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India’s External Debt as at the end of March 2024

तारीख: जून 25, 2024

The stock of external debt at end-March 2024 as well as revised data for earlier quarters are set out in Statements I (IMF format[1]) and II (old format). The major developments relating to India’s external debt as at end-March 2024 are presented below.

Highlights

  • At end-March 2024, India’s external debt was placed at US$ 663.8 billion, an increase of US$ 39.7 billion over its level at end-March 2023 (Table 1).
  • The external debt to GDP ratio declined to 18.7 per cent at end-March 2024 from 19.0 per cent at end-March 2023.
  • Valuation effect due to the appreciation of the US dollar vis-à-vis the Indian rupee and other major currencies such as yen, the euro and SDR[2] amounted to US$ 8.7 billion. Excluding the valuation effect, external debt would have increased by US$ 48.4 billion instead of US$ 39.7 billion at end-March 2024 over end-March 2023.
  • At end-March 2024, long-term debt (with original maturity of above one year) was placed at US$ 541.2 billion, recording an increase of US$ 45.6 billion over its level at end-March 2023.
  • The share of short-term debt (with original maturity of up to one year) in total external debt declined to 18.5 per cent at end-March 2024 from 20.6 per cent at end-March 2023. Similarly, the ratio of short-term debt (original maturity) to foreign exchange reserves declined to 19.0 per cent at end-March 2024 (22.2 per cent at end-March 2023).
  • Short-term debt on residual maturity basis (i.e., debt obligations that include long-term debt by original maturity falling due over the next twelve months and short-term debt by original maturity) constituted 42.9 per cent of total external debt at end-March 2024 (44.0 per cent at end-March 2023) and stood at 44.1 per cent of foreign exchange reserves (47.4 per cent at end-March 2023) (Table 2).
  • US dollar-denominated debt remained the largest component of India’s external debt, with a share of 53.8 per cent at end-March 2024, followed by debt denominated in the Indian rupee (31.5 per cent), yen (5.8 per cent), SDR (5.4 per cent), and euro (2.8 per cent).
  • Outstanding debt of both government and non-government sectors increased at end-March 2024 over the level a year ago (Table 3).
  • The share of outstanding debt of non-financial corporations in total external debt was the highest at 37.4 per cent, followed by deposit-taking corporations (except the central bank) (28.1 per cent), general government (22.4 per cent) and other financial corporations (7.3 per cent).
  • Loans remained the largest component of external debt, with a share of 33.4 per cent, followed by currency and deposits (23.3 per cent), trade credit and advances (17.9 per cent) and debt securities (17.3 per cent) (Table 4).
  • Debt service (i.e., principal repayments and interest payments) increased to 6.7 per cent of current receipts at end-March 2024 from 5.3 per cent at end-March 2023, reflecting higher debt service (Table 5).

(Puneet Pancholy)       
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2024-2025/559


Table 1: External Debt – Outstanding and Variation

(US$ billion, unless indicated otherwise)

Sector

Outstanding as at

end-March

Absolute Variation

Percentage Variation

2022 R

2023 PR

2024 P

March 2023 over March 2022

March 2024 over March 2023

March 2023 over March 2022

March 2024 over March 2023

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

I. General Government

130.8

133.3

148.7

2.5

15.4

1.9

11.5

II. Central Bank

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

77.0

56.3

III. Deposit-taking Corporations, except the Central Bank

160.4

163.4

186.8

3.0

23.4

1.8

14.3

IV. Other Sectors

299.9

297.8

296.7

-2.1

-1.1

-0.7

-0.4

       IV.1. Other financial corporations

51.1

55.0

48.5

3.9

-6.5

7.7

-11.8

       IV.2. Non-financial corporations

248.8

242.8

248.1

-6.0

5.4

-2.4

2.2

       IV.3. Households and nonprofit institutions serving households (NPISHs)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-23.7

-16.5

V. Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending

27.6

29.4

31.4

1.8

1.9

6.6

6.6

Total Debt (I to V)

618.8

624.1

663.8

5.3

39.7

0.9

6.4

Memo Items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. Long-term Debt (original maturity)@

497.1

495.7

541.2

-1.4

45.6

-0.3

9.2

B. Short-term Debt (original maturity)#

121.7

128.4

122.5

6.7

-5.9

5.5

-4.6

R: Revised. PR: Partially Revised. P: Provisional.

           

 

@: Debt with original maturity of above one year.

#: Debt with original maturity of up to one year.

Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding off.

Table 2: Residual Maturity of Outstanding External Debt as at end-March 2024

(US$ billion, unless indicated otherwise)

Sector

Short-term up to one year

1 to 2 years

2 to 3 years

More than 3 years

Total            (2 to 5)

1

2

3

4

5

6

I. General Government

8.8

10.1

13.7

116.1

148.7

   I.A. Short-term Debt

0.2

0.2

   I.B. Long-term Debt

8.5

10.1

13.7

116.1

148.5

II. Central Bank

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

   II.A. Short-term Debt

0.2

0.2

   II.B. Long-term Debt

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

III. Deposit-taking Corporations, except the Central Bank

111.0

29.2

9.3

37.3

186.8

   III.A. Short-term Debt

2.7

2.7

   III.B. Long-term Debt

108.3

29.2

9.3

37.3

184.1

IV. Other Sectors

157.9

21.2

26.4

91.2

296.7

   IV.A. Short-term Debt

119.4

119.4

   IV.B. Long-term Debt

38.5

21.2

26.4

91.2

177.3

       IV.1. Other financial corporations

6.9

5.5

10.4

25.8

48.5

         IV.1.A. Short-term Debt

1.4

1.4

         IV.1.B. Long-term Debt

5.5

5.5

10.4

25.8

47.1

       IV.2. Non-financial corporations

151.0

15.8

16.0

65.4

248.1

         IV.2.A. Short-term Debt

118.0

118.0

         IV.2.B. Long-term Debt

33.0

15.8

16.0

65.4

130.1

       IV.3. Households and nonprofit institutions serving households (NPISHs)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

         IV.3.A. Short-term Debt

0.0

0.0

         IV.3.B. Long-term Debt

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

V. Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending

7.1

3.9

4.7

15.8

31.4

A. Total Short-term Debt

122.5

 

 

 

122.5

B. Total Long-term Debt

162.4

64.4

54.1

260.3

541.2

C. Total Debt (A+B)

285.0

64.4

54.1

260.3

663.8

Memo Items:

       

 

Short-term Debt (residual maturity) as per cent of Total External Debt

42.9

Short-term Debt (residual maturity) as per cent of Foreign Exchange Reserves

44.1

Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding off.

Table 3: Government and Non-government External Debt

(US$ billion, unless indicated otherwise)

Component

End-March

2021

2022 R

2023 PR

2024 P

1

2

3

4

5

A. Government Debt (I+II)

111.6

130.8

133.3

148.7

    (As percentage of GDP)

(4.1)

(4.2)

(4.1)

(4.2)

    I. External Debt on Government Account under External Assistance

84.5

86.7

91.1

95.5

    II. Other Government External Debt@

27.1

44.1

42.3

53.2

B. Non-government Debt

461.8

488.0

490.7

515.1

    (As percentage of GDP)

(17.0)

(15.7)

(15.0)

(14.5)

    B.1. Central Bank

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.2

    B.2. Deposit-taking Corporations, except the Central Bank

160.8

160.4

163.4

186.8

    B.3. Other Financial Corporations

55.2

51.1

55.0

48.5

    B.4. Non-financial Corporations

220.4

248.8

242.8

248.1

    B.5. Households and nonprofit institutions serving households (NPISHs)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

    B.6. Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending

25.2

27.6

29.4

31.4

C. Total Debt (A+B)

573.4

618.8

624.1

663.8

    (As percentage of GDP)

(21.1)

(19.9)

(19.0)

(18.7)

R: Revised. PR: Partially Revised. P: Provisional.

@: Other government external debt includes defence debt, investment in treasury bills/government securities by foreign portfolio investors, foreign central banks and international institutions, and SDR allocations by the IMF.

Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding off.

Table 4: Outstanding External Debt by Instruments

(US$ billion)

Instrument

End-March

2021

2022 R

2023 PR

2024 P

1

2

3

4

5

1. Special Drawing Rights (allocations)

5.6

22.9

22.3

21.9

2. Currency and Deposits

143.8

141.0

141.1

154.8

3. Debt Securities

106.9

112.6

104.6

115.1

4. Loans

191.9

196.9

202.3

222.0

5. Trade Credit and Advances

100.0

117.8

124.3

118.6

6. Other Debt Liabilities

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

7. Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending

25.2

27.6

29.4

31.4

Total Debt

573.4

618.8

624.1

663.8

R: Revised. PR: Partially Revised. P: Provisional.

Note: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding off.

Table 5: India’s Key External Debt Indicators

(Per cent, unless indicated otherwise)

End-March

External Debt

(US$ billion)

Ratio of External Debt to GDP

Debt Service Ratio

Ratio of Foreign Exchange Reserves to Total Debt

Ratio of Concessional Debt to Total Debt

Ratio of Short-term Debt (original maturity) to Foreign Exchange Reserves

Ratio of Short-term Debt (original maturity) to Total Debt

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1991

83.8

28.3

35.3

7.0

45.9

146.5

10.2

1996

93.7

26.6

26.2

23.1

44.7

23.2

5.4

2001

101.3

22.1

16.6

41.7

35.4

8.6

3.6

2006

139.1

17.1

10.1#

109.0

28.4

12.9

14.0

2007

172.4

17.7

4.7

115.6

23.0

14.1

16.3

2008

224.4

18.3

4.8

138.0

19.7

14.8

20.4

2009

224.5

20.7

4.4

112.2

18.7

17.2

19.3

2010

260.9

18.5

5.8

106.9

16.8

18.8

20.1

2011

317.9

18.6

4.4

95.9

14.9

21.3

20.4

2012

360.8

21.1

6.0

81.6

13.3

26.6

21.7

2013

409.4

22.4

5.9

71.3

11.1

33.1

23.6

2014

446.2

23.9

5.9

68.2

10.4

30.1

20.5

2015

474.7

23.8

7.6

72.0

8.8

25.0

18.0

2016

484.8

23.4

8.8

74.3

9.0

23.2

17.2

2017

471.0

19.8

8.3

78.5

9.4

23.8

18.7

2018

529.3

20.1

7.5

80.2

9.1

24.1

19.3

2019

543.1

19.9

6.4

76.0

8.7

26.3

20.0

2020

558.3

20.9

6.5

85.6

8.8

22.4

19.1

2021

573.4

21.1

8.2

100.6

9.0

17.5

17.6

2022 R

618.8

19.9

5.2

98.1

8.3

20.0

19.7

2023 PR

624.1

19.0

5.3

92.7

8.2

22.2

20.6

2024 P

663.8

18.7

6.7

97.4

7.5

19.0

18.5

R: Revised. PR: Partially Revised. P: Provisional.

# works out to 6.3 per cent with the exclusion of India Millennium Deposits (IMDs) repayments of US$ 7.1 billion and pre-payment of external debt of US$ 23.5 million.

 

[1] The concepts set out in the IMF’s 2013 External Debt Statistics (EDS) Guide are harmonized with those of the System of National Accounts (SNA) 2008 and the sixth edition of the IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) published in 2009.

[2] SDR: Special Drawing Rights.

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