India’s GDP growth has improved significantly decade after decade. The country is now the fifth-largest global economy in current USD. For the sake of comparison, it was in 14th position in 1995. GDP growth averaged 6.;;6% in the 2010s (ex Covid), after 6.3% in the 2000s, 5.7% in the 1980s and 1990s and 3.6% between the 1950s and the 1970s.