India replaces Japan to become world’s fourth largest economy
New Delhi, May 25: India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy and is now poised to displace Germany from the third rank in the next 2.5 to 3 years, said NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) BVR Subrahmanyam.
“We are the fourth largest economy as I speak. We are a USD 4 trillion economy as I speak, and this is not my data. This is IMF data. India today is larger than Japan,” said Subrahmanyam at a press conference of the 10th NITI Aayog Governing Council Meeting.
“It’s only the United States, China, and Germany which are larger, and if we stick to, you know, what is being planned, what is being thought through, it’s a matter of another 2, 2.5 to 3 years; we would become the third largest economy,” Subrahmanyam pointed out.