The Gross Domestic Product or GDP is the indicator of the performance of an economy. According to the estimates of 2008, India's GDP is $1.209 trillion and this is slated to make improvement in the coming times. It is estimated that India's GDP will grow by 6.5% in the year 2009. In 2008 the country's GDP was 9%; the slowdown that has been witnessed this year in the estimates is largely due to the slowdown witnessed by the agriculture and the industrial sectors. A look at the India GDP composition sector wise throws up some interesting figures. The agriculture sector contributed 17.2%; industry contributed 29.1% while the service sector had a contribution of 52.7% according to 2008 estimates.
Sectors contributing to India's GDP India is a vast country, so the sectors contributing to the country's GDP is also big in numbers. Various sectors falling under the India GDP composition includes food processing, transportation equipment, petroleum, textiles, software, agriculture, mining, machinery, chemicals, steel, cement and many others. Agriculture is the pre dominant occupation in India, employing more than 50% of the population. The service sector accounts for employing more than 25% while the industrial sector accounts for more than 10%.
India's GDP Statistics GDP: $1.209 trillion (2008 Estimate) GDP Growth: 6.7% (2009) GDP per capita: $1016 GDP by sector (2008 Estimate): Agriculture: 17.2% Industry: 29.1% Services: 53.7% Inflation: 7.8% (2008 Estimate) Labor force: 523.5 million (2008 Estimate
Agriculture contri to gdp
Agriculture Growth Rate in India GDP had been growing earlier but in the last few years it is constantly declining. Still, the Growth Rate of Agriculture in India GDP in the share of the country's GDP remains the biggest economic sector in the country. India GDP means the total value of all the services and goods that are produced within the territory of the nation within the specified time period. The country has