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India GDP Explorer
Interactive data lab

India’s GDP per person, unpacked.

Compare headline dollar income, purchasing power, inflation and real growth. Change the years, isolate metrics, inspect every point and test simple future scenarios.

2000–2026E
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Headline values vs actual growth

Dollar values use the left axis; cumulative change uses the right.

Hover or drag across the chart to inspect a year.Dashed final segment indicates the 2026 estimate.

Compare two years

See how headline income, prices and real output changed between any two points.

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Future scenario lab

A transparent “what if,” not an official forecast. Adjust the assumptions and see the result.

Annual data

YearNominal US$PPP intl$Real constant US$InflationPrice change*Real growth*

What each measure means

Nominal GDP per person
Output per person converted into current US dollars. Useful for international prices, imports and overseas comparisons, but affected by inflation and exchange rates.
PPP GDP per person
Current international dollars adjusted for local price differences. It estimates how much can be bought domestically.
Inflation-adjusted growth
The percentage change in real GDP per person from the selected start year. This is the clearest economic living-standard signal in this explorer.
Consumer-price change
Cumulative change in the general price level from the selected start year—not the annual inflation rate.

Sources and cautions

  • IMF World Economic Outlook / DataMapper: nominal GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita and annual inflation.
  • World Bank WDI: real GDP per capita in constant 2015 US dollars through 2025.
  • 2026 real GDP per capita is estimated using IMF real-GDP and population projections. “E” marks estimates.
  • GDP per person is an average; it does not measure distribution, household income, health, education or total quality of life.