India Economy — GDP, Growth & Key Data
IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank readings. Each measure below retains its own reference year, source and unit.
- Nominal GDP
- $4.15T
- Reference year 2026
- current US dollars
- International Monetary Fund (World Economic Outlook)
- Series and history →
Unrounded value
4153191000000 current US dollars
- Real GDP growth
- 6.5%
- Reference year 2026
- annual percent change in real GDP
- International Monetary Fund (World Economic Outlook)
- Series and history →
Unrounded value
6.5 annual percent change in real GDP
- Inflation (annual-average CPI)
- 4.7%
- Reference year 2026
- annual percent change in average consumer prices
- International Monetary Fund (World Economic Outlook)
- Series and history →
Unrounded value
4.7 annual percent change in average consumer prices
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Reference year 2026
- percent of labor force
- International Monetary Fund (World Economic Outlook)
- Series and history →
Unrounded value
4.9 percent of labor force
- GDP per person
- $2,813
- Reference year 2026
- current US dollars per person
- International Monetary Fund (World Economic Outlook)
- Series and history →
Unrounded value
2812.623 current US dollars per person
- Population
- 1.46B
- Reference year 2025
- people
- World Bank (World Development Indicators)
- Series and history →
Unrounded value
1463865525 people
- General government gross debt
- 83.4%
- Reference year 2026
- percent of GDP
- International Monetary Fund (World Economic Outlook)
- Series and history →
Unrounded value
83.4 percent of GDP
- Life expectancy at birth
- 72.2 years
- Reference year 2024
- years
- World Bank (World Development Indicators)
- Series and history →
Unrounded value
72.235 years
Nominal GDP: Rank 6 among 188 covered IMF economies for reference year 2026.
Ranks compare positive nominal GDP readings from the same IMF indicator and reference-year label among covered economies. They exclude older readings and aggregates. They do not establish a share of world GDP.
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India Economic Overview
India: nominal gdp is $4.15T (current US dollars; reference year 2026). Source: International Monetary Fund (World Economic Outlook). India: real gdp growth is 6.5% (annual percent change in real GDP; reference year 2026). Source: International Monetary Fund (World Economic Outlook).
India's economy combines information technology services, a large domestic consumer market and manufacturing. Employment, infrastructure and the distribution of income matter alongside total output when assessing economic development. Use the population and per-person measures together, keeping their source periods distinct.
Total GDP, GDP per person and real GDP growth answer different questions. Nominal GDP measures economic size at current prices and market exchange rates. Real growth measures changes after accounting for price changes; GDP per person adds a population denominator. A change in the dollar exchange rate can move the nominal GDP ranking without an equivalent change in real production.
Purchasing-power-parity comparisons use a different price basis from the current-dollar readings above. Keep the source, unit and reference period visible when comparing India with China or other economies. A difference between providers or publication rounds is not, on its own, proof that one figure is wrong.
For definitions and source notes, use the links beside each reading, the GDP ranking and SOTW methodology.
Questions about India's data
What nominal gdp does SOTW report for India in reference year 2026?
India: nominal gdp is $4.15T (current US dollars; reference year 2026). Source: International Monetary Fund (World Economic Outlook). Rank 6 among 188 covered IMF economies for reference year 2026.
What real gdp growth does SOTW report for India in reference year 2026?
India: real gdp growth is 6.5% (annual percent change in real GDP; reference year 2026). Source: International Monetary Fund (World Economic Outlook).
What population does SOTW report for India in reference year 2025?
India: population is 1.46B (people; reference year 2025). Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). The World Bank definition describes midyear population estimates.
What life expectancy at birth does SOTW report for India in reference year 2024?
India: life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years (years; reference year 2024). Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators).