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Economic growth in India

1961 – 2025 · 65 data points 1 of 40 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Economic growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · India
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1970 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1981 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1992 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2003 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.6%
2025 

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Compared with Economic growth · percent
India
7.6%
World
2.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance India · 1961 – 2025
Latest value 7.6% · 2025
First value 3.7% · 1961
Highest 9.7% · 2021
Lowest -5.8% · 2020
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1961 – 2025

YearIndiaChange World
2025 7.6% 2.9%
2024 7.1% 2.9%
2023 7.2% 2.9%
2022 7.6% 3.4%
2021 9.7% 6.5%
2020 -5.8% -2.9%
2019 3.9% 2.7%
2018 6.5% 3.3%
2017 6.8% 3.4%
2016 8.3% 2.8%
2015 8.0% 3.1%
2014 7.4% 3.2%
2013 6.4% 2.9%
2012 5.5% 2.7%
2011 5.2% 3.3%
2010 8.5% 4.5%
2009 7.9% -1.3%
2008 3.1% 2.1%
2007 7.7% 4.4%
2006 8.1% 4.5%
2005 7.9% 4.1%
2004 7.9% 4.5%
2003 7.9% 3.1%
2002 3.8% 2.3%
2001 4.8% 2.0%
2000 3.8% 4.6%
1999 8.8% 3.6%
1998 6.2% 2.8%
1997 4.0% 4.0%
1996 7.5% 3.6%
1995 7.6% 3.2%
1994 6.7% 3.4%
1993 4.8% 1.9%
1992 5.5% 2.1%
1991 1.1% 1.2%
1990 5.5% 2.7%
1989 5.9% 3.6%
1988 9.6% 4.5%
1987 4.0% 3.8%
1986 4.8% 3.3%
1985 5.3% 3.7%
1984 3.8% 4.7%
1983 7.3% 2.6%
1982 3.5% 0.4%
1981 6.0% 1.9%
1980 6.7% 1.8%
1979 -5.2% 4.1%
1978 5.7% 4.1%
1977 7.3% 3.9%
1976 1.7% 5.2%
1975 9.1% 0.8%
1974 1.2% 2.0%
1973 3.3% 6.5%
1972 -0.6% 5.5%
1971 1.6% 4.1%
1970 5.2% 3.8%
1969 6.5% 6.0%
1968 3.4% 5.9%
1967 7.8% 3.7%
1966 -0.1% 5.4%
1965 -2.6% 5.6%
1964 7.5% 6.6%
1963 6.0% 5.0%
1962 2.9% 5.3%
1961 3.7% 3.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryEconomic growth
42 Yemen -9.4%
41 Congo - Brazzaville -8.7%
40 Brazil -3.3%
39 Argentina -2.1%
38 Liberia -1.6%
37 Ecuador -0.7%
36 Greece -0.0%
35 Russia 0.2%
34 Congo - Kinshasa 0.4%
33 France 0.9%
32 Canada 1.0%
31 Italy 1.2%
30 Norway 1.3%
29 Lebanon 1.6%
28 Saudi Arabia 1.7%
27 Chile 1.8%
26 Mexico 1.8%
25 United States 1.8%
24 Colombia 2.1%
23 Gabon 2.1%
22 Hong Kong SAR China 2.2%
21 United Kingdom 2.2%
20 Germany 2.2%
19 Netherlands 2.4%
18 Finland 2.6%
17 Czechia 2.6%
16 Lithuania 2.7%
15 Romania 2.9%
14 Spain 2.9%
13 Bulgaria 3.0%
12 Poland 3.0%
11 South Korea 3.2%
10 Türkiye 3.3%
9 Honduras 3.9%
8 Algeria 3.9%
7 Egypt 4.3%
6 Indonesia 5.0%
5 Sierra Leone 6.4%
4 China 6.8%
3 Bangladesh 7.1%
2 Philippines 7.1%
1 India 8.3%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016

What it means

How much the economy grew or shrank compared with the year before.

How it is calculated

Change in GDP at constant prices (inflation removed) from the previous year, in percent.