New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- The central government announced that India has successfully overtaken Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy with a size of $4.18 trillion, according to a press release issued on Monday, 29 December 2025.

India is set to overtake Germany to become the third-largest by 2030, to be the fastest-growing major economy in the world, on the backdrop of strong growth numbers.

"With GDP valued at $4.18 trillion, India has surpassed Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy and is poised to displace Germany from the third rank in the next 2.5 to 3 years with projected GDP of $7.3 trillion by 2030," according to the release.

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