Human development index vs gdp per capita in India
India: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.685 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human development index vs gdp per capita in India, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 0.685 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in India peaked at 0.685 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.446, in 1990.
India ranks 130th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4679 | 0.446 | 0.496 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5418 | 0.501 | 0.579 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6267 | 0.59 | 0.651 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.665 | 0.647 | 0.685 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 128 Tajikistan 0.691 compare
- 129 Tuvalu 0.689 compare
- 130 Bangladesh 0.685 compare
- 132 El Salvador 0.678 compare
- 133 Equatorial Guinea 0.674 compare
- 133 Palestine 0.674 compare
More economy & growth data for India
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -1.74 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.4 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 2,523 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 13.47 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 3.69 trillion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 2,523 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 87.33 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 10.54 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 124.62 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 31.86 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in India?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in India was 0.685 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.685 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.446 in 1990.
- How does India rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- India ranks 130th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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