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From 1850 to 1947, India's GDP in 1990 international dollar terms grew from $125.7 billion to $213.7 billion, a 70% increase, or an average annual growth rate of 0.55%. This was a higher rate of growth than during the Mughal era (1600–1700), when it had grown by 22%, an annual growth rate of 0.20%, or the longer period of mostly Maratha ...
The US Dollar was exchanged at 4.97 Indian Rupees. In 1947, the year India gained Independence over the British Raj, 90% of India's population was rural and 55% lived below the international poverty line. [12] The average life expectancy was 27 years, and the literacy rate (in 1951) was 16.7%. [63]
The gross domestic product of India was estimated at 24.4% of the world's economy in 1500, 22.4% in 1600, 16% in 1820, and 12.1% in 1870. India's share of global GDP declined to less than 2% of global GDP by the time of its independence in 1947, and only rose gradually after the liberalization of its economy beginning in the 1990s.
^ At year 1, year 1000, year 1500 and till the start of British colonisation in India in 17th century, India's GDP always varied between ~22 - 33% world's total GDP and was the largest economy in the world from year 1 until year 1500, [4] which dropped to 2% by Independence of India in 1947. [15]
The economy of India is a developing mixed economy with a notable public sector in strategic sectors. [5] It is the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP); on a per capita income basis, India ranked 141th by GDP (nominal) and 125th by GDP (PPP) . [ 58 ]
GDP at market prices [8] [13]; Year Gross domestic product (000,000 rupees) ₹ per USD GDP deflator (index 2011 = 100) Per capita income (as % of USA) 1950: 102,216: 4.79
This is an alphabetical list of countries by past and projected gross domestic product per capita, based on official exchange rates, not on the purchasing power parity (PPP) methodology.
Category: Economic history of India (1947–present) 3 languages. ... 1898 in Indian economy (1 C) 1950 in Indian economy (1 C) 1953 in Indian economy ...