Indian Economy Statistics

India has consistently been classified in the medium human development category in the UNDP Human Development Reports since the 1990s.

India is consistently categorized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a country with medium human development.

As per Human Development Report 2011 India's HDI index in 2011 was 0.581.India ranks 134 out of 187 countries in terms of HDI index per HDR Report 2011. HDI stands for Human Development Index. It can be defined as a statistic composite index of human development indicators, like, life expectancy, education, per capita income, etc. HDI helps to rank countries.

As per Human Development Report, 2009, India ranks 134 in terms of HDI Index. HDI stands for Human Development Index. It can be defined as a statistic composite index of human development indicators, like, life expectancy, education, per capita income, etc. HDI helps to rank countries.

India is passing through the phase of  Population Explosion.Population explosion can be defined as a process of large increase in population. In India, poplulation increased at a drastic rate.

As per latest report of UNDP of 2017, India's HDI ranking is 131 out of 188 countries. HDI stands for Human Development Index. It can be defined as a statistic composite index of human development indicators, like, life expectancy, education, per capita income, etc. HDI helps to rank countries.

The government imposed a 3.5 percent tax on cloth imported into India from Britain to provide some protection to the local textile industry.

Cotton piece goods production in India saw a significant increase, doubling between 1900 and 1912 due to rising demand and limited foreign competition.

Karnataka is recognized as the second-largest exporter of textiles in India, following major hubs like Maharashtra or Tamil Nadu.

Karnataka contributes approximately 8% of the total cement production in India.

Karnataka ranks fourth in the production of paper in the country. Karnataka produces 3.6 lakh tonnes of paper products per year. 

Democracy and economic growth have had a strong correlative relationship. The economic growth of dictatorship governments  between 1950-2000 is 4.42.

The Gender Equality Index shows the loss in potential human development due to disparity between female and male achievements in two dimensions, empowerment and economic status, and reflects a country's position relative to normative ideals for the key dimension of women's health. India is at the 95th place in Gender Equality index.

The national average HDI for India in 2008 was 0.467. By 2010, its average HDI had risen to 0.519. UNDP, the sponsor of Human Development Index methodology since 1990, reported India's HDI to be 0.554 for 2012, an 18% increase over its 2008 HDI.

The Indian population growth rate was negative in the decade 1911-1921. The year 1921 is termed as the year of great divide as the population post 1921 saw a consistent growth.