India - Taxes and Bureaucracy 5.72
GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked
Global rank
##13 of 118 economies
Share of global total
2.2%
Ranking Race — Taxes and Bureaucracy
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
IndiaUnited Arab EmiratesTaiwan, ChinaSaudi ArabiaArmenia
Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. India climbed from #16 to #13 (overtook Luxembourg). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for India ↓Key Events — India
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2008Global crisis slowdown curatedGrowth slows sharply as capital flows reverse.
2014Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
2016Demonetisation curatedHigh-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.
2018Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
2020Overtook Luxembourg in global rank auto
2020COVID-19 lockdown curatedGDP records its largest contraction on record.
2021Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2022Overtook Lithuania in global rank auto
Taxes and Bureaucracy, 2000-2024
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