India Projects 7.6% Real GDP Growth for FY2026

India expects its economy to grow strongly during the financial year 2025–26.

The government estimates that real GDP will increase by 7.6%.

Real GDP measures growth without counting the effect of changing prices.

GDP including inflation, called nominal GDP, is expected to rise by 8.6%.

The economy grew 8.4% in the second quarter.

It grew 7.8% in the third quarter, from October to December.

These recent growth figures helped support the full-year estimate.

The estimates were released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.