Gross Domestic Product

May 13, 2026 11:39 AM

Centre revises GDP release schedule; annual and Q4 estimates to be announced on June 5

The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has revised the release schedule for India’s Provisional Estimates (PE) of Annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the GDP estimates for the fourth quarter (Q4) of every financial year. Under the revised schedule, the GDP data, which was earlier released on the last working day of May, will now be published on June 7 every year, or on the previous working day if June 7 falls on a holiday...

November 7, 2025 4:54 PM

India set to exceed 6.8% GDP growth in FY26: CEA Nageswaran

Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran on Friday said that India’s private capital expenditure remains robust despite global uncertainty, and the country is projected to achieve GDP growth exceeding 6.8 per cent in current fiscal (FY26). Speaking at an event in Mumbai, he indicated a potential upward revision of GDP growth following Q2 data, citing a recovery in private capital expenditure and increased foreign inflows. The CEA noted that the first five months of the year have already ...

July 21, 2025 12:27 PM

India’s GDP to grow at 6.5% in FY26; inflation expected to average 4%: Crisil

India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow at 6.5% in the current fiscal year (FY26), driven by improving domestic consumption and other positive indicators, according to a report released by Crisil on Monday. The Crisil Intelligence near-term outlook highlighted global uncertainty stemming from US tariff actions as the primary risk to India’s growth. However, it noted that the economy is likely to be supported by an above-normal monsoon, income tax relief, and the Reserve Ba...

June 6, 2025 12:14 PM

RBI pegs India’s GDP growth at 6.5% for 2025-26

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has projected India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 6.5 per cent for 2025-26, with domestic economic activity showing resilience on the back of a strong agriculture sector, industry picking up, and the services sector expected to maintain momentum. The quarterly growth rates projected for the financial year are: Q1 at 6.5, Q2 at 6.7, Q3 at 6.6 and Q4 at 6.3 per cent. “The provisional estimates released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) placed...

May 29, 2025 11:58 AM

Crisil pegs India’s GDP growth at 6.5% in fiscal 2026

Crisil on Thursday forecast India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 6.5 per cent in fiscal 2026, adding that improving domestic consumption is likely to support industrial activity. “We expect domestic consumption demand to improve driven by healthy agricultural growth, easing inflation supporting discretionary spend, rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) and income tax relief this fiscal,” the global ratings agency said in a note. The In...

March 26, 2025 10:52 AM

India’s GDP doubles to USD 4.2 trillion over the last decade: IMF

India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has doubled in size over the last ten years, according to the latest data released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The data revealed that India’s GDP at current prices stood at USD 2.1 trillion in 2015 and is projected to reach USD 4.27 trillion by the end of 2025, marking a 100 per cent increase within a decade. The IMF further reported that India’s real GDP growth rate for the current year is 6.5 per cent, indicating strong and stable econ...

January 10, 2025 12:24 PM

India retains title of world’s fastest-growing large economy with growth projected at 6.6%: UN

India would again be the fastest growing large economy in the world with a projected annual growth rate of 6.6 per cent, according to Hamid Rashid, the UN head of Global Economic Monitoring. He was speaking at the release of the UN's flagship report- ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects 2025, (WESP)’ on Thursday, which projected the gross domestic product (GDP) to grow slightly faster at 6.8 per cent next year. WESP said that India's economy would be bolstered by "strong export growth in...