- Conventional long form
- Republic of India
- Conventional short form
- India
- Local long form
- Republic of India/Bharatiya Ganarajya
- Local short form
- India/Bharat
- Name
- New Delhi
- Geographic coordinates
- 28 36 N, 77 12 E
- Time difference
- UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Inflation
- 4.941%
- External debt stocks
- US$ 479,558,646,000
- Total tax rate (% of commercial profits)
- 60.6%
- Real Interest Rate
- 5.86%
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)
- 16.514%
- Current Account Balance
- US$ -22,456,838,010
- Labor Force, Total
- 511,281,907
- Employment in Agriculture
- 49.70%
- Employment in Industry
- 21.50%
- Employment in Services
- 28.70%
- Unemployment Rate
- 3.46%
- Imports of goods and services
- US$ 467,066,386,979
- Exports of goods and services
- US$ 434,063,796,386
- Total Merchandise Trade
- 27.53%
- FDI, net inflows
- US$ 44,009,492,130
- Commercial Service Exports
- US$ 155,717,122,914
- Commodities
- petroleum products, precious stones, vehicles, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, cereals, apparel
- Partners
- US 15.2%, UAE 11.4%, Hong Kong 4.6% (1 January - 30 September 2016)
- Commodities
- crude oil, precious stones, machinery, chemicals, fertilizer, plastics, iron and steel
- Partners
- China 15.7%, Saudi Arabia 5.4%, Switzerland 5.4%, US 5.3%, UAE 5.2% (1 January - 30 September 2016)
- Country Risk Rating
- A4
- A somewhat shaky political and economic outlook and a relatively volatile business environment can affect corporate payment behavior. Corporate default probability is still acceptable on average.
- Business Climate Rating
- B
- The business environment is mediocre. The availability and the reliability of corporate financial information vary widely. Debt collection can sometimes be difficult. The institutional framework has a few troublesome weaknesses. Intercompany transactions run appreciable risks in the unstable, largely inefficient environments rated B.
- Diversified growth drivers
- Solid fundamentals: high levels of savings and investment
- Effective private sector in services
- Moderate external debt and satisfactory foreign exchange exchange
- Lack of infrastructures and shortcomings in the education system
- Cumbersome bureaucracy and president political deadlocks
- Net importer of energy resources
- Rising debt of private companies
- Weak public finances
- Persistent uncertainties over the Kashmir issue