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When did India overtake the United Kingdom in GDP?

2022: India overtook the United Kingdom in GDP. The United Kingdom leads in 2025. Annual GDP in current US dollars.

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  • India: $1,216.74B in 2007, $3,956.07B in 2025 (3.3× higher). Its low point was $1,198.90B in 2008.
  • United Kingdom: $3,104.70B in 2007, $4,002.59B in 2025. Its low point was $2,429.36B in 2009.

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India overtook the United Kingdom in 2022 in the annual GDP series. The change is visible between consecutive observations: in 2021, India stood at $3,167.27 billion, against the United Kingdom at $3,194.56 billion. In 2022, the order reversed, with India at $3,249.94 billion and the United Kingdom at $3,181.24 billion. This is the most recent upward crossing by India in the available record.

By 2025, the United Kingdom was ahead: India recorded $3,956.07 billion and the United Kingdom $4,002.59 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 the United Kingdom, GDP, current US$ billions, 2007–2025, 2007–2025
Date🇮🇳 India🇬🇧 United Kingdom
2007$1,216.74B$3,104.70B
2008$1,198.90B$2,945.25B
2009$1,341.89B$2,429.36B
2010$1,675.62B$2,496.74B
2011$1,823.05B$2,675.59B
2012$1,827.64B$2,719.72B
2013$1,856.72B$2,796.91B
2014$2,039.13B$3,085.36B
2015$2,103.59B$2,945.58B
2016$2,294.80B$2,706.81B
2017$2,651.47B$2,699.12B
2018$2,702.93B$2,897.03B
2019$2,835.61B$2,875.71B
2020$2,674.85B$2,724.00B
2021$3,167.27B$3,194.56B
2022$3,249.94B$3,181.24B
2023$3,500.91B$3,420.80B
2024$3,760.81B$3,695.54B
2025$3,956.07B$4,002.59B

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When did India overtake the United Kingdom in GDP?

India overtook the United Kingdom in 2022 in the annual GDP series. India was below the United Kingdom in 2021 and above it in 2022.

Which has the larger GDP in 2025?

By 2025, the United Kingdom was ahead: India recorded $3,956.07 billion and the United Kingdom $4,002.59 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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