Headline GDP growth 2014-2026 has ranged from -7.3% (2020) to +8.7% (2021). The 2017-2019 demonetisation-and-GST window also showed a clear deceleration (8.2→6.1→4.2). The level is high on average but the year-to-year variance exceeds the pre-2014 period.
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This is one of 36 standing analyses drawn from the Some Perspective dataset. It is not dated commentary: it describes a relationship in the data that holds across the series, and it is regenerated whenever the underlying dataset is refreshed. The figures quoted here reflect the 2026-08-15 data vintage.