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When did India overtake France in GDP?

2019: India overtook France in GDP. India leads in 2025. Annual GDP in current US dollars.

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  • India: $709.15B in 2004, $3,956.07B in 2025 (5.6× higher).
  • France: $2,109.79B in 2004, $3,366.32B in 2025 (1.6× higher).

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India overtook France in 2019 in the annual GDP series. The change is visible between consecutive observations: in 2018, India stood at $2,702.93 billion, against France at $2,781.58 billion. In 2019, the order reversed, with India at $2,835.61 billion and France at $2,722.79 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 France $3,366.32 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 France, GDP, current US$ billions, 2004–2025, 2004–2025
Date🇮🇳 India🇫🇷 France
2004$709.15B$2,109.79B
2005$820.38B$2,192.15B
2006$940.26B$2,317.86B
2007$1,216.74B$2,655.82B
2008$1,198.90B$2,926.80B
2009$1,341.89B$2,700.08B
2010$1,675.62B$2,646.23B
2011$1,823.05B$2,870.41B
2012$1,827.64B$2,683.01B
2013$1,856.72B$2,816.08B
2014$2,039.13B$2,861.24B
2015$2,103.59B$2,442.48B
2016$2,294.80B$2,470.41B
2017$2,651.47B$2,588.87B
2018$2,702.93B$2,781.58B
2019$2,835.61B$2,722.79B
2020$2,674.85B$2,647.93B
2021$3,167.27B$2,966.43B
2022$3,249.94B$2,794.79B
2023$3,500.91B$3,056.25B
2024$3,760.81B$3,160.44B
2025$3,956.07B$3,366.32B

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When did India overtake France in GDP?

India overtook France in 2019 in the annual GDP series. India was below France in 2018 and above it in 2019. Earlier upward crossings by India in this record occurred in 2017.

Which has the larger GDP in 2025?

By 2025, India was ahead: India recorded $3,956.07 billion and France $3,366.32 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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