Real gdp growth in India
India: Real gdp growth was 7.62 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7.62
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
12th
of 196 countries
All-time high
9.69
in 2021
All-time low
-5.78
in 2020
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Real gdp growth in India, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, real gdp growth in India stood at 7.62.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real gdp growth in India peaked at 9.69 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.78, in 2020.
India ranks 12th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Real gdp growth in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.74 | — |
| 1981 | 6.01 | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 3.48 | -42.2% |
| 1983 | 7.29 | +109.8% |
| 1984 | 3.82 | -47.6% |
| 1985 | 5.25 | +37.5% |
| 1986 | 4.78 | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 3.96 | -17.0% |
| 1988 | 9.63 | +142.8% |
| 1989 | 5.95 | -38.2% |
| 1990 | 5.53 | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 1.06 | -80.9% |
| 1992 | 5.48 | +418.7% |
| 1993 | 4.75 | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 6.66 | +40.2% |
| 1995 | 7.57 | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 7.55 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.05 | -46.4% |
| 1998 | 6.18 | +52.7% |
| 1999 | 8.85 | +43.0% |
| 2000 | 3.84 | -56.6% |
| 2001 | 4.82 | +25.6% |
| 2002 | 3.8 | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 7.86 | +106.6% |
| 2004 | 7.92 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 7.92 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.06 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 7.66 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 3.09 | -59.7% |
| 2009 | 7.86 | +154.7% |
| 2010 | 8.5 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 5.24 | -38.3% |
| 2012 | 5.46 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 6.39 | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 7.41 | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 8.26 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.79 | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 6.45 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 3.87 | -40.0% |
| 2020 | -5.78 | -249.3% |
| 2021 | 9.69 | -267.7% |
| 2022 | 7.61 | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 7.21 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 7.1 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 7.62 | +7.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 7.62 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.07, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 7.62 is above the median for South Asia, which is 4.81, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Real gdp growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +418.7% | 1.06 | 5.48 |
| 2021 | +267.7% | -5.78 | 9.69 |
| 2020 | -249.3% | 3.87 | -5.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.69 | 3.48 | 9.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.77 | 1.06 | 8.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.28 | 3.09 | 8.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 | 3.87 | 8.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.57 | -5.78 | 9.69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.53 compare
- 10 Tajikistan, Republic of 8.25 compare
- 11 Vietnam 8.02 compare
- 13 Georgia 7.46 compare
- 14 Benin 7.45 compare
- 15 Cabo Verde 7.24 compare
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real gdp growth in India?
- Real gdp growth in India was 7.62 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest real gdp growth recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 9.69 in 2021.
- What is the lowest real gdp growth recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.78 in 2020.
- How does India rank for real gdp growth?
- India ranks 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real gdp growth rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Real gdp growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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