Foreign liabilities in India

India: Foreign liabilities was 1.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
18th
of 149 countries
All-time high
1.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
439.10 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1998
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in India, 1995–2020

500.0B750.0B1.0T1.2T1.5T1995200720201995: 513.9B real chained 2019 US$1996: 509.6B real chained 2019 US$1997: 486.0B real chained 2019 US$1998: 439.1B real chained 2019 US$1999: 439.8B real chained 2019 US$2000: 442.8B real chained 2019 US$2001: 445.8B real chained 2019 US$2002: 460.3B real chained 2019 US$2003: 538.7B real chained 2019 US$2004: 640.1B real chained 2019 US$2005: 771.8B real chained 2019 US$2006: 977.6B real chained 2019 US$2007: 1.5T real chained 2019 US$2008: 1.1T real chained 2019 US$2009: 1.2T real chained 2019 US$2010: 1.4T real chained 2019 US$2011: 1.2T real chained 2019 US$2012: 1.3T real chained 2019 US$2013: 1.2T real chained 2019 US$2014: 1.3T real chained 2019 US$2015: 1.3T real chained 2019 US$2016: 1.2T real chained 2019 US$2017: 1.5T real chained 2019 US$2018: 1.4T real chained 2019 US$2019: 1.5T real chained 2019 US$2020: 1.5T real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities in India stood at 1.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in India peaked at 1.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 439.10 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1998.

That places India 18th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 477.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ 439.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ 513.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 814.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ 442.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 1.33 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1.19 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1.50 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 1.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 15 Australia 3.11 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 16 Belgium 2.35 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 17 Sweden 1.90 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 19 South Korea 1.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 20 Brazil 1.43 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 21 Denmark 1.25 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in India?
Foreign liabilities in India was 1.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 439.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1998.
How does India rank for foreign liabilities?
India ranks 18th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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