India's household debt levels are reported to have reached a record high of 40 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by December 2023 (Q3FY24).
Net financial savings plummeted to approximately 5 per cent of GDP.
Throughout the first nine months of the previous year, households' gross financial savings saw a slight increase to 10.8 per cent of GDP from 10.5 per cent in the corresponding period of 2022-23.
However, financial liabilities also escalated proportionally to 5.8 per cent of GDP from 5.5 per cent of GDP.
The households' physical savings reached a ten-year peak in 2022-23, their total savings plummeted to a six-year low of 18.4 per cent of GDP.