India is now the world's fifth-largest economy after surpassing the U.K., according to the IMF data. indianeconomy
India is now the world’s fifth-largest economy after surpassing the U.K., the latest data from the International Monetary Fund shows. India’s former chief economic advisor expects the country to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2028-30.India has leaped past the U.K. and become the fifth-biggest economy, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing IMF’s GDP data and historic exchange rates. According to this estimation, the former British colony surpassed the U.K.
Many people in India welcome the news of the Indian economy overtaking the British economy. Indian parliament member Kartik Sharma tweeted: “India emerges as the world’s 5th largest economy, overturning the U.K. from its position. Under Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi Ji’s development-oriented leadership, we’ve made India the 5th largest economy in the world.”
Last year we were 6th by about 40 billion & it was expected to happen in 2022. India is moving up the power scale & by value of forecast we will become 3rd largest by 2028-30. Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak, however, tweeted explaining that India has a population 20 times that of the U.K. so its GDP per capita is lower. “Proud moment for India to pip the U.K., our colonial ruler, as the 5th largest economy,” he wrote, adding that “a reality check of population denominator: India: 1.4 billion vs U.K. 0.068 billion. Hence, per capita GDP we at $2,500 vs $47,000. We have miles to go.
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