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India - General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) 84.08

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 191 economies tracked

Latest value

84.08 (2025)

Global rank

##152 of 191 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 1991

1.1×

Ranking Race — General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#29#57#85#113#141#16919901995200020052010201520202025#43#1522024 overtook Fiji2025 overtook Argentina
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. India climbed from #43 to #152 (overtook Fiji). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for India ↓

Key Events — India

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Economic liberalisation curated

Balance-of-payments crisis triggers sweeping market reforms.

1997
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2000
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2008
Global crisis slowdown curated

Growth slows sharply as capital flows reverse.

2016
Demonetisation curated

High-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.

2020
COVID-19 lockdown curated

GDP records its largest contraction on record.

2024
Overtook Fiji in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Argentina in global rank auto

General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), 1991-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202567.1374.9482.7590.56

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