Can India's economy overtake Japan's by '29? | Mint Primer | Mint

Becoming the world's third-largest economy is a challenging goal for India. Currently ranked fifth, India needs to surpass Germany and Japan. To achieve this, India must grow at over 7.1% annually, assuming Japan's growth at 0.8%. This is difficult given India's historical growth rates and pandemic impact. While surpassing Japan by 2029 seems ambitious, India's economic potential points to potentially overtaking it in the early 2030s.