Domestic material consumption per capita in India
India: Domestic material consumption per capita was 5.98 in 2023. β² Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita in India, 2000β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 5.98 for domestic material consumption per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita in India peaked at 5.98 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.61, in 2002.
That places India 144th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.94 | 3.61 | 4.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.03 | 4.51 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.61 | 5.21 | 5.98 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 141 Cayman Islands 6.13 compare
- 142 Honduras 6 compare
- 142 Vanuatu 6 compare
- 145 Samoa 5.96 compare
- 146 Kyrgyzstan 5.92 compare
- 147 Solomon Islands 5.81 compare
More economy & growth data for India
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -1.74 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.4 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 2,523 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 13.47 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 3.69 trillion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 2,523 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 87.33 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 10.54 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 124.62 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 31.86 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita in India?
- Domestic material consumption per capita in India was 5.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 in 2002.
- How does India rank for domestic material consumption per capita?
- India ranks 144th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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