India becomes world’s fourth-largest economy with a size of USD 4.18 trillion, Surpasses Japan

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New Delhi: India has become the world’s fourth-largest economy after surpassing Japan with a size of USD 4.18 trillion, said the government. The Indian government has claimed that the country will soon overtake Germany to become the third-largest by 2030.

Currently, India is one of the world’s fastest-growing major economy with continuous good growth numbers.

India’s real GDP grew 8.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2025-26, up from 7.8 per cent in the first quarter and 7.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal.

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“With GDP valued at USD 4.18 trillion, India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, and is poised to displace Germany from the third rank in the next 2.5 to 3 years with a projected GDP of USD 7.3 trillion by 2030,” according to a government release providing a snapshot of reforms in 2025.

The US is the world’s largest economy, and China occupies the second spot.

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