Times of Better Bharat

Bharat, in perspective — every morning · est. 2026

India, measured

Every major global index, tracked with the body that published it and the date it was read. Where reputable sources disagree — and on India’s economy they routinely do — this site shows the disagreement rather than picking a side.

By the numbers

GDP
$3.96T
2025
Growth
7.6%
2025
Income per head
$2,760
2025
Inflation
2.4%
2025
Govt debt
83.4%
2026 contested

What moved

▲ 19Government AI Readiness Index
now 27 of 195 · Oxford Insights
▲ 14Ease of Doing Business (discontinued)
now 63 of 190 · World Bank
▼ 13Climate Change Performance Index
now 23 of 67 · Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and Climate Action Network International
▲ 12Legatum Prosperity Index
now 91 of 161 · Legatum and the Prosperity Institute (formerly Legatum Institute)
▼ 12Global Peace Index
now 127 of 163 · Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP)

Best and worst placings

1 / 51Real-time payments
ACI Worldwide (with GlobalData) · 2024
3 / 120UN peacekeeping contributions
United Nations Department of Peace Operations (UN Peacekeeping) · 2026-02
4 / 52Hurun Global Unicorn Index
Hurun Research Institute · 2026
132 / 176Index of Economic Freedom
The Heritage Foundation · 2026
157 / 180World Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Borders · 2026
176 / 177Environmental Performance Index
Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy · 2026

All 38 ranked indices →