India by the numbers
A running account of the Indian economy, built from what its people pay, buy, borrow, invest and send abroad.
Payments
UPI processed 24.51 billion transactions in August 2026
₹29.82 trillion ($311 billion) in value moved · ₹1,217 average transaction · 752 banks live
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Source: National Payments Corporation of India, India Dispatch Research
UPI transaction data and history →Cards
124.05 million credit cards were in circulation in August 2026
₹2.02 trillion ($21.1 billion) in credit-card payments during the month
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Source: Reserve Bank of India, India Dispatch Research
Credit-card data and history →The RBI week
Released 25 September 2026. Banking data to 15 September, reserves to 18 September.
18 September 2026
18 September 2026
15 September 2026
15 September 2026
Source: Reserve Bank of India, India Dispatch Research
Prices
Consumer-price inflation was 4.82% in August 2026
Food inflation was 5.95%
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Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India Dispatch Research
Consumer-price and food inflation →Confidence
Rural consumer confidence stood at 91.7 index points, against 88.3 in urban India in July 2026
Both readings are current-situation indices from RBI household surveys
Rural consumer confidence
July 2026
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Source: Reserve Bank of India, India Dispatch Research
Rural and urban consumer confidence →Trade
India’s merchandise imports from China were 8 times its exports by value in 2025–26
$113 billion of imports against $14.3 billion of exports
Imports from China
2025–26
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Source: Department of Commerce, India Dispatch Research
India-China trade data and history →Public finance
Central-government capital spending grew 4.1 times from 2017–18 to 2025–26
₹2.64 trillion to ₹10.69 trillion
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Source: Controller General of Accounts, India Dispatch Research
Central-government capital spending →World
Software exports reached $221 billion in 2025–26
Exports of computer services and information-technology-enabled services
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Source: Reserve Bank of India, India Dispatch Research
Software export data and history →Indicator ledger
| Indicator | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| UPI transactionsAugust 2026 | 24.51 billion | +3.6% month on month |
| Consumer-price inflationAugust 2026 | 4.82% | +0.37 points month on month |
| White-collar hiring indexJuly 2026 | 3,227 points | +5% year on year |
| SIP stoppagesJun 26 | 91.2 per 100 registrations | −4.3 points month on month |
| Notes in circulation18 September 2026 | ₹42.56 trillion | +13.1% year on year |
| Foreign exchange reserves18 September 2026 | $766 billion | +9% year on year |
| Bank deposits15 September 2026 | ₹276.23 trillion | +17.3% year on year |
| Bank credit15 September 2026 | ₹223.29 trillion | +18.1% year on year |
Source: National Payments Corporation of India, Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Info Edge, Association of Mutual Funds in India, India Dispatch Research