External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -4.830 | -1.689 | -1.308 | -1.064 | -0.643 | -1.841 | -2.096 | -0.848 | 0.953 | -1.200 | -2.555 | -1.832 | -1.281 |
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 | 78.606 | 82.190 | 82.168 |
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 |  | 404 892 450 068.970 | 430 879 077 111.200 | 453 950 273 781.333 | 426 012 029 631.864 | 437 008 028 333.921 | 458 400 331 667.670 | 507 195 224 717.663 | 510 823 644 296.397 | 450 958 682 454.986 | 564 629 741 125.052 | 651 974 891 216.399 | 716 993 130 726.948 | 765 411 207 170.307 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 473 643 550 964.356 | 469 478 156 403.483 | 481 131 637 313.808 | 452 323 603 044.255 | 461 629 689 929.005 | 504 804 879 673.619 | 568 851 531 149.781 | 570 624 352 054.632 | 486 847 206 818.975 | 606 024 272 189.230 | 707 350 066 794.754 | 745 794 399 276.961 | 788 556 765 798.601 |
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 | 486 251 351 524.088 | 551 209 427 679.569 | 630 507 837 581.899 | 630 425 059 812.867 | 522 735 731 182.964 | 647 418 803 253.408 | 762 725 242 373.108 | 774 595 667 826.975 | 811 702 324 426.894 |
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 | -7.209 | -13.113 | -10.401 | -8.886 | -7.920 | -7.891 |
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 | -0.006 | 0.008 | 0.000 | 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 | 28 138 936 543 017.600 | 25 568 364 307 005.900 | 33 058 333 503 996.900 | 37 545 214 258 786.600 | 40 781 096 715 115.800 | 43 663 194 988 779.200 |
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 | 14 916 060 534 603.900 | 14 782 217 263 653.900 | 15 752 806 733 678.000 | 15 773 057 056 751.900 | 16 899 426 612 745.700 | 18 175 473 057 834.800 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Indian Rupee |  | 99 440 131 041 529.300 | 112 335 216 116 393.000 | 124 679 592 925 546.000 | 137 718 738 788 564.000 | 153 916 685 630 742.000 | 170 900 423 611 309.000 | 188 996 684 445 858.000 | 201 035 928 565 946.000 | 198 299 270 533 216.000 | 234 710 117 357 829.000 | 272 407 121 723 660.000 | 303 571 645 498 130.000 | 346 355 477 877 641.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 1 707 765 942 078.920 | 1 811 885 956 570.580 | 1 940 965 907 549.560 | 2 088 226 236 145.490 | 2 275 883 236 999.940 | 2 419 723 860 895.110 | 2 594 153 920 294.770 | 2 713 381 071 325.270 | 2 551 010 467 630.430 | 2 778 280 974 388.790 | 2 963 894 007 784.850 | 3 143 313 980 940.640 | 3 339 173 339 011.790 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Indian Rupee, 2011-12 |  | 92 130 166 622 727.700 | 98 013 698 762 579.100 | 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 | 145 346 407 754 897.000 | 136 871 181 364 924.000 | 149 258 403 654 031.000 | 160 064 254 270 144.000 | 169 723 560 213 326.000 | 181 607 702 456 193.000 |
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 | 45 925 789 651 552.800 | 42 556 893 145 334.400 | 48 787 731 711 377.600 | 54 346 912 958 990.700 | 58 848 498 584 868.300 | 62 711 145 510 465.800 |
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 | 33 217 567 053 864.500 | 28 675 031 503 650.600 | 34 933 260 301 391.700 | 40 913 749 633 029.600 | 41 662 423 074 667.000 | 43 511 046 734 997.800 |
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 | 0.009 | -0.010 | 0.016 | 0.006 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Indian Rupee, 2011-12 |  | 51 790 907 738 817.200 | 55 573 285 860 173.300 | 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 | 82 562 177 135 214.100 | 78 244 963 174 513.100 | 87 035 405 266 548.500 | 93 586 943 900 726.800 | 97 311 555 933 313.900 | 103 284 639 024 362.000 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2011-12 |  | 6.780 | 7.792 | 1.778 | -5.647 | 4.984 | 4.565 | 11.932 | -3.385 | -9.135 | 29.294 | 13.573 | 8.619 | 7.067 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011-12 |  | 0.374 | 0.571 | 7.586 | 7.461 | 6.073 | 11.921 | 6.700 | 3.949 | -0.897 | 6.566 | 0.129 | 7.141 | 7.551 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2011-12 |  | 7.847 | 6.187 | 3.332 | 2.280 | 3.238 | 3.969 | 3.884 | 2.406 | 4.747 | 8.539 | 8.226 | 5.098 | 6.627 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage |  | 13.764 | 12.968 | 10.989 | 10.458 | 11.762 | 11.034 | 10.589 | 6.370 | -1.361 | 18.362 | 16.061 | 11.440 | 14.093 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011-12 |  | 5.486 | 6.386 | 7.410 | 7.996 | 8.256 | 6.795 | 6.454 | 3.871 | -5.831 | 9.050 | 7.240 | 6.035 | 7.002 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011-12 |  | 4.930 | 1.562 | 2.603 | 6.531 | 8.458 | 7.802 | 11.203 | 1.147 | -7.336 | 14.641 | 11.395 | 8.283 | 6.564 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2011-12 |  | 9.906 | 9.425 | 5.928 | 4.901 | 4.521 | 3.584 | 3.419 | 4.774 | 6.164 | 5.508 | 6.652 | 4.786 | 4.431 |
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 | -0.839 | -13.675 | 21.825 | 17.120 | 1.830 | 4.437 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2011-12 |  | 5.413 | 7.303 | 6.394 | 7.928 | 8.130 | 6.239 | 7.090 | 5.169 | -5.229 | 11.235 | 7.527 | 3.980 | 6.138 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2011-12 |  | 1.024 | 1.121 | 1.187 | 1.245 | 1.301 | 1.348 | 1.394 | 1.461 | 1.551 | 1.636 | 1.745 | 1.829 | 1.910 |
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 | 1.333 | 1.451 | 1.526 | 1.654 | 1.668 | 1.715 |
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 | 1.449 | 1.573 | 1.702 | 1.789 | 1.907 |
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 | 1.618 | 1.761 | 1.767 | 1.804 |
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 | 23.215 | 24.059 | 24.292 | 25.020 |
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 | 7.364 | 7.000 | 6.688 |
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 | 5.567 | 6.667 | 6.292 |