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 "meta": {
  "dossier": "external-bop",
  "source": "Reserve Bank of India, Database on Indian Economy (via the Data Bank)",
  "geo": "IND",
  "releaseDate": null,
  "mock": false,
  "revisionPolicy": "Provisional on release; partially revised with the next quarter's release and revised again later. DBIE keeps the first and the latest version of recent quarters; both are kept.",
  "frequency": "annual",
  "base": "RBI overall-BoP layout",
  "unit": "percent_or_months",
  "vintage": "2026-10-09",
  "product": "Balance of payments indicators (DBIE report 427)",
  "coverage": "Balance of payments ratios: trade and invisibles to GDP, current account to GDP, import cover of reserves",
  "note": "RBI DBIE report 427. Ratios to GDP in per cent; import cover in months of imports. As published: the current-account ratio is signed (a deficit is negative).",
  "latestPeriod": "2025-04"
 },
 "dates": [
  "1970-04-01",
  "1971-04-01",
  "1972-04-01",
  "1973-04-01",
  "1974-04-01",
  "1975-04-01",
  "1976-04-01",
  "1977-04-01",
  "1978-04-01",
  "1979-04-01",
  "1980-04-01",
  "1981-04-01",
  "1982-04-01",
  "1983-04-01",
  "1984-04-01",
  "1985-04-01",
  "1986-04-01",
  "1987-04-01",
  "1988-04-01",
  "1989-04-01",
  "1990-04-01",
  "1991-04-01",
  "1992-04-01",
  "1993-04-01",
  "1994-04-01",
  "1995-04-01",
  "1996-04-01",
  "1997-04-01",
  "1998-04-01",
  "1999-04-01",
  "2000-04-01",
  "2001-04-01",
  "2002-04-01",
  "2003-04-01",
  "2004-04-01",
  "2005-04-01",
  "2006-04-01",
  "2007-04-01",
  "2008-04-01",
  "2009-04-01",
  "2010-04-01",
  "2011-04-01",
  "2012-04-01",
  "2013-04-01",
  "2014-04-01",
  "2015-04-01",
  "2016-04-01",
  "2017-04-01",
  "2018-04-01",
  "2019-04-01",
  "2020-04-01",
  "2021-04-01",
  "2022-04-01",
  "2023-04-01",
  "2024-04-01",
  "2025-04-01"
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    3.1,
    3.2,
    3.7,
    3.5,
    4.1,
    5,
    5.7,
    5.3,
    5,
    5.2,
    4.542,
    4.514,
    4.746,
    4.53,
    4.743,
    4.068,
    4.18,
    4.53,
    4.81,
    5.718,
    5.755,
    6.75,
    7.597,
    8.122,
    8.206,
    8.965,
    8.687,
    8.581,
    8.142,
    8.182,
    9.704,
    9.208,
    10.44,
    10.907,
    12.015,
    12.817,
    13.708,
    13.656,
    15.765,
    13.596,
    15.288,
    16.993,
    16.775,
    17.16,
    15.524,
    12.662,
    12.208,
    11.653,
    12.477,
    11.3,
    11.077,
    13.55,
    14.033,
    12.609,
    11.755,
    11.381
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    4.1,
    4,
    4.3,
    5.7,
    6.4,
    6,
    5.9,
    7,
    8,
    8.774,
    8.289,
    8.237,
    7.615,
    7.408,
    7.437,
    7.116,
    7.099,
    7.969,
    8.233,
    8.694,
    7.784,
    9.791,
    9.574,
    10.971,
    12.117,
    12.458,
    12.311,
    11.286,
    12.07,
    12.364,
    11.593,
    12.516,
    13.165,
    16.768,
    19.144,
    20.278,
    21.174,
    25.734,
    22.404,
    22.886,
    27.402,
    27.481,
    25.11,
    22.631,
    18.846,
    17.107,
    17.689,
    19.147,
    16.855,
    14.896,
    19.532,
    22.196,
    19.605,
    19.385,
    19.985
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   "unit": "pct_of_gdp"
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    1.1,
    1.1,
    0.9,
    3.4,
    1.3,
    2.2,
    2.4,
    2.7,
    2.9,
    3.6,
    3.863,
    3.292,
    3.149,
    3.071,
    3.269,
    2.767,
    2.597,
    2.564,
    2.546,
    2.529,
    2.325,
    3.511,
    3.758,
    4.053,
    4.753,
    4.901,
    5.448,
    5.59,
    6.117,
    6.606,
    6.889,
    7.567,
    8.14,
    8.805,
    9.805,
    10.932,
    12.184,
    12.236,
    13.998,
    12.179,
    11.368,
    12.026,
    12.259,
    12.58,
    11.85,
    11.173,
    10.548,
    10.689,
    11.339,
    11.345,
    11.487,
    11.669,
    14.333,
    14.322,
    15.33,
    16.112
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   "unit": "pct_of_gdp"
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   "label": "Invisibles: Payments to GDP",
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    1.2,
    1.2,
    1.2,
    1,
    0.8,
    1,
    1.1,
    1,
    1.1,
    1.2,
    1.139,
    1.167,
    1.362,
    1.463,
    1.743,
    1.492,
    1.491,
    1.734,
    1.813,
    2.006,
    2.4,
    2.913,
    2.985,
    3.016,
    3.017,
    3.39,
    2.853,
    3.183,
    3.931,
    3.742,
    4.798,
    4.483,
    4.833,
    4.23,
    5.401,
    5.813,
    6.63,
    6.012,
    6.357,
    6.216,
    6.638,
    5.904,
    6.377,
    6.369,
    6.06,
    6.043,
    6.276,
    6.49,
    6.787,
    6.66,
    6.774,
    6.912,
    8.233,
    8.073,
    8.314,
    8.155
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   "unit": "pct_of_gdp"
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   "label": "Invisibles: Net to GDP",
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    -0.1,
    -0.1,
    -0.3,
    2.4,
    0.5,
    1.2,
    1.3,
    1.7,
    1.8,
    2.4,
    2.724,
    2.125,
    1.787,
    1.607,
    1.526,
    1.276,
    1.106,
    0.83,
    0.733,
    0.523,
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    0.599,
    0.773,
    1.037,
    1.736,
    1.511,
    2.595,
    2.407,
    2.186,
    2.864,
    2.091,
    3.085,
    3.307,
    4.575,
    4.404,
    5.12,
    5.553,
    6.224,
    7.641,
    5.963,
    4.731,
    6.122,
    5.882,
    6.211,
    5.791,
    5.131,
    4.272,
    4.198,
    4.552,
    4.685,
    4.713,
    4.758,
    6.1,
    6.25,
    7.017,
    7.957
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   "unit": "pct_of_gdp"
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    3.9,
    4,
    4.4,
    4.3,
    5.1,
    6.5,
    7.7,
    7.6,
    7.4,
    8.3,
    8.405,
    7.806,
    7.895,
    7.601,
    8.012,
    6.835,
    6.777,
    7.094,
    7.356,
    8.247,
    8.079,
    10.262,
    11.356,
    12.175,
    12.959,
    13.866,
    14.135,
    14.171,
    14.259,
    14.788,
    16.592,
    16.776,
    18.58,
    19.712,
    21.82,
    23.75,
    25.891,
    25.892,
    29.762,
    25.775,
    26.617,
    28.984,
    29.008,
    29.698,
    27.358,
    23.815,
    22.744,
    22.329,
    23.806,
    22.64,
    22.559,
    25.213,
    28.361,
    26.927,
    27.081,
    27.488
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    75,
    84.7,
    82,
    78.5,
    89.3,
    107.7,
    110.3,
    91.4,
    90.6,
    84.785,
    82.549,
    82.249,
    83.726,
    87.551,
    76.56,
    78.738,
    80.316,
    75.204,
    80.551,
    72.825,
    95.93,
    88.887,
    96.704,
    92.641,
    89.421,
    92.322,
    91.464,
    93.701,
    93.525,
    96.683,
    104.357,
    107.101,
    113.322,
    98.429,
    95.164,
    96.22,
    95.243,
    92.744,
    90.059,
    90.271,
    87.111,
    85.785,
    94.5,
    95.5,
    95.86,
    97.419,
    92.471,
    91.915,
    96.447,
    104.303,
    95.46,
    93.303,
    97.39,
    97.895,
    97.814
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    -1,
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    1.7,
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    -0.2,
    1,
    1.1,
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    -0.5,
    -1.508,
    -1.65,
    -1.704,
    -1.477,
    -1.139,
    -2.093,
    -1.83,
    -1.739,
    -2.425,
    -1.991,
    -3.015,
    -0.435,
    -1.42,
    -0.415,
    -1.029,
    -1.64,
    -1.176,
    -1.323,
    -0.959,
    -1.024,
    -0.569,
    0.7,
    1.232,
    2.317,
    -0.348,
    -1.207,
    -1.017,
    -1.293,
    -2.328,
    -2.845,
    -2.869,
    -4.289,
    -4.807,
    -1.728,
    -1.289,
    -1.029,
    -0.603,
    -1.818,
    -2.094,
    -0.834,
    0.931,
    -1.199,
    -2.036,
    -0.722,
    -0.582,
    -0.614
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   "unit": "pct_of_gdp"
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    2.5,
    2.7,
    1.6,
    2.2,
    2.2,
    -0.2,
    -0.5,
    -0.2,
    0.4,
    1.1,
    0,
    0,
    0,
    0,
    0,
    0,
    1.9,
    3.4,
    2.5,
    2.4,
    0.557,
    0.728,
    2.952,
    18.662,
    17.9,
    14.284,
    18.029,
    15.003,
    6.741,
    13.63,
    12.897,
    14.956,
    7.738,
    20.735,
    15.257,
    14.767,
    11.446,
    26.074,
    4.414,
    27.605,
    16.446,
    12.664,
    15.236,
    8.282,
    23.206,
    11.973,
    15.429,
    16.96,
    8.924,
    13.862,
    27.031,
    5.082,
    5.007,
    12.285,
    1.023,
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   "label": "Capital account: Foreign Investment to GDP",
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    0.1,
    0.1,
    0.1,
    0.1,
    0.1,
    0,
    0,
    0,
    0,
    0.1,
    0,
    0,
    0,
    0,
    0,
    0,
    0.1,
    0.2,
    0.1,
    0.1,
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    0.049,
    0.224,
    1.516,
    1.469,
    1.28,
    1.566,
    1.287,
    0.549,
    1.115,
    1.251,
    1.377,
    0.808,
    2.262,
    1.833,
    1.893,
    1.569,
    3.561,
    0.696,
    3.753,
    2.514,
    2.152,
    2.556,
    1.421,
    3.602,
    1.516,
    1.884,
    1.976,
    1.113,
    1.566,
    2.994,
    0.689,
    0.703,
    1.549,
    0.12,
    -0.24
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    5.2,
    4.4,
    2.9,
    4.2,
    7.4,
    9.9,
    9.2,
    7.3,
    5,
    3.3,
    3.6,
    4.1,
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    4.5,
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    1.9,
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    5.253,
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    8.418,
    5.959,
    6.478,
    6.885,
    8.2,
    8.241,
    8.761,
    11.537,
    14.166,
    16.943,
    14.281,
    11.585,
    12.536,
    14.426,
    9.801,
    11.138,
    9.538,
    7.072,
    6.978,
    7.83,
    8.884,
    10.902,
    11.308,
    10.862,
    9.573,
    11.997,
    17.377,
    11.781,
    9.623,
    11.302,
    11.001,
    10.586
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