Reports and Indices
Global Gender Gap Report 2025
▪ The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025 has ranked India at 131 out of 148 countries, with a parity score of just 64.1%.
▪ Four key dimensions: economic participation and opportunity; educational attainment; health and survival; and political empowerment.
▪ India among the lowest-ranked countries in South Asia. India had ranked 129 out of 146 countries last year.
▪ The Indian economy’s overall performance improved in absolute terms by 0.3 points.
▪ The global gender gap has closed to 68.8%, marking the strongest annual advancement since the COVID-19 pandemic, full parity remains 123 years away at current rates.
▪ Iceland leads the rankings for the 16th year running, followed by Finland, Norway, the U.K. and New Zealand.
Current Trends in Indian Economy
India’s Retail Inflation Trends in 2025
▪ India’s retail inflation rate fell below 3 per cent for the first time in over six years.
▪ This decline is primarily attributed to falling food prices, despite an increase in some vegetable costs.
▪ The Consumer Price Index (CPI) data indicated a multi-year low of 3.16 per cent in April 2025, with forecasts suggesting a further drop to 2.7 per cent in May.
▪ Core inflation, which excludes food and fuel, is expected to rise to around 4.2 per cent
