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Business climate in India

India ranks #52 of 54 on the overall business climate (score 31). Its strongest suit is momentum, followed by business taxes; the weakest is red tape.

Momentum87 / 100Business taxes27 / 100Cost of capital25 / 100Rule of law23 / 100Red tape8 / 100
DriverScoreRankMeasures
Red tape and ease of doing business8 #53 of 54Days to start a business (Doing Business): 30 (2017); Procedures to start a business (Doing Business): 12 (2017); Ease of doing business rank (Doing Business, 1 = easiest of 190): 100 (2017)
Rule of law and legal certainty23 #49 of 54Liberal democracy (V-Dem): 0.26 (2025); Corruption perceptions score (higher = cleaner): 38 (2024); Strength of legal rights for borrowers and lenders: 8.00 (2017)
Taxes on business27 #44 of 53Corporate income tax rate (headline): 25 (2026); Total tax and contribution rate on commercial profits: 55 (2017)
Cost of capital25 #24 of 27Real interest rate: 5.56 (2022); Bank lending interest rate: 8.57 (2022)
Energy prices for business––no comparable figure yet
Growth momentum and investment trend872 #2 of 53Real GDP growth, average of the last five years: 7.84 (2025); Growth trend: last three years against 2015-2019: 0.62 (2025); Foreign direct investment, net inflows: 0.80 (2023)
2010: 8.5%102011: 5.2%112012: 5.5%122013: 6.4%132014: 7.4%142015: 8.0%152016: 8.3%162017: 6.8%172018: 6.5%182019: 3.9%192020: -5.8%202021: 9.7%212022: 7.6%222023: 7.2%232024: 7.1%242025: 7.6%25
Real GDP growth by year (World Bank). Green bars: growth; red: contraction.

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