Government bonds
Foreign ownership of accessible government bonds
Foreign ownership of accessible government bonds: ₹3.36 trillion in August 2026
₹3.36 trillion (₹3.36 lakh crore) · $34.9 billion
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Terms in this reading
- FAR
- The Fully Accessible Route, the set of central government bonds foreign investors may buy without aggregate investment limits. Definition and conventions
Notes
The table retains the source’s published periods. Missing observations are not zero and have not been interpolated.
Dollar equivalents use the site’s reference rate of $1 = ₹96.32 on 2 October 2026, not historical exchange rates.
Publication cadence: Monthly. Missing observations are not zero.
Bond holdings by investor group
| Name | Value | Share | One month change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central banks, sovereign funds and multilaterals | ₹721.43 billion (≈ ₹72,143 crore) · $7.49 billion | 21.44% | −₹20.57 billion (≈ −₹2,057 crore) · −$214 million |
| Government-related and pension funds | ₹545.87 billion (≈ ₹54,587 crore) · $5.67 billion | 16.23% | −₹2.92 billion (≈ −₹292 crore) · −$30.3 million |
| Banks and broker-dealers | ₹165.92 billion (≈ ₹16,592 crore) · $1.72 billion | 4.93% | ₹6.14 billion (≈ ₹614 crore) · $63.7 million |
| Funds and investment managers | ₹1.67 trillion (≈ ₹1.67 lakh crore) · $17.3 billion | 49.64% | ₹17.15 billion (≈ ₹1,715 crore) · $178 million |
| Corporates and family offices | ₹233.92 billion (≈ ₹23,392 crore) · $2.43 billion | 6.95% | ₹3.65 billion (≈ ₹365 crore) · $37.9 million |
| Others | ₹27.16 billion (≈ ₹2,716 crore) · $282 million | 0.81% | ₹620 million (≈ ₹62 crore) · $6.44 million |
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Source: Clearing Corporation of India, India Dispatch Research
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India by the numbers, Foreign ownership of accessible government bonds, August 2026. ₹3.36 trillion · $34.9 billion. Source: Clearing Corporation of India. https://data.indiadispatch.com/capital-markets/far-bond-ownership
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