India is the 68 most competitive nation in the world out of 140 countries ranked in the 2019 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. Competitiveness Rank in India averaged 56.15 from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 71.00 in 2015 and a record low of 42.00 in 2007. source: World Economic Forum



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Business Confidence 126.30 126.20 points Dec 2025
Capacity Utilization 74.80 75.80 percent Dec 2025
Car Production 2927394.00 2633506.00 Units Jan 2026
Car Sales 449616.00 399216.00 Units Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories 836.46 808.97 INR Billion Sep 2025
Composite Leading Indicator 101.90 101.68 points Feb 2026
Corruption Index 39.00 38.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 91.00 96.00 Dec 2025
Deposit Growth YoY 11.90 11.20 percent Feb 2026
Electricity Production 126407.87 111874.48 Gigawatt-hour Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY 4.80 8.00 percent Jan 2026
Industrial Production Mom -3.70 7.60 percent Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 4.80 8.40 percent Jan 2026
Mining Production 4.30 6.90 percent Jan 2026
Steel Production 15100.00 14800.00 Thousand Tonnes Jan 2026
Passenger Vehicle Sales 418000.00 379394.00 Units Feb 2026


India Competitiveness Rank
The most recent 2018 edition of Global Competitiveness Report assesses 140 economies. In 2018, the World Economic Forum introduced a new methodology emphasizing the role of human capital, innovation, resilience and agility, as not only drivers but also defining features of economic success in the 4th Industrial Revolution. As a result, the GCI scale changed to 1 to 100 from 1 to 7, with higher average score meaning higher degree of competitiveness. The report is made up of 98 variables organized into twelve pillars with the most important including: institutions; infrastructure; ICT adoption; macroeconomic stability; health; skills; product market; labour market; financial system; market size; business dynamism; and innovation capability.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
68.00 58.00 71.00 42.00 2007 - 2019 Yearly