| External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -4.829 | -1.688 | -1.308 | -1.064 | -0.640 | -1.840 | -2.098 | -0.856 | 0.945 | -1.197 | -3.361 | -3.000 | -2.839 |
| Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Indian Rupee | | 53.366 | 58.554 | 61.037 | 64.159 | 67.191 | 65.125 | 68.410 | 70.428 | 74.116 | 73.918 | 78.729 | 82.896 | 82.896 |
| Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar | | 0.019 | 0.017 | 0.016 | 0.016 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.014 | 0.013 | 0.014 | 0.013 | 0.012 | 0.012 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 404 953 810 648.130 | 430 840 826 536.555 | 453 938 110 092.811 | 426 027 611 386.525 | 437 020 995 502.846 | 458 435 185 713.860 | 507 296 815 583.568 | 511 111 613 655.062 | 451 259 236 897.370 | 547 293 503 142.354 | 616 219 736 967.129 | 648 237 776 466.585 | 689 495 510 192.529 |
| Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 473 674 231 253.935 | 469 459 031 116.161 | 481 125 555 469.547 | 452 331 393 921.585 | 461 636 173 513.467 | 504 822 306 696.715 | 568 902 326 582.734 | 570 752 506 779.969 | 486 739 565 292.717 | 624 170 270 411.619 | 740 083 884 178.637 | 794 737 664 352.824 | 845 712 517 374.781 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 542 394 651 859.741 | 508 077 235 695.766 | 508 313 000 846.283 | 478 635 176 456.645 | 486 251 351 524.089 | 551 209 427 679.569 | 630 507 837 581.899 | 630 393 399 904.876 | 522 219 893 688.064 | 701 047 037 680.884 | 863 948 031 390.145 | 941 237 552 239.062 | 1 001 929 524 557.030 |
| Government accounts | General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -6.882 | -6.674 | -6.710 | -6.916 | -6.917 | -5.834 | -5.835 | -7.219 | -13.307 | -9.624 | -7.541 | -7.477 | -6.076 |
| Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2011-12 | | -0.023 | -0.008 | 0.015 | -0.003 | -0.010 | 0.007 | 0.004 | -0.011 | -0.008 | 0.015 | -0.003 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Indian Rupee, 2011-12 | | 22 898 359 840 442.900 | 24 682 689 168 375.700 | 25 121 446 363 840.200 | 23 702 816 363 036.100 | 24 884 225 793 993.700 | 26 020 117 980 648.100 | 29 124 804 826 216.500 | 28 136 093 812 187.100 | 25 536 829 490 991.600 | 31 748 439 886 715.100 | 35 049 181 085 216.100 | 36 858 191 502 054.300 | 39 052 810 425 777.100 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Indian Rupee, 2011-12 | | 9 742 629 696 792.280 | 9 798 251 183 480.670 | 10 541 508 794 761.000 | 11 328 024 979 806.700 | 12 015 980 730 067.300 | 13 448 426 330 827.500 | 14 349 451 971 102.500 | 14 842 723 843 201.600 | 15 376 034 946 547.500 | 15 771 317 876 238.800 | 16 614 183 681 857.000 | 17 983 726 729 389.200 | 19 443 861 498 206.000 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Indian Rupee | | 99 440 131 041 529.200 | 112 335 216 116 393.000 | 124 679 592 925 546.000 | 137 718 738 788 564.000 | 153 916 690 148 734.000 | 170 900 423 611 309.000 | 188 996 684 445 858.000 | 200 748 557 919 962.000 | 198 009 138 222 095.000 | 236 646 369 930 293.000 | 279 479 717 559 673.000 | 323 949 414 006 503.000 | 378 839 474 232 661.000 |
| Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 1 708 014 867 466.360 | 1 812 184 066 887.400 | 1 941 272 840 056.000 | 2 088 539 091 655.600 | 2 276 310 068 788.220 | 2 420 186 514 150.900 | 2 594 836 391 168.790 | 2 711 913 566 143.380 | 2 533 511 617 766.270 | 2 743 664 039 564.170 | 2 914 299 120 225.950 | 3 072 257 066 943.350 | 3 276 696 709 657.050 |
| Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Indian Rupee, 2011-12 | | 92 130 167 685 994.300 | 98 013 698 221 771.100 | 105 276 736 344 243.000 | 113 694 931 359 595.000 | 123 081 932 232 684.000 | 131 445 821 447 391.000 | 139 929 139 362 789.000 | 145 159 576 577 319.000 | 135 584 734 020 354.000 | 147 355 154 904 752.000 | 157 069 680 717 401.000 | 165 985 288 816 021.000 | 177 387 993 956 857.000 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Indian Rupee, 2011-12 | | 31 457 931 948 087.400 | 31 949 243 100 268.700 | 32 780 960 953 679.500 | 34 921 830 576 453.300 | 37 875 676 197 661.800 | 40 830 790 909 149.700 | 45 405 092 416 288.500 | 46 110 214 754 681.600 | 41 312 790 692 704.100 | 47 840 542 236 758.400 | 51 157 359 481 542.000 | 53 502 997 177 026.900 | 56 880 730 526 922.400 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Indian Rupee, 2011-12 | | 28 790 791 394 529.600 | 26 445 550 835 005.800 | 26 675 952 609 596.200 | 25 115 397 729 509.900 | 26 215 927 811 504.600 | 30 782 738 077 992.000 | 33 498 605 710 605.500 | 33 215 857 123 118.300 | 28 628 712 680 777.400 | 38 781 933 008 728.600 | 47 548 944 022 750.500 | 50 653 324 279 152.900 | 53 957 271 688 777.700 |
| Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2011-12 | | -0.003 | 0.045 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.001 | -0.028 | 0.003 | -0.005 | 0.014 | -0.029 | -0.037 | -0.008 | -0.007 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Indian Rupee, 2011-12 | | 51 790 909 213 165.000 | 55 573 291 237 661.800 | 59 126 567 208 898.300 | 63 814 187 159 350.400 | 69 002 360 052 664.700 | 73 307 284 856 083.800 | 78 504 438 994 780.300 | 82 597 043 449 472.900 | 77 637 338 590 673.200 | 83 778 537 309 973.200 | 98 647 929 867 291.800 | 105 047 261 219 862.000 | 112 598 050 784 583.000 |
| Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2011-12 | | 6.788 | 7.792 | 1.778 | -5.647 | 4.984 | 4.565 | 11.932 | -3.395 | -9.238 | 24.324 | 10.397 | 5.161 | 5.954 |
| Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011-12 | | 0.629 | 0.571 | 7.586 | 7.461 | 6.073 | 11.921 | 6.700 | 3.438 | 3.593 | 2.571 | 5.344 | 8.243 | 8.119 |
| Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2011-12 | | 7.859 | 6.187 | 3.332 | 2.280 | 3.238 | 3.969 | 3.884 | 2.391 | 5.601 | 9.966 | 10.796 | 9.686 | 9.427 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage | | 13.778 | 12.968 | 10.989 | 10.458 | 11.762 | 11.034 | 10.589 | 6.218 | -1.365 | 19.513 | 18.100 | 15.912 | 16.944 |
| Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011-12 | | 5.489 | 6.386 | 7.410 | 7.996 | 8.256 | 6.795 | 6.454 | 3.738 | -6.596 | 8.681 | 6.593 | 5.676 | 6.870 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011-12 | | 4.933 | 1.562 | 2.603 | 6.531 | 8.458 | 7.802 | 11.203 | 1.553 | -10.404 | 15.801 | 6.933 | 4.585 | 6.313 |
| Headline inflation | Percentage, 2011-12 | | 9.906 | 9.425 | 5.928 | 4.901 | 4.521 | 3.584 | 3.418 | 4.774 | 6.163 | 5.508 | 6.790 | 5.029 | 4.324 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2011-12 | | 6.307 | -8.146 | 0.871 | -5.850 | 4.382 | 17.420 | 8.823 | -0.844 | -13.810 | 35.465 | 22.606 | 6.529 | 6.523 |
| Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011-12 | | 5.413 | 7.303 | 6.394 | 7.928 | 8.130 | 6.239 | 7.090 | 5.213 | -6.005 | 7.910 | 17.748 | 6.487 | 7.188 |
| Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2011-12 | | 1.024 | 1.121 | 1.187 | 1.245 | 1.302 | 1.348 | 1.394 | 1.461 | 1.551 | 1.636 | 1.747 | 1.835 | 1.915 |
| Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2011-12 | | 1.064 | 1.156 | 1.140 | 1.151 | 1.185 | 1.234 | 1.293 | 1.334 | 1.450 | 1.593 | 1.757 | 1.793 | 1.906 |
| Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2011-12 | | 1.079 | 1.146 | 1.184 | 1.211 | 1.251 | 1.300 | 1.351 | 1.383 | 1.460 | 1.606 | 1.779 | 1.952 | 2.136 |
| Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2011-12 | | 1.079 | 1.207 | 1.213 | 1.212 | 1.228 | 1.218 | 1.336 | 1.286 | 1.317 | 1.454 | 1.556 | 1.568 | 1.618 |
| Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Indian Rupee | | 16.161 | 17.342 | 18.387 | 19.235 | 19.899 | 20.648 | 20.949 | 21.073 | 21.989 | 23.138 | 23.950 | 23.998 | 23.998 |
| Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage | | 8.211 | 8.452 | 8.297 | 7.786 | 7.171 | 7.043 | 7.714 | 6.853 | 6.058 | 6.471 | 8.373 | 9.050 | 9.050 |
| Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 7.917 | 7.604 | 7.917 | 7.000 | 6.375 | 6.083 | 6.333 | 5.371 | 4.033 | 4.000 | 5.470 | 6.147 | 6.147 |