Archive · 8 Dec 2025
IMF Grades India's Statistics System
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave India a C grade for its statistical system.
This means the data about India's economy might not be as accurate as it should be.
The IMF said that the data has some problems but is still good enough for their work.
The Indian economy has grown a lot, but the system for collecting and analyzing data has not kept up.
This makes it hard to trust the numbers.
The government says that the economy has changed faster than the statistical system, which is why the ratings are not as good.
The IMF also said that the data about jobs and the informal sector is not very good.
This is important because global investors and people inside India need to trust the data to make good decisions.
The government needs to make the data better and more transparent.
The IMF gave India a C grade for its statistical system, indicating some shortcomings in the data.
India's GDP growth was 8.2% in Q2FY26, but the statistical system has not kept up with economic growth.
The informal sector, which makes up 90% of India's economy, is largely unregistered and undercounted.
The base year for India's GDP calculations is 2011-12, which is outdated compared to global best practices.
The government acknowledges the need for improvement in statistical systems to earn global trust in GDP numbers.
- Who
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- What
- Rated India's statistical system as poor
- When
- November 26
- Where
- India
- Why
- Disparity between data and lived experience
- Organization
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Rating
- C grade
- Subject
- India's statistical system
- Criticism
- Disparity between data and lived experience
- Response
- India's economy has evolved faster than its statistical system
- GDP Growth
- 8.2% in Q2FY26
- Informal Sector
- 90% of India's economy
- Base Year
- 2011-12
