MUMBAI, India, Sept. 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release:

The stock of external debt at end-June 2026 as well as revised data for earlier quarters are set out in Statements I (IMF format1) (https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/docs/EXTERNALDEBT300926_ST1.xlsx) and II (old format) (https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/docs/EXTERNALDEBT300926_ST2.xlsx). The major developments relating to India's external debt as at end-June 2026 are presented below.

Highlights

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At end-June 2026, India's external debt was placed at US$ 778.2 billion, an increase of US$ 15.4 billion over its level at end-March 2026 (Table 1).

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The external debt to GDP ratio moderated to 20.8 per cent at end-June 2026 from 20.9 per ce...