Due to strong private investment and macroeconomic stability, India’s GDP is expected to rise by 6.5% in 2025–2026, maintaining its position as the major country with the quickest rate of development.
India’s robust economic performance offers the nation a chance to implement important and difficult structural changes in order to achieve its goal of becoming an advanced economy by 2047.
In 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, real GDP is predicted to rise by 6.5% thanks to strong private consumption growth and ongoing macroeconomic and financial stability. In order to stimulate development and increase employment and private investment, the IMF statement also emphasized the necessity of implementing structural reforms more thoroughly.
India’s economic growth has been healthy, with GDP growth of 6 per cent y-on-y in the first half of 2024-25. Although there has been occasional volatility due to changes in food prices, inflation has generally decreased within the Reserve Bank's tolerance range of 2 to 6%.
Non-performing loans have reached multi-year lows, demonstrating the banking sector’s resilience. The current account deficit has been kept under control and fiscal consolidation has persisted, helped by robust service export growth.