Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in India
India: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in India, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in India is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in India peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places India 117th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -44.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +40.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -57.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 12% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 117 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 117 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 117 Colombia 0.0% compare
- 117 Costa Rica 0.0% compare
- 117 Croatia 0.0% compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 0.0% compare
- 117 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 117 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 117 South Africa 0.0% compare
- 117 Vietnam 0.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in India?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in India was 0.0% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does India rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- India ranks 117th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).