India — Central government debt

millions of LCU · Annual · 1870–2024 · 154 observations

About this series

Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered.

The central government debt reading for India was 175.15T LCU in 2024. The previous reading was 162.54T LCU in 2023; the period change was +7.76%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 53.8% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2000–2024

PeriodValue
2024175.15T LCU
2023162.54T LCU
2022146.82T LCU
2021128.42T LCU
2020109.26T LCU
15 earlier values
201993.89T LCU
201883.40T LCU
201775.66T LCU
201670.08T LCU
201563.04T LCU
201457.38T LCU
201352.78T LCU
201246.83T LCU
201140.01T LCU
201034.83T LCU
200931.97T LCU
200826.74T LCU
200723.66T LCU
200621.08T LCU
200519.27T LCU

Values before 2005, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.