India Becomes 5th Largest Economy In World, Beats UK To Seal Spot

New Delhi: India has become the fifth largest economy in the world, beating the UK. The country has become the fifth biggest economy during the last three months of 2021, pushing the United Kingdom to the sixth spot. This is the second time India has beaten the UK in terms of economy, with the first one being in 2019.

As per a Bloomberg report, the size of the Indian economy with regards to ‘nominal’ cash was $854.7 billion during the quarter through March. On the contrary, the same for the UK was $814 billion. This was calculated on an adjusted basis and using the dollar exchange rate on the last day of the relevant quarter.

This calculation is based on US dollars, with India further extending its lead in the first quarter of the current financial year, according to GDP figures from the International Monetary Fund.