Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in India
India: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0685 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in India, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0685 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 219.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in India peaked at 0.0685 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 43rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in India, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0294 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0518 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0575 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0638 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0685 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0685 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.019 units per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0685 units per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1319 units per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | 0.0685 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
- 40 Benin 0.0748 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Czechia 0.0745 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Senegal 0.072 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Israel 0.065 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Malawi 0.0634 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Somalia 0.063 units per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for India
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in India?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in India was 0.0685 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0685 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- India ranks 43rd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.