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Metro network length against ridership
mediumTrack built versus passengers carried, indexed to 2014.
The two lines track almost exactly — meaning passengers per kilometre have been flat. New metro lines are not, on average, better used than the ones they followed.
Defence exports
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Defence exports".
Nominal rupees, not inflation-adjusted. Roughly a third of the 2013-14 to 2025-26 growth is rupee inflation and depreciation.
Defence production
mediumIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Defence production".
FY2024-25 was first announced as ₹1,50,590 crore and later restated to ~₹1.54 lakh crore once remaining private-sector returns were counted. The revised figure is shown and flagged.
Ministry of Defence budget allocation
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Ministry of Defence budget allocation".
Includes pensions, which are roughly a fifth of the total and buy no new capability. Comparisons with China's or America's budgets that ignore this overstate India's usable defence spend.
National highway network length
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "National highway network length".
Network length grows partly by building new roads and partly by re-designating existing state highways as national highways. The two are not distinguished in the headline figure, so this series overstates new construction.
National highways constructed per year
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "National highways constructed per year".
The honest read: construction peaked at 13,327 km in FY2020-21 and has since plateaued around 10,000-12,000 km a year. The 'record pace' framing does not survive contact with this series.
Operational airports
mediumIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Operational airports".
Counts drift between releases (157, 159, 160, 163) because 'operational' sometimes includes heliports, water aerodromes and seasonally-served strips. Treat the trend as solid and any single year as ±5.
GDP, nominal
mediumIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "GDP, nominal".
India is the 5th largest economy by nominal GDP as of 2025, behind the US, China, Germany and Japan — not 4th, a claim that circulates widely but did not hold at the time of verification.
GDP (current US$)
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "GDP (current US$)".
World Bank indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD. History is restated by the World Bank as national accounts are revised; this series is rewritten in full on every pipeline run rather than appended to.
GDP growth
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "GDP growth".
World Bank indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. History is restated by the World Bank as national accounts are revised; this series is rewritten in full on every pipeline run rather than appended to.
GDP per capita (current US$)
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "GDP per capita (current US$)".
The measure that matters for living standards. India's headline GDP rank flatters a per-capita position outside the world's top 130.
GDP per capita, PPP
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "GDP per capita, PPP".
World Bank indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. History is restated by the World Bank as national accounts are revised; this series is rewritten in full on every pipeline run rather than appended to.
GNI per capita, Atlas method
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "GNI per capita, Atlas method".
World Bank indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.CD. History is restated by the World Bank as national accounts are revised; this series is rewritten in full on every pipeline run rather than appended to.
Inflation, consumer prices
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Inflation, consumer prices".
World Bank indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. History is restated by the World Bank as national accounts are revised; this series is rewritten in full on every pipeline run rather than appended to.
Gross capital formation
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Gross capital formation".
The best single proxy for how much of national income is being converted into future capacity.
Gross fixed capital formation
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Gross fixed capital formation".
World Bank indicator NE.GDI.FTOT.ZS. History is restated by the World Bank as national accounts are revised; this series is rewritten in full on every pipeline run rather than appended to.
Central government debt
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Central government debt".
World Bank indicator GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS. History is restated by the World Bank as national accounts are revised; this series is rewritten in full on every pipeline run rather than appended to.
Gross domestic savings
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Gross domestic savings".
World Bank indicator NY.GDS.TOTL.ZS. History is restated by the World Bank as national accounts are revised; this series is rewritten in full on every pipeline run rather than appended to.
Tax revenue
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Tax revenue".
India's tax-to-GDP ratio is low for its income level, which constrains every spending series on this site.
Unemployment rate
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Unemployment rate".
World Bank indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. History is restated by the World Bank as national accounts are revised; this series is rewritten in full on every pipeline run rather than appended to.
Female labour force participation
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Female labour force participation".
One of India's weakest indicators against every peer — and a direct constraint on growth.
Exports of goods and services
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Exports of goods and services".
World Bank indicator NE.EXP.GNFS.CD. History is restated by the World Bank as national accounts are revised; this series is rewritten in full on every pipeline run rather than appended to.
Exports as share of GDP
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Exports as share of GDP".
World Bank indicator NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS. History is restated by the World Bank as national accounts are revised; this series is rewritten in full on every pipeline run rather than appended to.
Imports of goods and services
highIndexed to first year = 100 — derived from "Imports of goods and services".
World Bank indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.CD. History is restated by the World Bank as national accounts are revised; this series is rewritten in full on every pipeline run rather than appended to.