Special Data Dissemination Standard [SDDS]

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SDDS Data Category and Components Unit of Description Observations Percentage Change from Previous to Latest Period Additional Information
Period of ​​Latest Data Latest Data Data for Previous Period
REAL SECTOR Metadata
National Accounts Metadata
Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices Rs. million Q3/25 8,400,030 7,362,510 14.1
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Agriculture Rs. million Q3/25 651,124 742,656 -12.3
Industries Rs. million Q3/25 2,323,014 1,851,517 25.5
Services Rs. million Q3/25 4,369,695 3,886,597 12.4
Gross Domestic Product at Constant 2015 Prices Rs. million Q3/25 3,325,611 2,883,559 15.3
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Agriculture Rs. million Q3/25 240,927 242,114 -0.5
Industries Rs. million Q3/25 972,241 809,720 20.1
Services Rs. million Q3/25 1,889,918 1,635,111 15.6
Gross Domestic Product (Implicit Price Index) Index 2015=100 Q3/25 253 255 -1.1
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Agriculture Index 2015=100 Q3/25 270 307 -11.9
Industries Index 2015=100 Q3/25 239 229 4.5
Services Index 2015=100 Q3/25 231 238 -2.7
Industry Production Index Metadata
Index of Industry Production Index 2015=100 Nov/25 99.2 100.2 -0.01
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Price Indices
Consumer Price Index (CPI) Index 2021=100 Jan/26 197.0 195.8 0.6 Metadata
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Producer Price Index (PPI) Index 2018 Q4=100 Dec/25 241.5 237.7 1.6 Metadata
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Labour Market
Labour Force (15 years and above) In thousands Q3/25 8,465.2 8,491.3 -0.3
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Labour Force Participation Rate % Q3/25 49.9 49.3 1.2
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Employment Rate % Q3/25 95.7 96.2 -0.5 Metadata
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Unemployment Rate % Q3/25 4.3 3.8 13.2 Metadata
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Labour Market : Wages/Earnings Metadata
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Formal Private Sector (Nominal Wage Rate) Index 1978=100 Nov/25 13,157.1 13,157.1 0.0
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Formal Public Sector (Nominal Wage Rate) Index 2016=100 Nov/25 183.4 183.4 0.0
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Informal Private Sector Wage Rate Index Index 2018=100 Nov/25 194.3 194.5 -0.09
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FISCAL SECTOR Metadata
General Government Operations Metadata
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Total Revenue and Grants Rs. million 2024 4,175,491 3,217,759 29.8
Total Revenue Rs. million 2024 4,115,521 3,192,257 28.9
Tax Revenue Rs. million 2024 3,777,886 2,805,141 34.7
Non Tax Revenue Rs. million 2024 337,637 387,116 -12.8
Grants Rs. million 2024 59,970 25,502 135.2
Total Expenditure and Lending Minus Repayments Rs. million 2024 6,215,424 5,500,026 13.0
Recurrent Expenditure Rs. million 2024 5,414,958 4,821,653 12.3
of which Interest Payments Rs. million 2024 2,689,500 2,455,600 9.5
Capital Expenditure and Net Lending Rs. million 2024 800,467 678,373 18.0
Overall Fiscal Surplus (+)/Deficit (-) Rs. million 2024 -2,471,132 -2,282,267 8.3
Total Financing Rs. million 2024 2,039,931 2,282,267 -10.6
Foreign Financing Rs. million 2024 333,241 494,655 -32.6
Domestic Financing Rs. million 2024 1,706,691 1,787,612 -4.5
Bank Rs. million 2024 n/a -6,406 n/a
Non Bank Rs. million 2024 n/a 1,794,018 n/a
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Total Revenue and Grants Rs. million Q3/25 1,509,750 1,257,708 20.0
Total Revenue Rs. million Q3/25 1,505,275 1,255,378 19.9
Tax Revenue Rs. million Q3/25 1,410,836 1,166,211 21.0
Non Tax Revenue Rs. million Q3/25 94,440 89,168 5.9
Grants Rs. million Q3/25 4,475 2,330 92.0
Total Expenditure and Lending Minus Repayments Rs. million Q3/25 1,545,566 1,428,853 8.2
Recurrent Expenditure Rs. million Q3/25 1,314,106 1,287,036 2.1
of which Interest Payments Rs. million Q3/25 641,959 632,666 1.5
Capital Expenditure and Net Lending Rs. million Q3/25 231,460 141,817 63.2
Overall Fiscal Surplus (+)/Deficit (-) Rs. million Q3/25 -35,816 -171,145 -79.1
Total Financing Rs. million Q3/25 35,816 171,145 -79.1
Foreign Financing Rs. million Q3/25 46,134 -201,003 -123.0
Domestic Financing Rs. million Q3/25 -10,318 372,148 -102.8
Bank Rs. million Q3/25 n/a n/a n/a
Non Bank Rs. million Q3/25 n/a n/a n/a
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Total Debt Rs. million Q3/25 29,675,806 29,634,781 0.1
Total Domestic Debt Rs. million Q3/25 18,701,461 18,806,084 -0.6
Short Term Rs. million Q3/25 2,530,384 2,801,455 -9.7
Long term Rs. million Q3/25 16,171,077 16,004,629 1.0
Total Foreign Debt Rs. million Q3/25 10,974,345 10,828,697 1.3
Outstanding Government Guranteed Debt Rs. million Q3/25 1,327,000 1,431,000 -7.3
FINANCIAL SECTOR Metadata
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Monetary Aggregates
Broad Money (M2b) Rs. billion Dec/25 15,975.0 15,679.8 1.9
Net Credit to the Government Rs. billion Dec/25 8,285.2 8,114.9 2.1
Other Domestic Credit Rs. billion Dec/25 10,731.8 10,614.2 1.1
Net Foreign Assets of the Banking Sector Rs. billion Dec/25 1,066.0 903.7 18.0
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Monetary Base Rs. billion Dec/25 1,796.5 1,750.1 2.7
Net Claims on Government Rs. billion Dec/25 1,828.1 1,852.5 -1.3
Claims on Commercial Banks Rs. billion Dec/25 -23.2 -21.9 -5.9
Other Items Net Rs. billion Dec/25 -720.9 -641.7 -12.3
Net Foreign Assets of the Central Bank Rs. billion Dec/25 712.5 561.2 27.0
EXTERNAL SECTOR
Balance of Payments Metadata
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Goods (Credit) US $ million Q3/25 3,723 3,145 18.4
Goods (Debit) US $ million Q3/25 5,627 4,875 15.4
Goods (Net) US $ million Q3/25 -1,904 -1,730 10.0
Services(Credit) US $ million Q3/25 1,679 1,574 6.6
Services(Debit) US $ million Q3/25 890 735 21.1
Services(Net) US $ million Q3/25 789 839 -6.0
Primary Income(Credit) US $ million Q3/25 143 164 -13.0
Primary Income(Debit) US $ million Q3/25 678 695 -2.4
Primary Income(Net) US $ million Q3/25 -536 -531 0.9
Secondary Income(Credit) US $ million Q3/25 2,074 1,924 7.8
Secondary Income (Debit) US $ million Q3/25 23 32 -29.4
Secondary Income (Net) US $ million Q3/25 2,051 1,891 8.4
Current Account Balance US $ million Q3/25 400 469 -14.8
Capital Account (Credit) US $ million Q3/25 0.1 1 -80.8
Capital Account (Debit) US $ million Q3/25 2 3 -20.2
International Reserve Position Metadata
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Official Reserve Assets US $ million Jan/26 6,824 6,838 -0.2
Foreign Currency Reserves US $ million Jan/26 6,680 6,747 -1.0
SDR US $ million Jan/26 32 1 2,909.1
Gold US $ million Jan/26 109 86 26.8
Reserve Position in IMF US $ million Jan/26 4 4 1.0
Other Reserve Assets US $ million Jan/26 0 0 -
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Merchandise Trade Metadata
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Total Exports (f.o.b.) US $ million Dec/25 1,158 1,058 9.4
Total Imports (c.i.f.) US $ million Dec/25 2,155 1,778 21.2
Total trade balance US $ million Dec/25 -997 -720
International Investment Position Metadata
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Total Foreign Assets US $ million Q3/25 15,255 15,255 0.0
Direct Investment Assets US $ million Q3/25 1,761 1,740 1.2
Portfolio Investment: Assets US $ million Q3/25 194 594 -67.2
Equity US $ million Q3/25 - - -
Debt Securities US $ million Q3/25 194 594 -67.2
Other Investment: Assets US $ million Q3/25 7,056 6,840 3.2
Reserve Assets US $ million Q3/25 6,244 6,081 2.7
Total Foreign Liabilities US $ million Q3/25 68,451 67,310 1.7
Direct Investment: Liabilities US $ million Q3/25 17,682 17,130 3.2
Portfolio Investment: Liabilities US $ million Q3/25 9,162 8,383 9.3
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Total Gross External Debt US $ million Q3/25 56,387 55,904 0.9
POPULATION
Population Metadata
Population In thousands 2024 21,916 22,037 -0.5
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