Measure
Snapshot
India
Ranked 4 of 26 for comprehensive power, with an overall score of 36.3 out of 100.
Lost 1.4 points (−4% change) in overall score in 2023.
Lost 1.4 points (−4% change) in overall score in 2023.
India is a middle power in Asia.
India is the fourth most powerful country in Asia, but its overall score has declined every year since 2018. In 2022, India lost 1.4 points compared to 2021.
India performs best in the future resources measure, placing third behind only the United States and China. By contrast, India’s lowest ranked measure is economic relationships, a result of the country sitting outside the regional economic integration agenda.
Over the past year, India’s most improved measure was diplomatic influence, rising one place to fourth. However, India dropped one place for both economic relationships and defence networks to ninth and eighth, respectively.
India exerts less influence in the region than expected given its available resources, as indicated by the country’s negative power gap score. In 2022, for the first time, India recorded a small positive improvement in its power gap.
Read more analysis in the Key Findings report. Explore further results in the Scores section.
Bilateral trade, current dollars (2020)
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A country’s weighted average across eight measures of power
Economic size and attributes with the most geopolitical relevance
Conventional military strength
Capacity to deter real or potential threats to state stability
Projected distribution of future economic, military and demographic resources
The capacity to exercise influence and leverage through economic interdependencies
Defence partnerships that act as force multipliers of military capability
The extent and standing of a state’s foreign relations
Ability to shape international public opinion through cultural appeal and interaction