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India — Central government debt

millions of INR · 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 171.18T INR in 2024. The previous reading was 159.50T INR in 2023; the period change was +7.32%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 53.8% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2000–2024

PeriodValue
2024171.18T INR
2023159.50T INR
2022142.29T INR
2021124.73T INR
2020106.12T INR
15 earlier values
201991.19T INR
201881.00T INR
201773.49T INR
201668.07T INR
201561.23T INR
201455.74T INR
201351.26T INR
201245.48T INR
201138.84T INR
201033.75T INR
200930.98T INR
200825.91T INR
200722.92T INR
200620.43T INR
200518.67T INR

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

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.