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When did India overtake Italy in GDP?

2015: India overtook Italy 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).
  • Italy: $1,149.66B in 2000, $2,551.56B in 2025 (2.2× higher).

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India overtook Italy in 2015 in the annual GDP series. The change is visible between consecutive observations: in 2014, India stood at $2,039.13 billion, against Italy at $2,173.26 billion. In 2015, the order reversed, with India at $2,103.59 billion and Italy at $1,845.43 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 Italy $2,551.56 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 Italy, GDP, current US$ billions, 2000–2025, 2000–2025
Date🇮🇳 India🇮🇹 Italy
2000$468.40B$1,149.66B
2001$485.44B$1,172.04B
2002$514.94B$1,281.75B
2003$607.70B$1,582.93B
2004$709.15B$1,812.81B
2005$820.38B$1,864.98B
2006$940.26B$1,958.56B
2007$1,216.74B$2,222.52B
2008$1,198.90B$2,417.51B
2009$1,341.89B$2,209.48B
2010$1,675.62B$2,144.94B
2011$1,823.05B$2,306.97B
2012$1,827.64B$2,097.93B
2013$1,856.72B$2,153.23B
2014$2,039.13B$2,173.26B
2015$2,103.59B$1,845.43B
2016$2,294.80B$1,887.11B
2017$2,651.47B$1,970.72B
2018$2,702.93B$2,099.44B
2019$2,835.61B$2,019.61B
2020$2,674.85B$1,907.48B
2021$3,167.27B$2,179.21B
2022$3,249.94B$2,104.07B
2023$3,500.91B$2,316.88B
2024$3,760.81B$2,383.44B
2025$3,956.07B$2,551.56B

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When did India overtake Italy in GDP?

India overtook Italy in 2015 in the annual GDP series. India was below Italy in 2014 and above it in 2015.

Which has the larger GDP in 2025?

By 2025, India was ahead: India recorded $3,956.07 billion and Italy $2,551.56 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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