How does India rank for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?

India ranks 44th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in India?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in India

Name: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in India
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

India: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.9465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.9465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

44th

of 163 countries

All-time high

3.91 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1966

All-time low

0.9267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

Years of data

1960–2025

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in India, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in India stood at 0.9465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in India peaked at 3.91 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.9267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

That places India 44th out of 163 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in India, year by year

Annual values for Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in India, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	3.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	3.73 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1962	3.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1963	3.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1964	3.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1965	2.94 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1966	3.91 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.1%
1967	3.69 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1968	3.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1969	3.4 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1970	3.29 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1971	3.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1972	2.98 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1973	2.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
1974	2.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
1975	2.31 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1976	2.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1977	2.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1978	2.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1979	1.79 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
1980	1.59 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1981	1.57 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1982	1.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1983	1.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1984	1.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
1985	1.57 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1986	1.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1987	1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1988	1.45 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1989	1.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1990	1.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1991	1.76 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.4%
1992	1.72 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1993	1.85 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1994	1.69 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1995	1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1996	1.59 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1997	1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1998	1.68 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1999	1.69 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2000	1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2001	1.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2002	1.66 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2003	1.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2004	1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2005	1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2006	1.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2007	1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
2008	1.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2009	1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2010	0.9785 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
2011	0.9488 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2012	0.9979 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2013	1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2014	0.9737 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2015	1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2016	1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2017	0.9562 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2018	1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2019	0.9669 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2020	0.959 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2021	0.9267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2022	0.956 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2023	0.9419 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2024	0.929 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2025	0.9465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%

India compared with similar countries

India's 0.9465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9324 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
India's 0.9465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.9279 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) 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
1966	+33.1%	2.94 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	3.91 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.94 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	3.91 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	2.49 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.79 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	3.29 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	1.54 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.85 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	1.4 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.9853 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9488 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.9432 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.959 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near India

41 Palestine 0.9614 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
42 South Korea 0.9523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
43 Uganda 0.9468 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
45 Ghana 0.9394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
46 Cape Verde 0.9375 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
47 Qatar 0.9354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in India?: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in India was 0.9465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 3.91 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966.
What is the lowest gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does India rank for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?: India ranks 44th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 204 places, 8,398 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.