Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Projects 6.9% GDP Growth for 2026–27

Key facts

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) projected India’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 6.9 per cent and Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation at 4.6 per cent for the financial year 2026–27.
• The Gross Fiscal Deficit (GFD) for 2025–26 stood at 4.4 per cent of GDP, while the Centre has projected the fiscal deficit for 2026–27 at 4.3 per cent.
• The balance sheet of the RBI expanded by 20.6 per cent year-on-year to reach ₹91.97 lakh crore as of March 31, 2026, compared to ₹76.25 lakh crore in the previous year.
• The total surplus of the RBI for 2025–26 rose by 6.7 per cent to ₹2.87 lakh crore, with revenue increasing by 26.4 per cent and expenditure surging by 102.4 per cent.
• Domestic assets accounted for 29.5 per cent of total assets at the end of March 2026, while gold holdings and foreign investments grew by 44.9 per cent and 63.8 per cent respectively.