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India set to become third-largest economy

India is set to overtake Japan and become the world's third-largest economy.

May 31, 2025

Key Points

  • 1India is set to move ahead of Japan's GDP by the end of 2025.
  • 2India's nominal GDP is $4.187 trillion.
  • 3Japan's GDP is $4.186 trillion.
  • 4India is a low-middle-income economy.
  • 5China overtook Japan in 2010.
  • 6Germany recently overtook Japan, pushing Japan to fourth place.

Important Terms

Indian economyGDPJapanChinaEconomic growth
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Last Updated: 7/9/2025