India is now fourth largest economy, says govt.

2% in the second quarter of 2025-26, up from 7.8% in the first quarter and 7.4% in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal. File.

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India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth largest economy with a size of $4.18 trillion and is poised to overtake Germany to become the third largest by 2030, the government said on Tuesday. With continuing good growth numbers, India is also the world’s fastest-growing major economy, it said.India’s real GDP grew 8.2% in the second quarter of 2025-26, up from 7.8% in the first quarter and 7.4% in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal. Published - December 31, 2025 12:24 am IST