Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in India
India: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 1.1 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.1 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
71st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.1 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0692 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in India, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in India is 1.1 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in India peaked at 1.1 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0692 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places India 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0692 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0703 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0699 million USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0722 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0731 million USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0798 million USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0811 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.087 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0919 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0871 million USD per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.093 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0986 million USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.102 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1094 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1136 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1196 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1253 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1303 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1428 million USD per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1513 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1597 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1614 million USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1702 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1783 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1902 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2046 million USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.22 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2289 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2431 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2646 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2748 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.288 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.299 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3225 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.348 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3756 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4059 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.437 million USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4505 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4859 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5272 million USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5548 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5851 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6225 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6686 million USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.722 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7817 million USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8348 million USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8886 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.923 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8697 million USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.954 million USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1 million USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.1 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.157 million USD per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 1.1 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.26 million USD per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0782 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0692 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0919 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1186 million USD per square kilometre | 0.093 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1513 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2021 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1597 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2646 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3687 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2748 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4859 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7108 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5272 million USD per square kilometre | 0.923 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.987 million USD per square kilometre | 0.8697 million USD per square kilometre | 1.1 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 68 Norway 1.2 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 69 Croatia 1.17 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 70 Marshall Islands 1.17 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 72 Romania 1.03 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 73 Panama 1.02 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 74 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.9897 million USD 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 35.69 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 39.10 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in India?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in India was 1.1 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0692 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does India rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.