Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in India
India: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP was 40.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in India, 1998–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 40.3% for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.2% on the previous year and up 2,289.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in India peaked at 40.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1998.
That places India 17th out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9% | — |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +26.4% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +27.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +85.2% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +33.6% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | +1539.9% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | +25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 1.7% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 40.3% | 40.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for India
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 213,661 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 79.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 990.63 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 90.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 403.72 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 420.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 511.19 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 502.16 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 343.04 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in India?
- Outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in India was 40.3% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
- How does India rank for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- India ranks 17th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,289.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total amount of domestic public debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes, treasury bills, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.