Published on Mar 24, 2025
Current Affairs
International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund

♦ According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) data, India has doubled its GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in the last 10 years at a growth of 105 percent, from $2.1 trillion in 2015 to $4.3 trillion in 2025.

♦ In comparison, the United States’ and China’s GDP grew by 66 percent and 44 percent, respectively, during the same period. 

♦ With this, India is now the fifth-largest country in terms of GDP in the world after the United States ($30.3 trillion), China ($19.5 trillion), Germany ($4.9 trillion) and Japan ($4.4 trillion).

♦ The United Kingdom’s GDP grew by 28 per cent in the past decade, while France saw a 38 per cent growth in its GDP, from $2.4 trillion in 2015 to $3.3 trillion in 2025.

♦ Other top economies with over 50 per cent GDP growth were Russia (57 percent), Australia (58 percent) and Spain (50 percent).