GDP growth in India
India: GDP growth was 7.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in India, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in India stood at 7.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in India peaked at 9.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.8%, in 2020.
That places India 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | -2.6% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | -5.2% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 3.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 1.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | -5.8% | 9.7% | 6 |
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- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -5.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 4.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0922 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 249.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 21,766 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0081 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in India?
- Gdp growth in India was 7.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.8% in 2020.
- How does India rank for gdp growth?
- India ranks 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.