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India · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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India

South Asia Capital New Delhi Lower middle income Nation age 2,347 years (since 322 BC) i IND · IN
NationsTree Index 2025 i56.664th of 196 Tree height 2025 i80 msee ranking Military strength i85percentile
Population i1.5 bn1st of 217 Area i3,287,263 km²7th of 216 GDP i$3.96 trn6th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$17.20 trn intl.3rd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$11,748 intl.136th of 199 Life expectancy i72.2 years137th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i43
Strength · trunk i90
Quality of life · crown i38
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i43
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i97
CSV

In short

India is 64th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 56.6 out of 100; its tree is 80 m tall.

It has 1.5 billion people and an economy of $17.20 trn at purchasing power parity, 3rd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Income inequality (Gini) (1st of 108), GDP growth (15th of 210) and High-tech exports (35th of 168).

Its weakest positions: Air pollution (PM2.5) (190th of 200), Government budget balance (175th of 192) and General government gross debt (153rd of 189).

Over five years it climbed from 106th to 64th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

68
Surface area ikm² 3,287,263 7th/216
Land area ikm² 2,973,190 7th/216
Population ipeople 1.5 bn 1st/217
Population growth i% 0.89% 109th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 488.0 25th/216
Urban population i% 35.7% 182nd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 24.2% 101st/217
Population aged 65+ i% 7.4% 121st/217

Economy

56
GDP iUSD $3.96 trn 6th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $17.20 trn 3rd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $14.70 trn 3rd/199
GDP per person iUSD $2,702 166th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $11,748 136th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $2,760 156th/201
GDP growth i% 7.6% 15th/210
Inflation i% 2.4% 75th/180
Unemployment i% 4.2% 71st/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 46.5%2018
General government gross debt i% of GDP 84.3% 153rd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -7.4% 175th/192

Main industries

58
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 16.2% 49th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 25.2% 83rd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 13.5% 57th/192
Services i% of GDP 49.3% 148th/200

Trade

55
Exports of goods & services iUSD $880.74 bn 10th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $949.66 bn 7th/182
Exports i% of GDP 22.3% 133rd/183
Imports i% of GDP 24.0% 155th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 46.3% 151st/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 13.1% 42nd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 70.1% 41st/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 11.9% 106th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 3.8% 75th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 18.6% 35th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -0.7% 87th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.0% 142nd/196

Natural resources

70
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 3.2% 85th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.33% 60th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.08% 62nd/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 1.28% 5th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 1.32% 41st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.16% 102nd/209
Arable land i% of land area 51.7% 6th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 1,014 127th/183

Tourism

79
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 17.9 m 14th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $13.41 bn 13th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 2.8% 112th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 26.9 m 7th/107

Society & health

39
Life expectancy iyears 72.2 137th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 26.6 134th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.72 115th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.6 98th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 94% 66th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 52.7% 111th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 79.6% 128th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 77.2%2011
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 10.8% 125th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.3% 171st/193
Adult literacy i% 78.2% 69th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 34.4% 103rd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.685 130th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 23.0 1st/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 2.6% 68th/108

Infrastructure & digital

55
Access to electricity i% of population 99.9% 123rd/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 76.4% 79th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 62.8% 69th/144
Internet users i% of population 70.0% 124th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 79 167th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 3.2 147th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.20 46th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 68,103 4th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 180.4 m 4th/161

Environment & energy

40
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.17 93rd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 34.9% 69th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 54.1 190th/200
Forest area i% of land area 24.4% 121st/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 777 107th/149

Institutions & safety

46
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 62.6 64th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 42.4 112th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 56.5 106th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 55.0 162nd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 52.6 109th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 54.9 110th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 2.8 83rd/145

Military

77
Military expenditure iUSD $92.06 bn 5th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.3% 47th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 8.2% 38th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 3.1 m 1st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.58% 103rd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 2.9 bn 2nd/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 81.0 m 28th/65

Science & innovation

82
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.65% 56th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 63,217 5th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 228,174 3rd/197

Compare India with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Maurya Empire, first state covering most of the subcontinent (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). India — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/india. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). India — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/india. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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