India’s GDP growth stood at 8.2% in the second quarter of 2025-26. It was 7.8% in the first quarter. Whereas in the same quarter last year it was 5.6%. Along with this, the Indian economy is still the fastest growing economy in the world.
Indian GDP Quarter 2 Growth: India’s GDP in the second quarter of the current financial year 2025-26 stood at 8.2%, which was 7.8% in the first quarter of the same financial year. Real GDP growth numbers have far beaten economists’ expectations. Let us tell you that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its last monetary policy review had estimated GDP growth of 7% in the second quarter.
What was the GDP growth in the same quarter last year?
Let us tell you that in the second quarter of the last financial year 2024-25, GDP was 5.6%. That means this is a great growth compared to the same quarter last year. According to the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), India’s GDP has grown rapidly due to manufacturing, infrastructure and strong service sector.
India’s progress did not stop even due to American tariffs
Despite global headwinds and global trade policy uncertainty, India still remains the world’s fastest growing economy. Let us tell you that the second quarter data also includes a full month of 50% US tariff imposed on Indian exports by American President Donald Trump.