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When did India overtake Brazil in GDP?

2015: India overtook Brazil in GDP. India leads in 2025. Annual GDP in current US dollars.

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  • India: $468.40B in 2000, $3,956.07B in 2025 (8.4× higher).
  • Brazil: $655.45B in 2000, $2,279.92B in 2025 (3.5× higher). It peaked at $2,616.16B in 2011.

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India overtook Brazil in 2015 in the annual GDP series. The change is visible between consecutive observations: in 2014, India stood at $2,039.13 billion, against Brazil at $2,456.04 billion. In 2015, the order reversed, with India at $2,103.59 billion and Brazil at $1,802.21 billion. This is the most recent upward crossing by India in the available record.

By 2025, India was ahead: India recorded $3,956.07 billion and Brazil $2,279.92 billion. These World Bank figures measure total GDP in current US dollars. Exchange-rate movements and price changes can affect the ranking; this is neither a comparison of real economic growth nor a purchasing-power-adjusted measure of living standards.

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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD), GDP in current US$, current US$ billions. Retrieved November 5, 2026. Crossings compare adjacent annual observations; the highlighted year is the most recent upward crossing in this series. GDP is nominal, in current US dollars, not inflation-adjusted or purchasing-power adjusted.

India overtakes Brazil, GDP, current US$ billions, 2000–2025, 2000–2025
Date🇮🇳 India🇧🇷 Brazil
2000$468.40B$655.45B
2001$485.44B$559.98B
2002$514.94B$509.80B
2003$607.70B$558.23B
2004$709.15B$669.29B
2005$820.38B$891.63B
2006$940.26B$1,107.63B
2007$1,216.74B$1,397.11B
2008$1,198.90B$1,695.86B
2009$1,341.89B$1,667.00B
2010$1,675.62B$2,208.84B
2011$1,823.05B$2,616.16B
2012$1,827.64B$2,465.23B
2013$1,856.72B$2,472.82B
2014$2,039.13B$2,456.04B
2015$2,103.59B$1,802.21B
2016$2,294.80B$1,795.69B
2017$2,651.47B$2,063.52B
2018$2,702.93B$1,916.93B
2019$2,835.61B$1,873.29B
2020$2,674.85B$1,476.11B
2021$3,167.27B$1,670.65B
2022$3,249.94B$1,951.92B
2023$3,500.91B$2,191.13B
2024$3,760.81B$2,185.82B
2025$3,956.07B$2,279.92B

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When did India overtake Brazil in GDP?

India overtook Brazil in 2015 in the annual GDP series. India was below Brazil in 2014 and above it in 2015. Earlier upward crossings by India in this record occurred in 1983, 2002.

Which has the larger GDP in 2025?

By 2025, India was ahead: India recorded $3,956.07 billion and Brazil $2,279.92 billion.

What does the GDP comparison measure?

These World Bank figures measure total GDP in current US dollars. Exchange-rate movements and price changes can affect the ranking; this is neither a comparison of real economic growth nor a purchasing-power-adjusted measure of living standards.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank, World Development Indicators (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD), GDP in current US$, current US$ billions. Retrieved November 5, 2026. Crossings compare adjacent annual observations; the highlighted year is the most recent upward crossing in this series. GDP is nominal, in current US dollars, not inflation-adjusted or purchasing-power adjusted. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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