World Bank · Public Sector

India: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-5.26percent · 2022+4.6% since 2009

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for India from 1974 to 2022.

19802022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2022-5.26
2018-2.303
2017-2.554
2016-2.419
2015-2.776
2014-3.247
2013-4.066
2012-3.764
2011-3.206
2010-3.481
2009-5.514
2008-4.973
2007-0.479
2006-2.264
2005-3.231
2004-3.256
2003-3.43
2002-4.662
2001-4.348
2000-3.81
1999-3.281
1998-3.303
1997-2.79
1996-2.019
1995-2.181
1994-2.404
1993-3.904
1992-2.307
1991-2.249
1990-3.386
1989-2.746
1988-3.064
1987-3.078
1986-2.921
1985-2.272
1984-2.001
1983-1.278
1982-0.787
1981-0.502
1980-1.004
1979-0.907
1978-0.107
19770.185
19760.129
19750.15
1974-0.086

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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