India (17 per cent) is second to China (26.6 per cent), while the US (9.9 per cent) is in third place. The post also mentions that China and India alone contribute 43.6 per cent of the global growth<\/p>\n
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said that the \u201cbalance of power is changing\u201d as he reshared a post by World of Statistics listing the top 10 countries contributing to the global real GDP growth in 2026. India is second in the list.<\/p>\n
The balance of power is changing https:\/\/t.co\/mzk1KRHkcg<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 31, 2026<\/a>STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/p>\n India (17 per cent) is second to China (26.6 per cent), while the US (9.9 per cent) is in third place. The post also mentions that China and India alone contribute 43.6 per cent of the global growth.<\/p>\n Some other countries mentioned in the list include Indonesia, Turkey, Nigeria and Brazil. According to the list, the Asia-Pacific accounts for 50 per cent of the total growth.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf0d Top 10 contributors to global real GDP growth (2026)<\/p>\n 1\uff0e\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 China \u2014 26.6% \u2014 World of Statistics (@stats_feed) January 31, 2026<\/a>India\u2019s GDP growth story<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the The survey also pegged GDP growth for FY26 at 7 per cent against the National Statistical Office\u2019s first advance estimate of 7.4 per cent. The previous Economic Survey (2025) projected India\u2019s GDP growth at 6.3-6.8 per cent for FY26. Latest estimates show FY26 at 7.4 per cent, with FY25 actual at 6.5 per cent.<\/p>\n Last month, India surpassed Japan to become the world\u2019s fourth-largest economy with a size of $4.18 trillion and is poised to overtake Germany to become the third-largest by 2030.<\/p>\n India\u2019s real GDP grew 8.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2025-26, up from 7.8 per cent in the first quarter and 7.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal.<\/p>\n STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/p>\n \u201cWith GDP valued at $4.18 trillion, India has surpassed Japan to become the world\u2019s fourth largest economy and is poised to displace Germany from the third rank in the next 2.5 to 3 years with a projected GDP of $7.3 trillion by 2030,\u201d said the government in a statement providing a snapshot of reforms in 2025.<\/p>\n Home<\/a>World<\/a>China, India, US… ‘the balance of power is changing’: MuskEnd of Article
2\uff0e\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 India \u2014 17.0%
3\uff0e\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 United States \u2014 9.9%
4\uff0e\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\udde9 Indonesia \u2014 3.8%
5\uff0e\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 T\u00fcrkiye \u2014 2.2%
6\uff0e\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec Nigeria \u2014 1.5%
7\uff0e\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Brazil \u2014 1.5%
8\uff0e\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddf3 Vietnam \u2014 1.6%
9\uff0e\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 Saudi Arabia \u2014 1.7%
10\uff0e\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Germany \u2014 0.9%\u2026<\/p>\n
\nEconomic Survey has pegged FY27 growth<\/a> in the 6.8-7.2 per cent range on Thursday. The economic survey was tabled in the parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman two days ahead of the Union Budget. The survey was prepared under the leadership of Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran and his team.<\/p>\n