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India

India Country Factfile

Area
3,166,830 km2
Currency
Indian rupee (Rs = 100 paise)
Capital
New Delhi
Head of State
Ram Nath Kovind (2017)
Economies
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
GDP (USD million) 2,042,859.2 2,147,195.0 2,289,060.4 2,625,604.5 2,773,437.0 2,888,339.0
Real GDP Growth (% growth) 7.4 8.0 8.3 7.0 6.1 4.2
Inflation (% growth) 6.5 4.9 5.0 3.3 4.0 3.7
Unemployment Rate (% of economically active population) 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.4
Exchange Rates Against US Dollar (INR per USD) 61.0 64.1 67.2 65.1 68.4 70.4
Consumers
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total Population ('000) 1,257,864.8 1,271,992.6 1,285,939.1 1,299,686.2 1,313,244.9 1,326,619.2
Median Age of Population (years) 26.7 27.0 27.3 27.7 28.0 28.3
Number of Households ('000) 262,836.6 267,885.6 272,807.0 277,583.1 282,213.1 286,711.2
Consumer Expenditure (USD million) 1,193,091.6 1,274,262.7 1,364,674.6 1,558,938.8 1,652,833.1 1,749,362.2
Internet Users ('000) 239,726.1 298,609.3 353,268.9 408,975.3 463,305.8 518,974.1

Research Sources:

  1. GDP: Euromonitor International from national statistics/Eurostat/OECD/UN/International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Financial Statistics (IFS).
  2. Real GDP Growth: Euromonitor International from national statistics/Eurostat/OECD/UN/International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
  3. Inflation: Euromonitor International from national statistics/Eurostat/OECD/UN/International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Financial Statistics (IFS).
  4. Unemployment Rate: Euromonitor International from International Labour Organisation (ILO)/Eurostat/national statistics/OECD.
  5. Exchange Rates Against US Dollar: Euromonitor International from national statistics/International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Financial Statistics.
  6. Total Population: Euromonitor International from national statistics/UN.
  7. Median Age of Population: Euromonitor International from national statistics/UN.
  8. Number of Households: Euromonitor International from national statistics/UN.
  9. Consumer Expenditure: Euromonitor International from national statistics/Eurostat/UN/OECD.
  10. Internet Users: Euromonitor International from International Telecommunications Union/OECD/national statistics.