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See allRepo rateRepurchase Agreement Rate5.50%▲ 25 bp7 Oct 26RBI MPCCRRCash Reserve Ratio3.00%▼ 25 bp29 Nov 25RBISLRStatutory Liquidity Ratio18.00%Since Apr 2020RBICPIConsumer Price Index6.09%▲ 0.55Oct 26NSO, MoSPICFPIConsumer Food Price Index8.94%▲ 1.20Oct 26NSO, MoSPIWPIWholesale Price Index11.39%▲ 1.47Sep 26OEA, DPIITGDP growthGross Domestic Product7.8%▼ 0.8Q1 FY27NSO, MoSPIIIPIndex of Industrial Production6.7%▼ 1.1Sep 26NSO, MoSPIURUnemployment Rate5.0%No changeSep 26NSO, MoSPIGFDGross Fiscal Deficit4.3%▼ 0.12026-27Union BudgetForex reserves$717.1 bn▼ 0.4%30 Oct 26RBIINR/USDIndian Rupee per US Dollar₹93.77▼ 1.6%12 Nov 26FBIL
RBI policy rates
Repo set by the MPC · 7 Oct 2026MSF rateCeiling: banks borrow overnight at repo + 0.25 point5.75%Bank RateKept equal to the MSF rate5.75%Repo rateThe policy rate: RBI lends to banks against securities5.50%SDF rateFloor: banks park surplus money at repo − 0.25 point5.25%Fixed reverse repoBelow the corridor since April 2022; used at the RBI's discretion3.35%
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8RBI policy ratesRepo 5.50%14Prices and inflationCPI 6.09%9Growth and outputGDP 7.8%3JobsUnemployment 5.0%7Government financesFiscal deficit 4.3%9External sectorReserves $717.1 bn4Banking and moneyCredit 18.2%4AgricultureFoodgrains 376.56 MT7People and povertyMPI poor 11.28%8India in global indicesHDI 130 of 193
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Last: $717.1 bn (30 Oct 26)Budget and Economic Survey
Union Budget 2026-27Presented 1 Feb 2026 · Ministry of FinanceDeficits, % of GDP (2026-27 BE)Fiscal4.3%Revenue1.5%Effective revenue0.3%Primary0.7%Receipts, spending, revisions and the rupee Where the tax money comes fromUnion Budget 2026-27 · share of gross tax revenueIncome tax33.3%Corporation tax28.0%GST23.1%Excise8.8%Customs6.2%Direct 61.2%Indirect 38.8%Every tax, and where the rupee goes Economic Survey 2025-26Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · CEA V. Anantha Nageswaran6.8–7.2%Real GDP growth projected for 2026-277.4%Real GDP growth, 2025-26about 7%Potential growthAll 18 survey numbers
How 2026-27 spending is paid for, ₹ lakh crore
35.33Revenue receipts1.18Non-debt capital receipts16.96Borrowing = fiscal deficit (4.3% of GDP)
Total spending ₹53.47 lakh crore · BE 2026-27
Union Budget 2026-27
Presented byMinistry of Finance
- Presented
- Sun 1 Feb 2026In Parliament, with the Annual Financial Statement (Article 112)
- Next Budget
- Mon 1 Feb 2027Union Budget day (expected)
- Figures from
- Budget at a Glance 2026-27BE = budget estimate, RE = revised estimate
The gap
The Centre plans to spend ₹53.47 lakh crore in 2026-27. Taxes, other income and non-debt capital receipts cover ₹36.52 lakh crore. It borrows the rest, ₹16.96 lakh crore: that borrowing is the fiscal deficit.
How 2026-27 spending is paid for, ₹ lakh crore
35.33Revenue receipts1.18Non-debt capital receipts16.96Borrowing = fiscal deficit (4.3% of GDP)
Total spending ₹53.47 lakh crore · BE 2026-27
Deficits and debt, % of GDP
% of GDP2024-25 Actual2025-26 BE2025-26 RE2026-27 BE
Fiscal deficitTotal spending minus revenue receipts and non-debt capital receipts: what the Centre borrows.4.84.44.44.3
Revenue deficitRevenue spending minus revenue receipts: borrowing that pays for day-to-day spending.1.71.51.51.5
Effective revenue deficitRevenue deficit minus grants for creating capital assets.0.90.30.60.3
Primary deficitFiscal deficit minus interest payments: the borrowing need without interest on past debt.1.40.80.80.7
Central Government debtAs defined in the FRBM Act. Target: 50 ± 1% of GDP by 31 March 2031 (2030-31); the fiscal deficit is the operational target.56.2–56.155.6
% of GDP as printed in the Budget documents. They use the GDP the Budget assumed, on the 2011-12 base: ₹393.00 lakh crore for 2026-27 (10% above the advance estimate for 2025-26).
Receipts
₹ lakh crore2024-25 Actual2025-26 BE2025-26 RE2026-27 BE
Revenue receipts30.3734.2033.4235.33
Tax revenue (net to Centre)25.0028.3726.7528.67
Non-tax revenue5.375.836.686.66
Non-debt capital receipts0.420.760.641.18
Recoveries of loans0.250.290.300.38
Other receipts (incl. disinvestment)0.170.470.340.80
Borrowings and other liabilities15.7415.6915.5816.96
Total receipts46.5350.6549.6553.47
Gross tax revenue37.9642.7040.7844.04
States' share of taxes12.8714.2213.9315.26
Expenditure
₹ lakh crore2024-25 Actual2025-26 BE2025-26 RE2026-27 BE
Total expenditure46.5350.6549.6553.47
Revenue expenditure36.0139.4438.6941.25
of which interest payments11.1612.7612.7414.04
of which grants for capital assets2.734.273.084.93
Capital expenditure10.5211.2110.9612.22
Effective capital expenditureCapital expenditure plus grants for creating capital assets.13.2515.4814.0417.15
2025-26: budgeted, revised, spent
Budget estimate (Feb 2025) → revised estimate (Feb 2026) → provisional actual (CGA, 1 Jun 2026). The % is the change from the budget estimate to the provisional actual, worked out from the printed figures.
- Capital expenditureBE11.21→RE10.96→Actual10.69−4.6%
- Tax revenue (net to Centre)BE28.37→RE26.75→Actual26.23−7.5%
- Non-tax revenueBE5.83→RE6.68→Actual6.79+16.5%
- Total expenditureBE50.65→RE49.65→Actual49.05−3.2%
- Fiscal deficitBE15.69→RE15.58→Actual15.19−3.2%4.4% of GDP in the CGA's provisional accounts, as budgeted.
Why some numbers differ between documents (3)
- Finance Commission grants, 2026-27: Budget at a Glance shows ₹1,29,397 crore: grants to local bodies (₹1,01,181 crore) and the Union's share of the state disaster funds (SDRF ₹22,574 crore, SDMF ₹5,642 crore). The Budget Speech's "₹1.4 lakh crore" also counts the national disaster funds (NDRF and NDMF, ₹14,370 crore), which the Budget books under other transfers. Together they come to ₹1,43,767 crore. The grants fall from ₹1,52,953 crore in 2025-26 (RE) because the 16th Finance Commission recommended no revenue-deficit or health grants.
- Centre's debt, 2024-25: 56.2% of GDP in Budget at a Glance (debt as defined in the FRBM Act, actual figures). The Economic Survey's chart shows 55.7% for the revised estimate, compiled by the Department of Economic Affairs; most of the gap comes from dividing by a different GDP figure. The Budget also prints 55.3% for debt as per the Statement of Liabilities. This page uses 56.2%.
- Debt target year: 50 ± 1% of GDP by 31 March 2031, the last year of the 16th Finance Commission's period (FY 2030-31). The Key Features booklet's "by 2030" is shorthand for the same target.
Where the money comes from
Where the tax money comes from
Gross tax revenue, 2026-27 budget: ₹44.04 lakh crore. The states get ₹15.26 lakh crore as their share; the Centre keeps ₹28.67 lakh crore.
- Income tax33.3% · ₹14.66 lakh cr
- Corporation tax28.0% · ₹12.31 lakh cr
- GST (Centre's part)23.1% · ₹10.19 lakh cr
- Union excise duties8.8% · ₹3.89 lakh cr
- Customs6.2% · ₹2.71 lakh cr
- Other taxes and cesses0.4% · ₹0.18 lakh cr
- Taxes of Union Territories0.2% · ₹0.10 lakh cr
61.2%Direct taxes · ₹26.97 lakh croreIncome tax and corporation tax38.8%Indirect taxes · ₹17.07 lakh croreGST, excise, customs and others
₹ lakh crore2024-25 Actual2025-26 BE2025-26 RE2026-27 BE
Income taxTaxes on income other than corporation tax, incl. the securities transaction tax12.3514.3813.1214.66
Corporation taxTax on company profits9.8710.8211.0912.31
GST (Centre's part)CGST and the compensation cess (nil in 2026-27); the states' SGST is not in the Union Budget10.2711.7810.4610.19
Union excise dutiesMainly on petroleum products and tobacco3.003.173.373.89
CustomsDuties on imports2.332.402.582.71
Other taxes and cessesIncl. the Health Security se National Security Cess from 2025-260.040.050.060.18
Taxes of Union TerritoriesIncl. UTGST0.100.100.100.10
Gross tax revenue37.9642.7040.7844.04
States' share12.8714.2213.9315.26
Net tax to the Centre25.0028.3726.7528.67
Direct taxes are paid by the person or company the tax is on: income tax and corporation tax. Indirect taxes are collected through the prices of goods and services and passed on to the buyer: GST, Union excise duties, customs and other cesses. The Budget's FRBM statement for 2026-27 prints direct taxes at ₹26.97 lakh crore and indirect taxes at ₹17.07 lakh crore, which is exactly customs + excise + GST + other taxes + taxes of Union Territories in the table below. Figures: Budget at a Glance 2026-27, p. 6, checked line by line against the Receipt Budget 2026-27. The Centre's GST falls in 2026-27 because the compensation cess, ₹1.51 lakh crore in 2024-25, is nil. Net tax to the Centre = gross − States' share − National Calamity Contingent Duty (NCCD) passed to the disaster fund.
Where the rupee comes from and goes to
The Budget's classic picture, Union Budget 2026-27 estimates: of every rupee the Centre has, how many paise come from each source and go to each use.
Comes from
- Borrowings and other liabilities24p
- Income tax21p
- Corporation tax18p
- GST and other taxes15p
- Non-tax revenue10p
- Union excise duties6p
- Customs4p
- Non-debt capital receipts2p
Goes to
- States' share of taxes22p
- Interest payments20p
- Central sector schemes17p
- Defence11p
- Centrally sponsored schemes8p
- Finance Commission and other transfers7p
- Other expenditure7p
- Major subsidies6p
- Civil pensions2p
Paise out of every rupee, Budget Estimates 2026-27 (Budget at a Glance, pp. 2–3). Income tax includes the Securities Transaction Tax; central sector schemes exclude capital outlay on defence and major subsidies.
Economic Survey 2025-26
Prepared byEconomic Division, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of FinanceUnder the Chief Economic Adviser, V. Anantha Nageswaran
- Tabled
- Thu 29 Jan 2026In Parliament, three days before the Budget
- Real GDP growth projected for 2026-276.8–7.2%Ch. 1, para 1.46, p. 31
- Real GDP growth, 2025-26First advance estimates; GVA 7.3%7.4%Ch. 1, para 1.8, p. 9
- Potential growthUp from 6.5% three years earlierabout 7%Preface, p. xiv; Ch. 1, Box I.4
- Average CPI inflation, April–December 20254.6% in 2024-25; the lowest average in the CPI series then in use1.7%Ch. 5, para 5.8, p. 207
- Inflation outlook for 2026-27No forecast of its own: it quotes the IMF (4.0% for 2026-27) and the RBI (3.9% and 4% for April–June and July–September 2026) and calls inflation unlikely to be a concernHigher than 2025-26Ch. 5, paras 5.36–5.37, pp. 222–223
- Centre's fiscal deficit, 2024-259.2% in 2020-21; 4.4% budgeted for 2025-264.8% of GDPCh. 2, para 2.4, p. 39
- Centre's revenue receiptsAverage for 2021-22 to 2024-25, up from about 8.5% in 2015-16 to 2019-20about 9.1% of GDPCh. 2, para 2.6, p. 40
- Buoyancy of personal income taxesAverage for 2022-23 to 2024-25: these taxes grew 1.8 times as fast as nominal GDP1.8Ch. 2, para 2.7, p. 40
- Income tax returns filed2024-25, up from 6.9 crore in 2021-229.2 croreCh. 2, para 2.8, p. 41
- Centre's effective capital expenditure2024-25; pre-pandemic average 2.7%4.0% of GDPCh. 2, p. 37
- Centre's debt2024-25 revised estimate; target 50 ± 1% by 2030-3155.7% of GDPCh. 2, para 2.44, Chart II.21, p. 69
- Current account deficit, April–September 2025$15 billion, down from 1.3% a year earlier0.8% of GDPCh. 4, para 4.61, p. 172
- Foreign exchange reserves16 January 2026: about 11 months of goods imports and about 94% of external debt$701.4 bnCh. 4, para 4.86, pp. 188–189
- People employed (age 15+)July–September 2025 (PLFS), 8.7 lakh more than the quarter before56.2 croreCh. 12, para 12.8, p. 469
- Extreme povertyWorld Bank $3.00-a-day line, 2022-23; NITI Aayog's multidimensional poverty 11.28% in 2022-23, from 55.3% in 2005-065.3%Ch. 13, para 13.8, p. 515
- Agriculture and allied growth, 2025-26Long-term average 4.5%; foodgrain output 3,577.3 lakh tonnes in 2024-253.1%Ch. 1, para 1.17, p. 14; Ch. 6, para 6.8
- Services share of GDPApril–September 2025; services GVA grew 9.3%53.6%Ch. 7, para 7.11, p. 264
- MSMEs' share of GDP35.4% of manufacturing and 48.58% of exports; 7.47 crore enterprises employing 32.82 crore people (Udyam, 9 Jan 2026)31.1%Ch. 8, para 8.60, p. 325
RBI policy rates
8 figuresRepo rate7 Oct 26 · RBI MPC5.50%▲ 25 bpCash reserve ratio29 Nov 25 · RBI3.00%▼ 25 bpStatutory liquidity ratio11 Apr 20 · RBI18.00%Since Apr 2020Standing Deposit Facility rate7 Oct 26 · RBI MPC5.25%▲ 25 bpMarginal Standing Facility rate7 Oct 26 · RBI MPC5.75%▲ 25 bpBank Rate7 Oct 26 · RBI5.75%▲ 25 bpFixed reverse repo rate22 May 20 · RBI3.35%Since May 202010-year bond yield11 Nov 26 · RBI7.22%▲ 25 bp
Prices and inflation
14 figuresRetail inflationOct 26 · NSO, MoSPI6.09%▲ 0.55Food inflationOct 26 · NSO, MoSPI8.94%▲ 1.20Wholesale inflationSep 26 · OEA, DPIIT11.39%▲ 1.47Retail inflation, ruralOct 26 · NSO, MoSPI6.63%▲ 0.55Retail inflation, urbanOct 26 · NSO, MoSPI5.41%▲ 0.53Inflation for industrial workersSep 26 · Labour Bureau5.57%▲ 0.61Inflation for farm labourersSep 26 · Labour Bureau6.30%▲ 1.12Inflation for rural labourersSep 26 · Labour Bureau5.98%▲ 1.15Wholesale food inflationSep 26 · OEA, DPIIT8.66%▲ 1.61Wholesale: primary articlesSep 26 · OEA, DPIIT8.67%▲ 0.91Wholesale: fuel and powerSep 26 · OEA, DPIIT25.85%▲ 2.92Wholesale: manufactured productsSep 26 · OEA, DPIIT9.76%▲ 1.39House pricesQ1 FY27 · RBI3.6%▼ 0.6Households' inflation expectationsSep 26 · RBI10.0%▲ 0.6
Growth and output
9 figuresGDP growthQ1 FY27 · NSO, MoSPI7.8%▼ 0.8Industrial outputSep 26 · NSO, MoSPI6.7%▼ 1.1GDP growth, full year2025-26 · NSO, MoSPI7.8%▲ 0.6GVA growthQ1 FY27 · NSO, MoSPI8.2%▼ 0.5GDP at current prices2025-26 · NSO, MoSPI₹345.37 lakh cr▲ 8.6%Per capita income2025-26 · NSO, MoSPI₹2,08,090▲ 7.9%Core industriesSep 26 · OEA, DPIIT7.9%▲ 2.0Manufacturing PMIOct 26 · S&P Global54.7▼ 0.4Services PMIOct 26 · S&P Global55.8▲ 0.6
Jobs
3 figuresGovernment finances
7 figuresFiscal deficit2026-27 · Union Budget4.3%▼ 0.1Fiscal deficit so far this yearSep 26 · CGA42.1% of target▲ 0.2Revenue deficit2026-27 · Union Budget1.5%No changeCapital expenditure2026-27 · Union Budget₹12.22 lakh cr▲ 11.5%Central government debt2026-27 · Union Budget55.6%▼ 0.5GST collectionsOct 26 · GSTN₹2.31 lakh cr▲ 13.6%Tax-to-GDP ratio2026-27 · Union Budget11.2%▼ 0.2
External sector
9 figuresForex reserves30 Oct 26 · RBI$717.1 bn▼ 0.4%Rupee per US dollar12 Nov 26 · FBIL₹93.77▼ 1.6%Current account balanceQ1 FY27 · RBI−0.5%▼ 1.2Merchandise exportsSep 26 · Commerce$44.40 bn▲ 1.3%Trade deficitSep 26 · Commerce$30.21 bn▲ 12.5%External debtQ1 FY27 · RBI$778.2 bn▲ 2.0%External debt to GDPQ1 FY27 · RBI20.8%▼ 0.1FDI equity inflowsQ1 FY27 · DPIIT$19.82 bn▲ 80.6%Real effective exchange rateSep 26 · RBI92.24▲ 0.3%
Banking and money
4 figuresAgriculture
4 figuresPeople and poverty
7 figuresMultidimensional poverty2022–23 · NITI Aayog11.28%▼ 3.68Extreme poverty2023 · World Bank2.6%▼ 2.7Monthly spending per person, rural2023–24 · NSO, MoSPI₹4,122▲ 9.2%Monthly spending per person, urban2023–24 · NSO, MoSPI₹6,996▲ 8.3%Infant mortality rate2024 · RGI (SRS)24▼ 1Total fertility rate2024 · RGI (SRS)1.9No changeMaternal mortality ratio2022–24 · RGI (SRS)87▼ 1
India in global indices
8 figuresHuman Development Index2025 · UNDP130 of 193▲ 4 placesGlobal Hunger Index2026 · Welthungerhilfe, IFHV, Helvetas100 of 122▲ 2 placesGlobal Gender Gap Index2025 · World Economic Forum131 of 148▼ 2 placesGlobal Innovation Index2026 · WIPO38 of 139No changeCorruption Perceptions Index2025 · Transparency International91 of 182▲ 5 placesWorld Press Freedom Index2026 · Reporters Without Borders157 of 180▼ 6 placesWorld Happiness Report2026 · Wellbeing Research Centre, Gallup and UN SDSN116 of 147▲ 2 placesSDG Index2026 · SDSN94 of 169▲ 5 places
All figures
73 official figuresRBI policy rates
Repo rate7 Oct 26 · RBI MPC5.50%▲ 25 bpCash reserve ratio29 Nov 25 · RBI3.00%▼ 25 bpStatutory liquidity ratio11 Apr 20 · RBI18.00%Since Apr 2020Standing Deposit Facility rate7 Oct 26 · RBI MPC5.25%▲ 25 bpMarginal Standing Facility rate7 Oct 26 · RBI MPC5.75%▲ 25 bpBank Rate7 Oct 26 · RBI5.75%▲ 25 bpFixed reverse repo rate22 May 20 · RBI3.35%Since May 202010-year bond yield11 Nov 26 · RBI7.22%▲ 25 bp
Prices and inflation
Retail inflationOct 26 · NSO, MoSPI6.09%▲ 0.55Food inflationOct 26 · NSO, MoSPI8.94%▲ 1.20Wholesale inflationSep 26 · OEA, DPIIT11.39%▲ 1.47Retail inflation, ruralOct 26 · NSO, MoSPI6.63%▲ 0.55Retail inflation, urbanOct 26 · NSO, MoSPI5.41%▲ 0.53Inflation for industrial workersSep 26 · Labour Bureau5.57%▲ 0.61Inflation for farm labourersSep 26 · Labour Bureau6.30%▲ 1.12Inflation for rural labourersSep 26 · Labour Bureau5.98%▲ 1.15Wholesale food inflationSep 26 · OEA, DPIIT8.66%▲ 1.61Wholesale: primary articlesSep 26 · OEA, DPIIT8.67%▲ 0.91Wholesale: fuel and powerSep 26 · OEA, DPIIT25.85%▲ 2.92Wholesale: manufactured productsSep 26 · OEA, DPIIT9.76%▲ 1.39House pricesQ1 FY27 · RBI3.6%▼ 0.6Households' inflation expectationsSep 26 · RBI10.0%▲ 0.6
Growth and output
GDP growthQ1 FY27 · NSO, MoSPI7.8%▼ 0.8Industrial outputSep 26 · NSO, MoSPI6.7%▼ 1.1GDP growth, full year2025-26 · NSO, MoSPI7.8%▲ 0.6GVA growthQ1 FY27 · NSO, MoSPI8.2%▼ 0.5GDP at current prices2025-26 · NSO, MoSPI₹345.37 lakh cr▲ 8.6%Per capita income2025-26 · NSO, MoSPI₹2,08,090▲ 7.9%Core industriesSep 26 · OEA, DPIIT7.9%▲ 2.0Manufacturing PMIOct 26 · S&P Global54.7▼ 0.4Services PMIOct 26 · S&P Global55.8▲ 0.6
Jobs
Unemployment rateSep 26 · NSO, MoSPI5.0%No changeLabour force participationSep 26 · NSO, MoSPI55.5%▼ 0.1Worker population ratioSep 26 · NSO, MoSPI52.7%▼ 0.1
Government finances
Fiscal deficit2026-27 · Union Budget4.3%▼ 0.1Fiscal deficit so far this yearSep 26 · CGA42.1% of target▲ 0.2Revenue deficit2026-27 · Union Budget1.5%No changeCapital expenditure2026-27 · Union Budget₹12.22 lakh cr▲ 11.5%Central government debt2026-27 · Union Budget55.6%▼ 0.5GST collectionsOct 26 · GSTN₹2.31 lakh cr▲ 13.6%Tax-to-GDP ratio2026-27 · Union Budget11.2%▼ 0.2
External sector
Forex reserves30 Oct 26 · RBI$717.1 bn▼ 0.4%Rupee per US dollar12 Nov 26 · FBIL₹93.77▼ 1.6%Current account balanceQ1 FY27 · RBI−0.5%▼ 1.2Merchandise exportsSep 26 · Commerce$44.40 bn▲ 1.3%Trade deficitSep 26 · Commerce$30.21 bn▲ 12.5%External debtQ1 FY27 · RBI$778.2 bn▲ 2.0%External debt to GDPQ1 FY27 · RBI20.8%▼ 0.1FDI equity inflowsQ1 FY27 · DPIIT$19.82 bn▲ 80.6%Real effective exchange rateSep 26 · RBI92.24▲ 0.3%
Banking and money
Bank credit growth15 Oct 26 · RBI18.2%▼ 1.2Bank deposit growth15 Oct 26 · RBI16.7%▼ 1.1Broad money growth15 Oct 26 · RBI16.0%▼ 0.9Bad loans of banksMar 26 · RBI1.8%▼ 0.4
Agriculture
Foodgrain production2025-26 · Agriculture Ministry376.56 MT▲ 5.3%MSP for paddy2026–27 · CCEA₹2,441▲ ₹72MSP for wheat2027–28 · CCEA₹2,610▲ ₹25Monsoon rainfall2026 · IMD87% of LPA▼ 21
People and poverty
Multidimensional poverty2022–23 · NITI Aayog11.28%▼ 3.68Extreme poverty2023 · World Bank2.6%▼ 2.7Monthly spending per person, rural2023–24 · NSO, MoSPI₹4,122▲ 9.2%Monthly spending per person, urban2023–24 · NSO, MoSPI₹6,996▲ 8.3%Infant mortality rate2024 · RGI (SRS)24▼ 1Total fertility rate2024 · RGI (SRS)1.9No changeMaternal mortality ratio2022–24 · RGI (SRS)87▼ 1
India in global indices
Human Development Index2025 · UNDP130 of 193▲ 4 placesGlobal Hunger Index2026 · Welthungerhilfe, IFHV, Helvetas100 of 122▲ 2 placesGlobal Gender Gap Index2025 · World Economic Forum131 of 148▼ 2 placesGlobal Innovation Index2026 · WIPO38 of 139No changeCorruption Perceptions Index2025 · Transparency International91 of 182▲ 5 placesWorld Press Freedom Index2026 · Reporters Without Borders157 of 180▼ 6 placesWorld Happiness Report2026 · Wellbeing Research Centre, Gallup and UN SDSN116 of 147▲ 2 placesSDG Index2026 · SDSN94 of 169▲ 5 places
Release calendar
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Next week
Wholesale inflationOEA, DPIITMon 16 Nov12:00 noonUnemployment rateNSO, MoSPIMon 16 Nov4:00 PMMerchandise exportsDepartment of Commerce · expectedMon 16 Nov5:00 PMCore industriesOEA, DPIIT · expectedFri 20 Nov5:00 PMInflation for farm labourersLabour Bureau · expectedFri 20 Nov5:00 PMForex reservesRBI · expectedFri 20 Nov5:00 PM
Week of 23 Nov
Week of 30 Nov
GDP growthNSO, MoSPIMon 30 Nov4:00 PMIndustrial outputNSO, MoSPIMon 30 Nov4:00 PMFiscal deficit so far this yearCGA · expectedMon 30 Nov5:00 PMInflation for industrial workersLabour Bureau · expectedMon 30 Nov5:00 PMManufacturing PMIS&P Global · expectedTue 1 Dec10:30 AMGST collectionsMinistry of Finance · expectedTue 1 Dec12:00 noonCurrent account balanceRBI · expectedTue 1 Dec5:00 PMServices PMIS&P Global · expectedThu 3 Dec10:30 AMRepo rateRBIFri 4 Dec10:00 AMForex reservesRBI · expectedFri 4 Dec5:00 PM
Week of 7 Dec
Week of 14 Dec
Wholesale inflationOEA, DPIIT · expectedMon 14 Dec12:00 noonRetail inflationNSO, MoSPIMon 14 Dec4:00 PMUnemployment rateNSO, MoSPITue 15 Dec4:00 PMMerchandise exportsDepartment of Commerce · expectedTue 15 Dec5:00 PMForex reservesRBI · expectedFri 18 Dec5:00 PM
Week of 21 Dec
Core industriesOEA, DPIIT · expectedMon 21 Dec5:00 PMInflation for farm labourersLabour Bureau · expectedMon 21 Dec5:00 PMForex reservesRBI · expectedFri 25 Dec5:00 PM
Week of 28 Dec
Industrial outputNSO, MoSPIMon 28 Dec4:00 PMBad loans of banksRBI · expectedWed 30 Dec5:00 PMFiscal deficit so far this yearCGA · expectedThu 31 Dec5:00 PMInflation for industrial workersLabour Bureau · expectedThu 31 Dec5:00 PMManufacturing PMIS&P Global · expectedFri 1 Jan10:30 AMGST collectionsMinistry of Finance · expectedFri 1 Jan12:00 noonForex reservesRBI · expectedFri 1 Jan5:00 PM
Week of 4 Jan
Services PMIS&P Global · expectedTue 5 Jan10:30 AMGDP growth, full yearNSO, MoSPIThu 7 Jan4:00 PMForex reservesRBI · expectedFri 8 Jan5:00 PM