India External Debt Statistics from World Bank Quarterly and Public Sector Databases

India's external debt statistics provide a detailed picture of debt stocks and flows. The data originates from the World Bank's Quarterly External Debt Statistics and Quarterly Public Sector Debt databases, with the last update recorded on 2026-04-28. Data are gathered from national statistical organizations, central banks, and major multilateral institutions.

Use Cases

• Modeling sovereign debt sustainability based on detailed debt stocks and flows.
• Analyzing global financial flows to India using quarterly external debt statistics.
• Assessing public sector fiscal health based on data covering central, state, and local government debt tiers.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from authoritative institutions like the World Bank, national statistical organizations, and central banks.
• Covers multiple tiers of public sector debt, including central, state, and local government, as well as extra-budgetary agencies.
• Provides quarterly granularity for tracking external debt trends over time.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Gathered from national statistical organizations and central banks as well as by various major multilateral institutions and World Bank staff.

Time Range

Quarterly time series; specific range is not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 03:45:23.872004; freshness should be verified.

Geography

India