GDP Growth of India

Source Economic Survey (2022-23)
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
World Bank : Growth, Growth per capita
IMF World Economic Outlook (April - 2026)
Date09 Sep 2026

According to the IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026), India’s GDP growth rate is projected at 6.48% in 2026, placing India 11th among 195 economies. With GDP growth of 7.62% in 2024, India ranked 12th. In 2026, India is the third-fastest-growing economy in Asia.

Based on aggregated data from the World Bank and IMF, India ranked 9th among 213 economies in 2016, when its GDP growth rate was 8.26%.

According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), India’s real GDP growth, measured at constant 2022–23 prices, is estimated at 7.75% in 2024–25, compared with 7.10% in 2023–24.

In the 2011–12 series, India’s average real GDP growth rate during 1951–2025 was 5.08%. The growth rate reached an all-time high of 9.69% in 2021–22 and a record low of −5.78% in 2020–21. GDP growth was negative in 6 years during this period.

In the 2011–12 series, India’s average real GDP per capita growth rate during 1951–2025 was 3.16%. It reached an all-time high of 8.63% in 2021–22 and a record low of −7.51% in 1979–80. Real GDP per capita growth was negative in 10 years during the period.

  • GDP growth
  • GDP per capita growth

Projections by IMF

Year GDP Growth rate(%)
20257.618
20266.478
20276.529
20286.500
20296.520
20306.503
20316.514

Estimates by World Bank

Year Growth rate (%) Rank/Total
GrowthPer capita growth GDPGDP per capita
1960----
19613.721.2767/10768/107
19622.930.5285/11284/112
19635.993.5445/11249/112
19647.454.9735/11239/112
1965-2.64-4.80108/112108/112
1966-0.06-2.1798/11597/115
19677.835.5424/11820/118
19683.391.1986/11988/119
19696.544.3151/11953/119
19705.162.8567/11966/119
19711.64-0.58114/141111/141
1972-0.55-2.71127/141129/141
19733.301.0097/14196/141
19741.19-1.12120/141122/141
19759.156.6014/14217/142
19761.66-0.70110/144113/144
19777.254.7541/14544/145
19785.713.3166/15076/150
1979-5.24-7.42143/150140/150
19806.744.2242/16846/151
19816.013.5445/16948/160
19823.481.0949/16959/162
19837.294.8119/17016/164
19843.821.4188/17084/164
19855.252.8343/17152/167
19864.782.3962/17272/168
19873.971.6275/17480/170
19889.637.1925/17732/173
19895.953.6143/17750/174
19905.533.2248/17859/175
19911.06-1.11117/195111/193
19925.483.2659/19561/193
19934.752.5759/19665/194
19946.664.5040/19649/194
19957.575.4330/19741/195
19967.555.4236/19846/196
19974.052.02111/198118/196
19986.184.1542/20054/198
19998.856.8020/20022/198
20003.841.91114/200129/198
20014.822.8855/20267/199
20023.801.9491/20293/199
20037.866.0132/20634/203
20047.926.1039/20647/203
20057.926.1834/20742/203
20068.066.3841/20744/203
20077.666.0551/20854/204
20083.091.61124/209115/205
20097.866.3117/21112/208
20108.506.9325/21323/209
20115.243.7673/21373/209
20125.464.0258/21252/208
20136.394.9835/21233/208
20147.416.0619/21212/209
20158.006.7211/2139/210
20168.266.979/21310/209
20176.805.5625/21324/209
20186.455.2921/21422/210
20193.872.8079/21474/209
2020-5.78-6.69132/214127/209
20219.698.7935/21442/209
20227.616.7638/21336/208
20237.216.2716/20815/203
20247.106.1513/20514/199
20257.576.6215/1959/185
  • GDP growth (2022-23 series)
  • GDP per capita growth (2022-23 series)

Growth (2022-23 series)

Year Growth rate (%) at 2022-23 prices Growth rate (%) at current prices (%)
GDPGVAGNINNIGDPGVA GNINNI
2022-237.217.237.207.6110.9710.7410.9711.60
2023-247.107.287.137.449.749.659.8910.23
2024-257.757.887.777.758.899.128.948.91

Per capita growth (2022-23 series)

Year Per capita Growth rate (%) at 2022-23 prices Per capita Growth rate (%) at current prices (%)
GDPGNINNIGDP GNINNI
2022-236.246.236.649.979.9710.60
2023-246.146.176.488.768.919.24
2024-256.796.816.797.937.977.95
  • GDP growth (2011-12 series)
  • GDP per capita growth (2011-12 series)

Growth (2011-12 series)

Year Growth rate (%) at 2011-12 prices Growth rate (%) at current prices (%)
GDPGVAGNINNIGDPGVA GNINNI
1951-522.952.333.083.796.275.586.356.35
1952-532.632.842.673.28-1.84-1.38-1.75-1.84
1953-546.156.096.197.028.858.898.939.97
1954-554.814.254.756.59-5.43-6.06-5.52-5.11
1955-563.242.563.353.481.801.611.981.71
1956-575.585.695.555.6819.1419.3819.1019.76
1957-58-0.41-1.21-0.46-0.632.972.232.962.54
1958-597.397.597.357.4711.4711.8611.3811.52
1959-602.622.192.492.505.365.045.235.19
1960-615.507.085.455.819.519.479.459.65
1961-623.723.103.623.605.955.535.835.56
1962-632.932.122.882.777.476.937.457.43
1963-645.995.066.026.1014.8514.2814.9115.12
1964-657.457.587.357.4116.6416.8316.5816.74
1965-66-2.64-3.65-2.69-3.115.454.715.415.08
1966-67-0.061.02-0.04-0.4413.2113.8213.0512.84
1967-687.838.147.737.8317.1217.5217.1517.32
1968-693.392.613.443.345.895.465.935.86
1969-706.546.526.546.5510.109.9710.139.84
1970-715.165.015.174.826.806.386.816.01
1971-721.641.011.671.497.066.397.086.91
1972-73-0.55-0.32-0.51-0.8210.2310.0010.2610.17
1973-743.304.553.363.3121.7122.5521.7921.89
1974-751.191.161.300.9618.0517.7118.1917.48
1975-769.159.009.249.587.356.217.426.64
1976-771.661.251.691.367.757.497.797.75
1977-787.257.477.327.5813.3014.1313.3313.83
1978-795.715.505.735.878.317.478.418.21
1979-80-5.24-5.20-5.09-5.839.679.129.958.96
1980-816.747.176.786.9119.0219.5119.1519.47
1981-826.015.635.885.9717.4817.0817.2416.80
1982-833.482.923.193.0011.8511.7211.4611.05
1983-847.297.857.277.5316.4616.9716.3616.86
1984-853.823.963.683.4512.0512.3011.8811.44
1985-865.254.165.285.2112.8311.7412.9012.24
1986-874.784.314.744.6611.8911.5011.8211.71
1987-883.973.533.803.5413.6613.3613.4813.11
1988-899.6310.169.399.7818.6519.3418.2718.45
1989-905.956.135.935.9614.8915.2014.7514.61
1990-915.535.295.355.2216.7916.4916.6216.66
1991-921.061.431.020.5214.9515.3714.7113.83
1992-935.485.365.535.5214.9414.7014.9314.98
1993-944.755.684.914.9615.0816.2315.2615.63
1994-956.666.396.716.7517.3016.8017.4317.55
1995-967.577.297.577.7217.3217.0817.5117.62
1996-977.557.977.667.8015.7016.3815.9115.98
1997-984.054.304.243.9510.7911.2010.8810.60
1998-996.186.686.186.1314.6915.2814.7015.08
1999-008.858.008.838.9212.1911.3512.2612.07
2000-013.844.153.573.277.637.677.326.90
2001-024.825.394.964.798.198.728.418.14
2002-033.803.883.923.787.667.757.887.88
2003-047.867.977.857.9912.0312.0311.9512.09
2004-057.927.057.927.7714.1013.1614.1513.78
2005-067.928.287.907.7413.9914.5513.9713.99
2006-078.068.057.997.8317.1417.3717.0717.27
2007-087.667.388.057.7715.1414.9915.5615.49
2008-093.094.312.912.2412.5615.2012.3611.87
2009-107.866.867.867.5315.4615.5115.4615.35
2010-118.508.037.967.8319.9218.5619.3519.84
2011-125.245.225.455.0014.4314.4514.6514.59
2012-135.465.425.144.5413.8213.5213.4913.23
2013-146.396.056.315.9812.9712.6112.8912.91
2014-157.417.157.487.5310.9911.0111.0610.92
2015-168.008.037.998.0210.469.3010.4810.79
2016-178.267.978.278.2111.7611.0611.7812.02
2017-186.806.236.876.7411.0311.0311.1111.13
2018-196.455.816.486.2310.5910.7710.6010.39
2019-203.873.943.993.566.377.026.496.19
2020-21-5.78-4.15-6.25-7.90-1.24-0.93-1.62-2.82
2021-229.699.389.8910.3818.8518.8119.0519.75
2022-237.617.217.507.6113.9613.9213.7213.26
2023-249.198.569.199.5612.0211.2212.0312.65
2024-256.496.416.436.439.789.529.699.71

Per capita growth (2011-12 series)

Year Per capita Growth rate (%) at 2011-12 prices Per capita Growth rate (%) at current prices (%)
GDPGNINNIGDP GNINNI
1951-521.561.682.084.934.954.91
1952-530.410.461.33-4.03-4.04-3.96
1953-544.484.515.057.347.378.24
1954-552.812.754.66-7.49-7.19-6.92
1955-561.491.611.640.350.000.00
1956-573.233.203.5716.4916.5517.10
1957-58-2.26-2.30-2.570.901.210.63
1958-595.105.065.159.258.969.15
1959-600.670.540.573.283.293.18
1960-613.493.453.867.417.167.56
1961-621.581.481.273.693.713.39
1962-630.640.580.515.235.015.04
1963-643.563.583.8112.1912.2712.47
1964-655.195.105.1414.0814.1714.29
1965-66-4.75-4.80-5.313.173.192.80
1966-67-2.11-2.09-2.4510.9410.6510.53
1967-685.495.405.4914.4814.6014.78
1968-691.011.070.943.503.523.43
1969-704.244.244.337.677.727.47
1970-712.902.912.504.594.503.73
1971-72-0.80-0.77-0.894.394.534.34
1972-73-2.76-2.71-3.097.857.797.73
1973-740.931.000.9918.8719.0919.09
1974-75-1.02-0.91-1.2515.5315.6014.92
1975-766.656.747.064.854.954.19
1976-77-0.46-0.44-0.765.485.505.50
1977-784.864.935.2010.8010.8311.30
1978-793.433.453.585.976.055.87
1979-80-7.51-7.36-8.107.027.326.35
1980-814.364.404.5416.3916.5316.80
1981-824.043.923.9815.2815.0614.64
1982-831.130.840.689.338.938.53
1983-845.055.045.2914.0313.9314.42
1984-851.591.451.219.649.489.05
1985-863.013.042.9810.4310.499.85
1986-872.612.582.499.589.499.41
1987-881.731.561.3011.2111.0310.67
1988-897.297.067.4616.1115.7715.93
1989-903.773.763.7612.5312.3912.25
1990-913.393.203.0914.4314.2414.29
1991-92-0.95-0.99-1.4812.6712.4211.57
1992-933.553.603.5912.8312.8212.87
1993-942.402.552.6112.5012.6713.04
1994-954.554.604.6414.9815.1115.22
1995-965.485.485.6315.0515.2215.34
1996-975.515.625.7413.5013.7213.78
1997-982.102.282.018.718.808.53
1998-994.134.134.0812.4712.4812.86
1999-006.896.876.9610.1710.2410.06
2000-012.011.741.445.735.425.02
2001-022.712.852.686.016.225.96
2002-032.232.352.206.036.246.24
2003-046.256.246.3710.3610.2810.42
2004-056.246.246.0812.3212.3612.00
2005-066.276.246.0912.2412.2212.24
2006-076.526.456.2915.4715.3915.59
2007-086.156.536.2613.5213.9313.87
2008-091.661.480.8311.0010.8110.32
2009-106.396.386.0613.8813.8813.77
2010-117.036.516.3818.3017.7418.22
2011-122.312.512.0811.2411.4611.39
2012-134.183.863.2712.4412.1111.85
2013-145.024.954.6311.5211.4411.46
2014-156.056.126.179.599.669.52
2015-166.656.656.679.089.119.41
2016-176.926.946.8810.3810.4010.64
2017-185.585.655.529.779.849.86
2018-195.415.435.199.519.529.31
2019-202.792.912.485.265.385.08
2020-21-6.78-7.24-8.88-2.29-2.67-3.85
2021-228.638.839.3217.7117.9118.60
2022-236.506.386.5012.7812.5512.09
2023-248.248.258.6111.0511.0611.67
2024-255.515.445.458.768.688.70