{"data":{"prismicArticle":{"uid":"indias-external-debt-touches-762.8-billion","tags":["politics"],"first_publication_date":"2026-06-29T17:02:56+0000","last_publication_date":"2026-06-29T17:02:56+0000","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"India's external debt touches $762.8 billion"},"rating":null,"datetime":"2026-06-29T06:31:00+0000","img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad%2Fc2d7c093-b672-4e6f-a925-f7c82baf5951_dollars.jpg?auto=format,compress&rect=0,54,1200,592&w=2028&h=1000"},"embed":{"embed_url":null,"thumbnail_url":null,"author_url":null,"title":null},"content":{"raw":[{"text":"India's external debt stood at $762.8 billion at end-March 2026, an increase of $26.3 billion over its level at end-March 2025, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday.  "},{"text":"The external debt to GDP ratio increased to 20.8 per cent at end-March 2026 from 19.8 per cent at end-March 2025."},{"text":"Outstanding debt of the government decreased, while non-government debt increased at end-March 2026 over the level a year ago, according to an RBI statement."},{"text":"Debt service, comprising principal repayments and interest payments, declined to 5.8 per cent of current receipts at end-March 2026 from 6.6 per cent at end-March 2025."},{"text":"Valuation effect due to the appreciation of the US dollar vis-a-vis the Indian rupee and other major currencies amounted to $24.6 billion. Excluding the valuation effect, external debt would have increased by $51.0 billion instead of $ 26.3 billion at end-March 2026 over end-March 2025, the statement said."},{"text":"At end-March 2026, long-term debt (with original maturity of above one year) was placed at $613.5 billion, recording an increase of $11.6 billion over its level at end-March 2025."},{"text":"The share of short-term debt (with original maturity of up to one year) in total external debt increased to 19.6 per cent at end-March 2026 from 18.3 per cent at end-March 2025. Similarly, the ratio of short-term debt (original maturity) to foreign exchange reserves increased to 21.6 per cent at end-March 2026 (20.1 per cent at end-March 2025)."},{"text":"Short-term debt on residual maturity basis (i.e., debt obligations that include long-term debt by original maturity falling due over the next twelve months and short-term debt by original maturity) constituted 42.9 per cent of total external debt at end-March 2026 (41.2 per cent at end-March 2025) and stood at 47.3 per cent of foreign exchange reserves (45.4 per cent at end-March 2025)"},{"text":"US dollar-denominated debt remained the largest component of India’s external debt, with a share of 55.5 per cent at end-March 2026, followed by debt denominated in the Indian rupee (29.4 per cent), yen (6.4 per cent), SDR (4.3 per cent), and euro (3.7 per cent)."},{"text":"The share of outstanding debt of non-financial corporations in total external debt was the highest at 36.4 per cent, followed by deposit-taking corporations (except the central bank) (26.5 per cent), general government (22.0 per cent) and other financial corporations (10.2 per cent)."},{"text":"Loans remained the largest component of external debt, with a share of 34.7 per cent, followed by currency and deposits (22.3 per cent), trade credit and advances (19.0 per cent) and debt securities (16.1 per cent), the statement added."}]}}},"relatedArticles":{"edges":[{"node":{"uid":"85-pc-indian-consumers-trust-ai-report","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"85 pc Indian consumers trust AI: Report"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/ZiPv4PPdc1huKp2q_AI.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-06-30T11:09:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"2-cops-surrender-in-sai-lock-up-death-case","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"2 Cops Surrender in Sai Lock-Up Death 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