Foreign debt rose 8.46% to USD 612,866 bil in India in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in India reached an all time high of USD 612,866 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 8,425 bil in 1970. When compared to India's main peers, foreign debt in Bangladesh amounted to USD 91,429 bil, USD 2,702,505 bil in China, USD 130,433 bil in Pakistan and USD 56,592 bil in Sri Lanka in 2021.
India has been ranked 2nd within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Afghanistan | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,597 | 2,596 | 2,752 | 2,679 | 2,662 | |||||||||||
Bangladesh | USD bil | 38,695 | 41,554 | 51,041 | 57,089 | 62,427 | ||||||||||||||||
Bhutan | USD bil | 2,011 | 2,290 | 2,608 | 2,552 | 2,704 | ||||||||||||||||
China | USD bil | 1,333,769 | 1,413,904 | 1,704,594 | 1,961,562 | 2,114,162 | ||||||||||||||||
India | USD bil | 478,826 | 455,502 | 511,473 | 521,030 | 560,871 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | USD bil | 6,456 | 6,058 | 6,819 | 5,774 | 4,855 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Malaysia | USD bil | 190,951 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Maldives | USD bil | 1,006 | 1,222 | 1,516 | 2,340 | 2,679 | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | USD bil | 10,220 | 10,112 | 10,783 | 10,729 | 11,178 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | USD bil | 68,614 | 75,052 | 91,662 | 99,224 | 107,883 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | USD bil | 492,191 | 535,225 | 519,203 | 477,785 | 485,793 | ||||||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | USD bil | 43,925 | 46,661 | 50,766 | 52,920 | 56,118 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |