India's Gross External Debt
External Sector · Reserve Bank of India (RBI) — rbi.org.in · data as of 2025-03-31
Latest value
- India's Gross External Debt: $736.3 Bn
- As of: 2025-03-31
What it measures
India's total outstanding external debt (End-March position) — sovereign and commercial borrowing owed to non-residents, denominated in US dollars.
How it is calculated
RBI compiles gross external debt from balance-of-payments and international investment position data across government, commercial, and NRI-deposit borrowing categories, published in the annual "India's External Debt" report.
Release and revisions
Published: Annual
Annual, End-March position released ~mid-year
Revisions: Published annually for the End-March position, with a preliminary release followed by a final status report roughly six months later.