India vs Small states: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- India
- Small states
How they compare
India currently reports 7.6% against 4.4% in Small states, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was India ahead.
India ranks 16th and Small states ranks 16th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 7.4% | 3.7% | Small states |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 1.2% | 4.5% | India |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 2.5% | 3.2% | India |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.4% | 2.9% | India |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 2.4% | 4.2% | India |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.9% | 1.7% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, India or Small states?
- India, at 7.6% against 4.4% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between India and Small states?
- 3.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Small states?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do India and Small states rank globally for gdp growth?
- India ranks 16th and Small states ranks 16th of 213 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.