Price level index in India
India: Price level index was 23 GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Price level index in India, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, price level index in India stood at 23 GDP.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in India peaked at 32.45 GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.48 GDP, in 2001.
India ranks 195th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in India, year by year
| Year | GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.62 GDP | — |
| 1991 | 24.66 GDP | -19.5% |
| 1992 | 24.39 GDP | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 22.04 GDP | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 23.71 GDP | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 23.77 GDP | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 23.66 GDP | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 23.66 GDP | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22.33 GDP | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 22.03 GDP | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 21.18 GDP | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 20.48 GDP | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 20.6 GDP | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 22.11 GDP | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 23.28 GDP | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 24.19 GDP | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 24.89 GDP | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 29.13 GDP | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 27.32 GDP | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 28.17 GDP | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 32.03 GDP | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 32.45 GDP | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 29.66 GDP | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 28.57 GDP | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 29.93 GDP | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 29.2 GDP | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 29.44 GDP | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 31.74 GDP | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 29.28 GDP | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 28.55 GDP | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 27.38 GDP | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 27.82 GDP | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 25.5 GDP | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 24.71 GDP | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 24.18 GDP | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 23 GDP | -4.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 23 GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.18 GDP, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 23 GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 25.23 GDP, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.09 GDP | 22.03 GDP | 30.62 GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.13 GDP | 20.48 GDP | 29.13 GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.08 GDP | 28.55 GDP | 32.45 GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.43 GDP | 23 GDP | 27.82 GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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 price level index in India?
- Price level index in India was 23 GDP in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 32.45 GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.48 GDP in 2001.
- How does India rank for price level index?
- India ranks 195th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. At the level of GDP, the price level ratio provides a measure of the differences in the general price levels of countries.