Annual growth of GDP per capita in India
India: Annual growth of GDP per capita was 6.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per capita in India, 1961–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth of gdp per capita in India stood at 6.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per capita in India peaked at 8.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7.4%, in 1979.
That places India 13th out of 212 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.
Annual growth of GDP per capita in India, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.3% | — |
| 1962 | 0.5% | -59.1% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | +582.1% |
| 1964 | 5.0% | +40.4% |
| 1965 | -4.8% | -196.7% |
| 1966 | -2.2% | -54.8% |
| 1967 | 5.5% | -355.0% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -78.5% |
| 1969 | 4.3% | +262.2% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | -33.9% |
| 1971 | -0.6% | -120.5% |
| 1972 | -2.7% | +363.8% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | -136.8% |
| 1974 | -1.1% | -211.9% |
| 1975 | 6.6% | -691.9% |
| 1976 | -0.7% | -110.6% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | -778.5% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | -30.5% |
| 1979 | -7.4% | -324.3% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | -156.9% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -69.3% |
| 1983 | 4.8% | +341.5% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | -70.6% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | +100.4% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -32.1% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | +343.5% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -49.8% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | -10.6% |
| 1991 | -1.1% | -134.4% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -393.6% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +74.8% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -62.7% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +105.0% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +63.8% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -71.9% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +51.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -32.6% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +209.5% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -73.3% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +291.1% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -45.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -47.2% |
| 2020 | -6.7% | -339.2% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -231.4% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | +7.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 6.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 6.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.8%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth of GDP per capita in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +778.5% | -0.7% | 4.8% |
| 1975 | +691.9% | -1.1% | 6.6% |
| 1963 | +582.1% | 0.5% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | -4.8% | 5.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | -7.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 1.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | -1.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 1.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 2.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | -6.7% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 12.83 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0511 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 9.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0033 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of gdp per capita in India?
- Annual growth of gdp per capita in India was 6.6% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.4% in 1979.
- How does India rank for annual growth of gdp per capita?
- India ranks 13th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This data is adjusted for inflation.