Data to 5 October 2026
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Is the world helping or hurting Indian shares?

Where does each economy stand?

Fourteen economies on ten measures, each reading placed in that economy's own history since 2000, so a deep tint means unusual for that country, not high or low by world standards. India grew 7.8% in Q2 2026, with inflation at 4.8% and a real policy rate of +0.4 pts. Six pages below take each question in turn.

Written for investors who want the world economy in one view, and India's place in it. Data to Aug 2026.

The board

Read across a row for one economy, down a column for one measure. The number is the latest reading; the small figure under it, its percentile since 2000. Click a column's name for the page that explains it.

Where each economy stands: the latest reading on ten measures and its percentile in that economy's history since 2000.
Economy GDP growth % y/y high = faster growth Q2 2026 Leading indicator index, trend = 100 high = above trend Aug 2026 Inflation % y/y high = higher inflation Aug 2026 Policy rate % high = tighter Aug 2026 Real policy rate pp high = tighter Aug 2026 Credit gap pp of GDP high = more stretched Q1 2026 Debt service % of income high = heavier Q1 2026 Real house prices % y/y high = rising faster Q2 2026 Real exchange rate index 2020 = 100 high = dearer currency Aug 2026 Current account % of GDP high = larger surplus 2025
India +7.8 77 101.6 88 +4.8 40 5.25 18 +0.4 38 +4.3 63 12.5 60 +1.1 37* 90 16 −0.4 81
United States +2.7 60 101.0 84 +3.4 76 3.63 74 +0.2 66 −11.3 25 13.8 4 −2.6 18 107 83 −3.6 50
Euro area +1.2 35 not published· +1.9 45* 2.25 68 +0.1 63* −17.1 17 not published· +2.6 45* 103 60 not published·
China +4.3 6 98.1 10 +0.8 29 3.00 5 +2.2 28 −5.1 30 19.1 100 −7.0 9 92 56 +3.8 77
Japan +0.7 42 100.3 67 −0.5 27* 1.00 100 +0.4 66* +5.7 74 15.5 76 +2.4 88* 66 1 +4.9 100
United Kingdom +1.4 31 101.1 79 +3.3 80 3.75 60 +0.5 60 −20.1 17 12.9 2 +0.1 36 112 63 −2.4 65
Korea +3.8 58 102.9 98 +3.1 68 2.75 51* 0.0 34* −15.1 16 19.3 77 −0.5 39 90 8 +6.6 96
Indonesia +5.3 66 98.9 22 +3.2 28 5.75 45 +2.6 71 −1.3 45 4.2 48 −2.2 30 88 12 −0.1 46
Brazil +1.9 39 102.6 90 +4.2 20 14.00 65 +9.8 76 +0.7 36 29.8 100 +0.6 41 116 39 −2.9 42
Mexico +1.9 46 102.7 89 +5.6 77* 6.50 44 +5.4 90* −3.1 29 5.3 85 +3.2 62 142 80 −0.4 81
South Africa +0.9 24 100.5 65 +3.1 15* 7.00 59 +4.4 78* −4.3 29 8.3 30 +1.2 61 115 54 −0.4 77
Turkey +2.6 18 100.5 53 +30.9 73* 37.00 85 +7.1 80* −24.7 12 25.8 89 −5.5 16 108 26 −0.8 84*
Australia +2.1 28 100.0 57 +4.0 – 4.35 62 +0.4 – −9.7 37 20.3 55 +4.2 49 116 83 −2.7 69
Canada +1.1 21 102.0 96 +3.0 83 2.25 59 −0.8 28 −15.3 10 25.5 100 −6.7 7 96 14 −0.9 50
In each cell: the latest reading, and below it its percentile in that economy's own history since January 2000 (100 = the highest since then). Tint follows the percentile. An asterisk marks a reading older than the column's date; a dot, a series the source does not publish. India uses MoSPI's GDP and CPI and RBI's repo rate; the US uses BEA's GDP.
Sources: OECD, BIS, World Bank, MoSPI, RBI, BEA. Method

Six questions

Each page answers one question across all fourteen economies, with India highlighted, and ends with what it means for India.

  1. Is the world economy growing or slowing?

    7 of 14 economies grew faster in their latest quarter than a year before; the OECD's leading indicators put 9 of 14 in expansion. India grew 7.8% in Q2 2026.

  2. Where is inflation, and where is it heading?

    Inflation was lower than a year earlier in 5 of 13 economies (Turkey aside). India's was 4.8% in Aug 2026.

  3. What are central banks doing, and how tight is money?

    7 of 14 central banks have cut rates over the past year. India's real policy rate, after inflation, is +0.4 pts.

  4. How much debt, and is credit stretched?

    India and Japan have a credit gap above the 2-point Basel threshold. India's is +4.3 pts.

  5. External balances and the dollar

    7 of 13 currencies weakened against the dollar over the year. India ran a current account deficit of 0.4% of GDP in 2025.

  6. Commodities and trade

    India's goods trade deficit was US$ 350 billion over the twelve months to Jun 2026; Brent was $114 a barrel.

US markets at a glance

The US numbers the rest of the world prices off, each against its own history. More on the money page.

US 10-year Treasury yield
5.28%
2 Oct 2026, a year ago 4.10%
inside its usual range
US 10-year minus 2-year
+0.45pts
2 Oct 2026, a year ago +0.55 pts
inside its usual range
US CPI inflation
3.4%
Aug 2026, a year ago 2.9%
inside its usual range
Broad dollar index (2006 = 100)
121.4
2 Oct 2026, a year ago 120.4
above its usual range
OFR financial stress (0 = average)
−2.04
1 Oct 2026, a year ago −2.36
Higher than 36% of readings since 2000
Brent crude, $ a barrel
114.0
29 Sept 2026, a year ago 69.0
above its usual range

The workings

Method

Data

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