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India will become the fourth largest economy in the world, leaving behind Japan in 2025. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) claimed this in its latest World Economic Outlook (April 2025).
According to the IMF estimate, India’s Nominal GDP will reach 4.187 trillion dollars in 2025, slightly higher than Japan’s estimated 4.186 trillion GDP. That is, India will now be ahead of Japan in a tough match.
Till 2024 was at number five
By 2024, India was the 5th largest economy in the world, but according to the IMF, India will surpass Japan in 2025 to number four. The biggest thing is that India’s economic caravan is not going to stop here, the report says that by 2028, India will also surpass Germany and become the third economy.
India’s GDP to be $ 5 trillion in 2027
According to the IMF, India will become a 5 trillion economy by 2027. The report says that by 2028, India’s GDP will reach 5.58 trillion dollars, while Germany’s GDP will remain at $ 5.25 trillion at that time.
India dominates the top 10 economy
India will be fourth in the list of top 10 global economies of 2025, which will make its economic stature even stronger. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report, the US will remain in the first place with a $ 30.5 trillion GDP, while China will be second with a $ 19.2 trillion economy. Germany will remain third, which will have an estimated GDP at 4.74 trillion dollars. After this, India will be in fourth place, whose estimated economy is stated to be 4.18 trillion dollars.
Japan will be a little behind India, whose GDP will be 4.18 trillions but it will be slightly less than India. After this, the United Kingdom (UK) will be in sixth position with 3.83 trillion. France will be at the seventh with 3.21 trillion, Eighth with Italy 2.42 trillion, Ninth with Canada 2.22 trillion and Brazilian at tenth with $ 2.12 trillion economy.
America and China still top two
Even in 2025, America and China will remain the largest two economies in the world. The IMF says that this situation will remain by the end of the decade. The report also reported that IMF has reduced India’s growth rate from 6.5 per cent to 6.2 per cent for 2025. This is because of the global trade stress born from America’s tariff policies. However, the report also said that India’s growth is relatively stable and the major reason for this is the increase in private congestion in rural areas.
Start of new global economic system?
IMF has warned that the economic system that the world was running for the last 80 years is now changing. A new economic system is starting, and in the midst of this change, India’s role can be more important in the coming years. The speed from which India’s economy is moving beyond, it tells that the coming decade can be from India.
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