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 111.10 118.80 points Sep 2026
Capacity Utilization 77.40 75.60 percent Jun 2026
Car Production 3370958.00 3015528.00 Units Jul 2026
Car Sales 457810.00 388144.00 Units Jul 2026
Changes in Inventories 1230.63 1095.44 INR Billion Jun 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 101.60 101.46 points Aug 2026
Corruption Index 39.00 38.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 91.00 96.00 Dec 2025
Deposit Growth YoY 14.70 15.40 percent Aug 2026
Electricity Production 144025.62 142125.62 Gigawatt-hour Jul 2026
Industrial Production YoY 6.70 8.80 percent Jul 2026
Industrial Production Mom 0.00 1.80 percent Jul 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 7.30 9.50 percent Jul 2026
Mining Production -0.90 1.60 percent Jul 2026
Steel Production 14400.00 14100.00 Thousand Tonnes Jul 2026
Passenger Vehicle Sales 395199.00 326068.00 Units Jul 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