India: Financial openness
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| India |
Financial openness index |
|---|---|
| Latest value | -1.248 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1970 - 2022 |
| Average | -1.248 |
| Min - Max | -1.248 - -1.248 |
| Source | Chinn-Ito Index |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2022 is -1.248 index points, unchanged from -1.248 index points in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 0.307 index points, based on data from 174 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1970 to 2022 is -1.248 index points. The minimum value, -1.248 index points, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of -1.248 index points was recorded in 1970.
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| Recent values | India: Financial openness |
|---|---|
| 2022 | -1.248 |
| 2021 | -1.248 |
| 2020 | -1.248 |
| 2019 | -1.248 |
| 2018 | -1.248 |
| 2017 | -1.248 |
| 2016 | -1.248 |
| 2015 | -1.248 |
Definition: The Chinn-Ito index measures a country's degree of capital account openness and was introduced in Chinn and Ito (Journal of Development Economics, 2006). It is based on variables that codify the restrictions on cross-border financial transactions in the IMF's Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. Higher values mean greater financial openness.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 91.30 | 2024 | percent |
| Trade openness | 46.27 | 2025 | percent |
| Financial openness | -1.248 | 2022 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 22.26 | 2025 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 880.74 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | 6.46 | 2025 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 24.01 | 2025 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 949.66 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 0.99 | 2025 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 27.14 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | -18,535.15 | 2025 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | -0.42 | 2025 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | -16.49 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Current Account, quarterly | -0.32 | 6/2026 | percent |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | -1.74 | 2025 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | -101.35 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 700.07 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 3.81 | 2025 | percent |
| Remittances | 150,711.60 | 2025 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | 127.43 | 2025 | million USD |
| External debt | 18.32 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term external debt | 19.43 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 21.65 | 2024 | percent |
| External debt in foreign currencies | 69.44 | 2024 | percent |