GDP per capita growth in India
India: GDP per capita growth was 6.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in India, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in India stood at 6.6%.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in India peaked at 8.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7.4%, in 1979.
That places India 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | -4.8% | 5.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | -7.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 1.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | -1.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 1.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 2.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | -6.7% | 8.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for India
- DEC alternative conversion factor 87.33 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 10.54 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 124.62 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 31.86 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 364.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.31 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -49.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 233,055 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,760 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 341.16 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in India?
- Gdp per capita growth in India was 6.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.4% in 1979.
- How does India rank for gdp per capita growth?
- India ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.