Debt for India. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: india government debt rate, government debt data india, india government debt statistics, india percent of gdp.