Indian Economy Statistics

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According to RBI data for the fiscal year 2009, India's total external debt increased to $230.85 billion by the end of the second quarter.

The Economic Survey 2007-08 reported that bank credit growth was approximately 21 percent during that period.

In the 2008-09 Railway Budget, the operating ratio was projected to reach 81 percent.

In the Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013, India's ranking fell from 56th to 59th place.

The 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012) targeted an average GDP growth rate of 9.0% per annum.

Historical economic data for India indicates the Tax-GDP ratio was approximately 12.5 percent during the 2007-08 fiscal year.

According to the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, India's exports for the 2007-08 period were recorded at US$ 162.9 billion.

During the late 2000s, India's domestic crude oil production hovered around 34 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) per annum.

During the 2005-06 period, the Indian agriculture sector faced significant challenges and lagged behind the growth seen in the industrial and service sectors.

Foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in India stood at 5.11 million in 2009, according to the figures released by the Ministry of Tourism on January 9, 2010. FTAs had a negative growth rate of -3.3% in 2009 as compared to the FTAs of 5.28 million and growth rate of 4% during 2008.

India's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 7.1 per cent in 2009-10 and by 9.2 per cent in 2010-11, according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) which released its report in Mumbai on April 15, 2010.

India's gems and jewellery export has seen a 16 per cent growth from $24.49 billion in 2008-09 to $28.41 billion in 2009-10, according to a Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) study released on April 17, 2010. Cut and polished diamonds accounted for 61.74 per cent of the total exports baskets with gold jewellery comprising of 31.17 percent while colour gemstones and other accounted for 5.09 percent.

Indian Railways have carried 887.99 million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic during fiscal 2009-10, according to a press note by Union Railways Ministry released on April 12, 2010. The freight carried shows an increase of 54.68 million tonnes over the freight traffic of 833.31 million tonnes carried during 2008-09, registering an increase of 6.56 per cent

Approximately 52% population directly or indirectly depends upon agriculture as its occupation.