India’s government debt structure mitigates macro-economic imbalances

India’s government debt structure mitigates macro-economic imbalances





According to Moody’s Investors Service the structure of India’s government debt which is largely owed domestically, in rupees, at relatively low real interest rates and at long tenors has mitigated the credit challenges stemming from India’s high fiscal deficits and large government debt burden during a period of slower growth, currency volatility, and rising interest rates.
The government’s debt financing profile benefited from an increase in India’s domestic savings during previous years of high GDP growth, as well as from capital controls and bank liquidity requirements which channel a portion of private savings into government debt. Over the last decade, the domestic financial system absorbed longer term government debt at relatively low real interest rates.
Interest rates paid on Indian government debt have been significantly lower than India’s GDP growth rate, and this interest-growth differential has led lowered the government debt/GDP and government interest payments/government revenue ratio over the last decade, despite wide fiscal deficits. In the last three years, as interest rates have increased and growth has slowed, India’s interest-growth differential has narrowed, yet it remains more favorable than in many similarly rated countries, and is a factor underpinning government debt sustainability.
As macro-economic imbalances have heightened in the last few years, the currency, maturity and interest rate structure of government debt has supported India’s sovereign credit profile and Baa3 rating. Although government bond yields have risen significantly in the last year, the overall effective interest rate paid by the government has remained relatively stable, since a major portion of government debt was contracted at long maturities and fixed interest rates.
In addition, foreign currency debt and debt owed to non-residents is a relatively small portion of Indian government debt. Therefore, currency volatility and global risk aversion has a more limited impact on Indian government debt service costs than in countries where reliance on external debt is higher.
However, if current lower growth and high inflation persist over the medium term, the domestic financial system’s capacity to absorb government debt could fall quite considerably. This is monitored that it could change the structure of government debt, raise debt financing costs and weaken government debt ratios.

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