The share of short-term debt with an original maturity of up to one year in total external debt declined to 18.5 per cent at end-March 2024 from 20.6 per cent at end-March 2023.
The ratio of short-term debt to foreign exchange reserves declined to 19.0 per cent at end-March 2024 from 22.2 per cent at end-March 2023.
India’s external debt stood at $663.8 billion at the end of March 2024.
This is an increase of $39.7 billion over its level at end-March 2023.
Excluding the valuation effect, the external debt would have increased by $48.4 billion instead of $39.7 billion at end-March 2024 over end-March 2023.
The external debt to gross domestic product ratio declined to 18.7 per cent at end-March 2024 from 19.0 per cent at end-March 2023.
The long-term debt (with an original maturity of above one year) was $541.2 billion at the end of March 2024.
This is an increase of $45.6 billion over its level at end-March 2023.
Components of the largest component of external debt: