GK - Indian Economy Fact Sheet

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The following table illustrates the major facts of Indian economy −

Field	Facts
Total Population	1,210,193,422
Sex Ratio	942
Urban Population	31.16 %
Population Density	382 persons per square kilometer
Literacy Rate	72.99%
Male Literacy Rate	80.89 %
Female Literacy Rate	64.64 %
% of Schedule Caste	16.635
% of Schedule Tribe	8.614
Child Sex Ratio	919
GDP Annual Growth Rate	7.5% (2016-17)
GDP (nominal) Ranking 2016	7^th largest economy (India is 9th fastest growing nation of the world)
GDP (PPP) Ranking 2016	3^rd largest economy (after China and USA)
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)	$31 billion in 2015 (China $28 billion & the US $27 billion)
Largest trading partner of India	China (USA stands second)
Largest export partner of India	USA (UAE stands second)
Largest import partner of India	China (Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, & USA stand 2, 3, & 4 respectively)
Unemployment rate	9.60% (2011 census), Kerala has the highest graduate unemployment rate (over 30%)
Per capita income	USD 1581.6
Total Road length (network) ranking of India	2^nd (USA stands first)
Total Rail length (network) ranking of India	4^th (USA – 1^st, China – 2^nd, & Russia – 3^rd)
HDI ranking of India	130^th (Norway is the first rank country)
Inflation rate of India	5.9 (2015)
Contribution of Agriculture in GDP (of India)	17.83% (2014)
Contribution of Industry in GDP (of India)	30.09% (2014)
Contribution of Services in GDP (of India)	52.08% (2014)