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Amid a scenario of war with Pakistan, there is something for India to rejoice about. If reports are to be believed, India will surpass Japan in terms of GDP to become fourth largest economy by the end of 2025. In the coming years, at a maintained pace, India is also likely to overtake Germany to become the third largest economy. With a GDP of $5,069.47 billion, India will become a $5 trillion economy in 2027.

India will become the fourth largest economy in the world in 2025, surpassing Japan, according to the latest World Economic Outlook April 2025 edition of the International Monetary Fund. It added that The United States of America and China will continue to the world’s top two largest economies in 2025.

India’s nominal GDP for 2025 (FY26) is expected to be $4,187.017 billion, marginally more than the likely GDP of Japan which is estimated at $4,186.431 billion.

In the coming years, India is also likely to overtake Germany to become the third largest economy. By 2028, India’s GDP is estimated to be $5,584.476 billion, more than Germany’s $5,251.928 billion.

Top 10 Largest Economies In the World 2025

Country Nominal GDP (US Dollar Billion Terms)

  • United States 30507.217
  • China 19231.705
  • Germany 4744.804
  • India 4187.017
  • Japan 4186.431
  • United Kingdom 3839.18
  • France 3211.292
  • Italy 2422.855
  • Canada 2225.341
  • Brazil 2125.958

The IMF has adjusted India’s GDP growth forecast for 2025 to 6.2% in its report. This marks a reduction from the earlier projection of 6.5%.

The downward adjustment in growth projections reflects heightened uncertainties stemming from US President Donald Trump’s decisions on tariffs.

The IMF report stated: “For India, the growth outlook is relatively more stable at 6.2 percent in 2025, supported by private consumption, particularly in rural areas, but this rate is 0.3 percentage point lower than that in the January 2025 WEO Update on account of higher levels of trade tensions and global uncertainty.”

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