India’s economy is estimated to grow by 9% in the current fiscal year, a tad slower than the International Monetary Fund’s earlier forecast of 9. 5% due to the impact of the third Covid wave.
The IMF, which released its World Economic Outlook, raised India’s GDP growth estimate to 9% for 2022-23 from its earlier estimate of 8. 5% in October and for 2023-24 it forecast the economy to grow by 7. 1%. On a calendar year basis, the IMF said India’s growth is projected at 8. 7% in 2022 and 6. 6% in 2023. China is estimated to grow by 8. 1% in 2021 and 4. 8% in 2022.
India will retain its tag as the fastest growing major global economy. IMF’s forecast for 2021-22 is slightly lower than the 9. 2% growth projected by the National Statistical Office. The Reserve Bank of India has estimated the economy to grow by 9. 5% in 2021-22.
The economy has been on a recovery path after the impact of the world’s strictest lockdown, which led to a 7. 3% contraction. The spread of the Omicron variant has prompted states to impose curbs, which has hurt several sectors of the economy particularly the contact-intensive services sectors. But most experts acknowledge that the impact of the third wave on the economy would be muted.
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