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India’s digital economy to surpass agriculture and manufacturing sectors #bne #bneEditorsPicks #bneTech #India #tech #ecommerce India’s digital economy is projected to account for nearly 20% of the country’s GDP by fiscal year 2029-30, overtaking agriculture and manufacturing within six years. The sector contributed 11.74% to GDP in 2022-23, valued at INR 31.64 trillion($402bn), and has emerged as a key driver of economic growth, according to India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The ‘State of India’s Digital Economy Report 2024’ ranks the country as the third-largest globally in economy-wide digitalisation while placing twelfth among G20 nations in terms of individual user adoption. The sector employed 14.67mn workers in 2022-23, representing 2.55% of the workforce, and is nearly five times more productive than the broader economy.

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