Fifty-one observations. One economic story.

India’s economy,
in constant perspective.

Trace five decades of fiscal scale, real output, and price pressure—then remove inflation to see how much growth remains.

51 annual recordsReal view supports two base years

Cycle selector

Focus the historical lens

Choose a continuous 10–15 year economic cycle.

15-year window20112025
Latest · 2025

Economy growth

Real+7.6%
Nominal+8.6%

Cycle tax growth

+299.3%

Median CPI inflation

5.1%

Real GDP CAGR

6.1%

Debt-to-GDP ratio

80.4%

Infrastructure growth

+2.8%

Exports

₹76.9L Cr

Imports

₹82.9L Cr

Economy growth · Focus graph

Real vs. nominal GDP growth

Compare underlying output momentum with current-price expansion across the selected cycle

Emphasizing nominal growth

Year-over-year GDP growth (%)

Real economy pulse

Infrastructure & external trade

Physical-economy momentum alongside exports and imports across the selected cycle

Trade at current prices

Growth (%) and trade value (₹ lakh crore)

Chart A · Fiscal explorer

Tax receipts & public debt

Reported scale at the prices prevailing in each year

Nominal · Current prices

Lakh crore rupees (₹L Cr)

Chart B · Macro trajectory

Growth against inflation

Real output momentum set against retail and wholesale price pressure

Stagflation watch: inflation ↑ / growth ↓

Year-over-year change (%)