The International Monetary Fund recently announced that the debt to GDP ratio of India increased from 74% to 90% due to COVID-19 crisis.
This is to increase to 99% in 2021.
The international financial organisation has also stated that this is to reduce to 80% after economic recovery.
The Debt to GDP ratio is the ratio between the debt of the Government measured in the units of its currency to the GDP measured in the same unit.
When the Debt to GDP ratio is low, it means that the country produces and sells goods and services that are sufficient to pay back debts without incurring further debts.
The Debt to GDP ratio of India has remained 70% since 1991.
The Public Debt in India is the total liability of the Union Government that must be paid from the Consolidated Fund of India.