India vs Asia: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in India buys about what

$178

buys in Asia, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Asia buys what $56.29 buys in India. Prices across India's economy average 56% of Asia's, so a dollar goes 78% further in India.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureIndiaAsia
Economy
Population1.46 billion4.79 billion47 of 47 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$3.96 trillion$40.5 trillion41 of 47 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$2,702$8,74141 of 47 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$11,748$21,39241 of 47 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%23%41%41 of 47 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$4.35 in the US$2.45 in the US41 of 47 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$5.94 a day2023 survey · $2,168 a year · consumptionMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureIndiaAsia
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$17.2 trillion$99.1 trillion41 of 47 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar20.09Indian rupeeMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$2,760$8,87239 of 47 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$11,600$21,27039 of 47 countries

World Bank income groups: India, lower middle income. Asia adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above. Asia covers the 41 of its 47 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
  • India
  • Asia
Year-by-year table
YearIndiaAsia
2025$10,039$18,297
2024$9,416$17,585
2023$8,871$16,928
2022$8,347$16,285
2021$7,819$15,672
2020$7,187$14,717
2019$7,702$14,993
2018$7,493$14,516
2017$7,116$13,926
2016$6,741$13,333
2015$6,302$12,751
2014$5,905$12,212
2013$5,567$11,693
2012$5,304$11,186
2011$5,099$10,719
2010$4,914$10,203
2009$4,595$9,564
2008$4,322$9,326
2007$4,254$9,001
2006$4,011$8,433
2005$3,770$7,943
2004$3,551$7,518
2003$3,347$7,097
2002$3,157$6,791
2001$3,097$6,575
2000$3,010$6,434

India vs Asia: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.