Gender Development Index in India

India: Gender Development Index was 0.852 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
0.852
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
166th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.852
in 2022
All-time low
0.712
in 1994
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Gender Development Index in India, 1990–2022

00.20.40.60.81990200620221990: 0.7221991: 0.7211992: 0.7191993: 0.7141994: 0.7121995: 0.7141996: 0.7221997: 0.731998: 0.7381999: 0.7472000: 0.7572001: 0.7792002: 0.7782003: 0.7892004: 0.7862005: 0.7852006: 0.7882007: 0.7942008: 0.82009: 0.8072010: 0.8182011: 0.8222012: 0.8262013: 0.8332014: 0.8322015: 0.8312016: 0.8342017: 0.8342018: 0.8192019: 0.8312020: 0.8382021: 0.8432022: 0.852

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2022, gender development index in India stood at 0.852. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender development index in India peaked at 0.852 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.712, in 1994.

That places India 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7239 0.712 0.747 10
2000s 0.7863 0.757 0.807 10
2010s 0.828 0.818 0.834 10
2020s 0.8443 0.838 0.852 3

Countries ranked near India

  1. 163 Guinea-Bissau 0.862 compare
  2. 164 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 0.861 compare
  3. 165 Liberia 0.86 compare
  4. 167 Morocco 0.851 compare
  5. 168 Kiribati 0.849 compare
  6. 169 Benin 0.848 compare
  7. 169 Togo 0.848 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender development index in India?
Gender development index in India was 0.852 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest gender development index recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 2022.
What is the lowest gender development index recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.712 in 1994.
How does India rank for gender development index?
India ranks 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is gender development index rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender Development Index (GDI)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
179 places, 4,677 data points, 1990–2022
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Data on five composite measures of gender equality.