Indian Economy : Some Indicators

1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

India's Growth Rates in GDP

1.3 5.1 5.9 7.3 7.3 7.8 4.8 6.5 6.1 4.4 5.8 4.0 8.5 6.9
(1993-94 Prices) (Factor Cost)
India's Growth Rates in GDP (1999-
2000 Prices) (Factor Cost)
1.4 5.4 5.7 6.4 7.3 8.0 4.3 6.7 6.4 4.4 5.8 3.8 8.5 7.5 9.5 9.7 9.0 7.1
Growth Indicators
Industrial GDP Growth (1993-94
-0.6 4.0 5.2 10.2 11.6 7.1 4.3 3.7 4.8 6.5 3.6 6.6 6.6 7.7
Prices)
Industrial GDP Growth (1999-2000
Prices)
6.4 2.7 7.1 7.4 10.3 10.2 11.0 8.1 4.8
Agricultural GDP Growth (1993-94
-1.9 6.2 4.1 5.1 -1.1 10.1 -2.8 6.9 -0.1 -0.4 6.5 -8.0 10.3 1.0
Prices)
Agricultural GDP Growth (1999-
2000 Prices)
-0.2 6.3 -7.2 10.0 0.0 5.8 4.0 4.9 2.6
Internal Balance Indicators
Gross Domestic Saving (% of
22.0 21.8 22.5 24.8 25.1 23.2 23.1 21.5 24.2 23.5 23.4 26.1 28.1
GDP,1993-94 Series)
Gross Domestic Saving (% of
GDP,1999-2000 Series)
21.5 21.2 21.9 24.4 24.4 22.7 23.8 22.3 24.8 23.7 23.5 26.4 29.8 31.7 34.2 35.7 37.7
Gross Domestic Investment (% of
22.6 23.6 23.1 26.0 26.9 24.5 24.6 22.6 25.3 23.8 22.6 24.8 26.3
GDP,1993-94 Series)
Gross Domestic Investment (% of
GDP, 1999-2000 Series)
22.1 23.1 22.5 25.5 26.2 24.0 25.3 23.3 25.9 24.3 22.8 25.2 27.6 32.1 35.5 36.9 39.1
Fiscal Deficit (% of GDP, 1993-94
5.6 5.4 7.0 5.7 5.1 4.9 5.8 6.5 5.4 5.7 6.2 5.9 4.6 4.4
Series)
Fiscal Deficit (% of GDP, 1999-
2000 Series)
5.4 5.7 6.2 5.9 4.5 4.0 4.1 3.5 2.7 6.0 5.5
Rate of Inflation 13.7 10.1 8.4 12.6 8.0 4.6 4.4 5.9 3.3 7.2 3.6 3.4 5.5 6.5 4.4 5.4 4.7
M3 Growth 19.3 14.8 18.4 22.4 13.6 16.2 18.0 19.4 14.6 16.8 14.1 14.7 16.7 12.3 21.2 21.3 20.8
External Balance Indicators
Reserves (at year end) as number of
month of imports of the year 5.7 5.4 9.9 10.6 7.1 8.1 8.5 9.2 9.2 10.0 12.6 14.7 17.3 15.2 12.2 12.9

Export Growth (US $) -1.5 3.8 20.0 18.4 20.8 5.3 4.6 -5.1 10.8 21.0 -1.6 20.3 21.1 30.8 23.4 22.6 28.9 17.1
Import Growth (US $) -19.4 12.7 6.5 22.9 28.0 6.7 6.0 2.2 17.2 1.7 1.7 19.4 27.3 42.7 33.8 24.5 35.2 31.5
Current Account (% of GDP, 1993-
-0.3 -1.7 -0.4 -1.0 -1.7 -1.2 -1.4 -1.0 -1.0 -0.6 0.7 1.2 2.3 -0.4
94 Series)
Current Account (% of GDP, 1999-
2000 Series)
-1.0 -0.6 0.7 1.3 2.3 -0.4 -1.2 -1.1 -1.5
Debt Service Ratio 30.2 27.5 25.4 25.9 26.2 23.0 19.5 18.7 17.1 16.6 13.6 16.0 15.9 6.1 9.9 4.8 5.4
Source : Reserve Bank of India, Central Statistical Organisation, Finance Ministry etc.
Note : i) The agricultural GDP growth rates exclude forestry & fishing, except for 2007-08 where these sectors are also included
ii) Rate of inflation is based on yearly average of WPI
iii) The Export/Import growth figures for 2008-09 relate to the period April - December.
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The Fiscal Deficit for 2008-09 & 2009-10 are based on the Budget 2009-10 Document, Ministry of Finance