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INDIA’S INCOME IN 2022

Measure Value Units
gdp 3.4 $, trillions
gdp_per_capita 2366.3 $
gdp_ppp 13.0 $, trillions
gdp_per_capita_ppp 9199.6 $
gni_per_capita_2017_ppp 8475.7 $
gni_per_capita_atlas_method 2400.0 $

India’s GNI per capita (Atlas method) of $2,400 places India in the Lower Middle-Income category of countries. The cutoff for the Upper Middle-Income category is $4,466, while that for the High Income category is $13,846.

The UN Human Development Index uses GNI per capita (2017 PPP) as the indicator of a country’s standard of living. In 2021, India’s income per capita of $6,590, along with its life expectancy of 67.2 years, 11.9 expected years of schooling and 6.7 mean years of schooling, yielded an HDI of 0.633, giving India a rank of 132 in the world.

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Largest economies

Largest economies: income per capita

3 countries: income

3 countries: per-capita income

Future growth scenario