India (2018)
46.5
% of GDP
-1.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-1.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
29
years of data

Data

India Central Government Debt (% of GDP) (2018) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2018 46.5 -1.1pp
2017 47.6 unchanged
2016 47.6 -2.4pp
2015 50 +0.1pp
2014 49.9 -0.4pp
2013 50.3 -0.4pp
2012 50.7 -0.9pp
2011 51.6 unchanged
2010 51.6 -3.7pp
2009 55.3 -2pp
2008 57.3 -0.2pp
2007 57.5 -2.2pp
2006 59.7 -2.5pp
2005 62.2 -0.4pp
2004 62.6 +0.4pp
2003 62.2 -0.4pp
2002 62.6 +3.6pp
2001 59 +4pp
2000 55 +3.6pp
1999 51.4 +1pp

About this Dataset

India recorded 46.5 % of GDP in 2018. The latest change was -1.1pp. Across 1990–2018 the series ranges from 45.7 in 1996 to 62.6 in 2004.

This page tracks central government debt as a share of GDP in India from 1990 to present. Government debt levels set the fiscal space for stimulus and directly price sovereign credit risk.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks central government debt as a share of GDP in India from 1990 to present. Government debt levels set the fiscal space for stimulus and directly price sovereign credit risk. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2018. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2018 (29 observations).

The series peaked at 62.6 % of GDP in 2004 and reached its lowest recorded value of 45.7 in 1996. The latest reading of 46.5 in 2018 represents a change of -1.1pp.