India
GDP growth in India
GDP growth in India: 6.7% a year in 1980 and 7.8% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 7.8% a year
- Since 1980
- +1.1 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 12 of 143
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2031
- 6.8% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 6.8% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 9.7% a year in 2021, the lowest -5.8% a year in 2020.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | India |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.8 |
| 2024 | 7.2 |
| 2023 | 7.3 |
| 2022 | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 9.7 |
| 2020 | -5.8 |
| 2019 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | 6.5 |
| 2017 | 6.8 |
| 2016 | 8.3 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7.4 |
| 2013 | 6.4 |
| 2012 | 5.5 |
| 2011 | 5.2 |
| 2010 | 8.5 |
| 2009 | 7.9 |
| 2008 | 3.1 |
| 2007 | 7.7 |
| 2006 | 8.1 |
| 2005 | 7.9 |
| 2004 | 7.9 |
| 2003 | 7.9 |
| 2002 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | 8.8 |
| 1998 | 6.2 |
| 1997 | 4.1 |
| 1996 | 7.6 |
| 1995 | 7.6 |
| 1994 | 6.7 |
| 1993 | 4.8 |
| 1992 | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 1.1 |
| 1990 | 5.5 |
| 1989 | 5.9 |
| 1988 | 9.6 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1986 | 4.8 |
| 1985 | 5.3 |
| 1984 | 3.8 |
| 1983 | 7.3 |
| 1982 | 3.5 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1980 | 6.7 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | India |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 |
| 2027 | 7 |
| 2028 | 6.9 |
| 2029 | 6.9 |
| 2030 | 6.8 |
| 2031 | 6.8 |
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending2.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$93.3B in 2025
- Military spending per person$63 in 2025
- Military share of state spending8.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel3.07 million people in 2020
- National power9.94% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports2.86 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exports81 million TIV in 2025