Archive · 31 Aug 2026
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.
India’s real GDP is estimated to grow 7.6% in financial year 2025–26.
Nominal GDP, including inflation, is projected to expand 8.6% during the year.
The estimates were released by India’s Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
Real GDP grew 8.4% in the second quarter of 2025–26.
The economy grew 7.8% in real terms during the October–December quarter, the third quarter.
- Who
- India and its Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
- What
- Projected real GDP growth of 7.6% and nominal GDP growth of 8.6% for financial year 2025–26.
- When
- The estimates cover financial year 2025–26; the October–December quarter was the third quarter.
- Where
- New Delhi, where the estimates were reported as released.
- Why
- The full-year outlook is supported by real GDP growth of 8.4% in the second quarter and 7.8% in the third quarter.
- Real GDP forecast
- 7.6% growth in financial year 2025–26
- Nominal GDP forecast
- 8.6% growth during financial year 2025–26
- Second-quarter real growth
- 8.4%
- Third-quarter real growth
- 7.8%
- Third-quarter period
- October–December
- Source
- Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation