India, by the numbers.
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Prices, growth, budgets and crime: the official figures in plain language, each one linked to the release it came from. Or write your own story with them and share it.
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- Inflation5.5%Up 4.1 points from Sept 2025Rise in consumer prices over a yearSept 2026 · provisional
- Petrol price₹102.12a litreUp 7.8% from Sept 2025Retail price in Delhi, Indian OilSept 2026
- Economic growth7.7%Up 0.5 points from FY 2024–25Real GDP growth, after price changesFY 2025–26 · provisional
- Government borrowing4.3%of GDPDown 0.1 points from FY 2025-26 revised estimateUnion fiscal deficitFY 2026-27 · budget estimate
- Crime rate418.9per lakh peopleCognisable crimes registered by police2024 · NCRB
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- Real GDP growthAverage growth per yearNarendra Modi2014–197.4%Narendra Modi2019–245.2%
- Fiscal deficit / GDPAverage per yearManmohan Singh2009–145.0%Narendra Modi2014–193.6%
- Capital expenditureAverage per yearNarendra Modi2014–19₹2.77lakh croreNarendra Modi2019–24₹6.77lakh crore
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Where the budget goes
What the Union government spends on things that last, such as roads, railways and defence equipment, beside the gap between its spending and its income, from 2005-06.
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Growth and borrowing
How fast India's economy has grown each year after inflation, beside how much the Union government borrows to cover the gap between its spending and income.
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Petrol, diesel and crude
What a litre of petrol and diesel has cost in Delhi each month, beside the price of the crude oil India buys, in rupees per litre.
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Education
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