India vs Low & middle income: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- India
- Low & middle income
How they compare
India currently reports 7.6% against 4.5% in Low & middle income, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Low & middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 5.1% | 1.2% | Low & middle income |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 5.6% | 2.7% | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 3.5% | 2.2% | India |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 4.4% | 1.4% | India |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 0.1% | India |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.4% | 1.2% | India |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.0% | 1.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, India or Low & middle income?
- India, at 7.6% against 4.5% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between India and Low & middle income?
- 3.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low & middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do India and Low & middle income rank globally for gdp growth?
- India ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 13th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.