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{{Infobox economy
| continent = South Asia
| image = South Asia (orthographic projection).svg
| image_size =
| caption =
| population = 2 billion{{UN Population|ref}}
| gdp = {{plainlist|
* $4.3 trillion ([[GDP (nominal)|nominal]]; 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Bank Open Data |url=https://data.worldbank.org/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=World Bank Open Data}}</ref>
* $15 trillion ([[Purchasing power parity|PPP]]; 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Bank Open Data |url=https://data.worldbank.org/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=World Bank Open Data}}</ref>
}}
| gdp rank =
| per capita = {{plainlist|
* $2,272 (nominal; 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Bank Open Data |url=https://data.worldbank.org/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=World Bank Open Data}}</ref>
* $7,931 (PPP; 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Bank Open Data |url=https://data.worldbank.org/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=World Bank Open Data}}</ref>
}}
| per capita rank =
| growth = 5.8% (2022 est.)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/sar/overview |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=World Bank |language=en}}</ref>
| inflation = 7.2% (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Bank Open Data |url=https://data.worldbank.org/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=World Bank Open Data}}</ref>
| unemployment = 7% (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Bank Open Data |url=https://data.worldbank.org/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=World Bank Open Data}}</ref>
| debt = 78.8% of GDP (2023 est.)<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Bank Open Data |url=https://data.worldbank.org/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=World Bank Open Data}}</ref>
| footnote = Most numbers are from the [[International Monetary Fund]]. [https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/profile/SAQ IMF South Asia Datasets]
}}
[[File:GDP per capita development in South Asia.svg|thumb|Development of GDP per capita of economies in South Asia]]
The '''economy of South Asia''' comprises 2 billion people (25% of the world population) living in eight countries (though Afghanistan is sometimes excluded).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Slater |first=Joanna |last2=Masih |first2=Niha |title=Home to nearly 2 billion people, South Asia could be the next coronavirus hot spot |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/home-to-nearly-2-billion-people-south-asia-could-be-the-next-coronavirus-hot-spot/2020/03/19/35431fbe-6918-11ea-b199-3a9799c54512_story.html |access-date=2023-09-04 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hanif |first=Melanie |title=Indian Involvement in Afghanistan in the Context of the South Asian Security System |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26463127 |journal=Journal of Strategic Security |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=13–26 |issn=1944-0464}}</ref> It was historically one of the [[List of regions by past GDP (PPP)#Indian empires (1–1947 CE)|richest regions in the world]], comprising 25% of world GDP as recently as 1700,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chakravarty |first=Capital Account {{!}} Manas |date=2010-08-25 |title=World history by per capita GDP |url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/Nb7KkZ3yOVSNW3vHf9K1oM/World-history-by-per-capita-GDP.html |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> but experienced significant [[De-industrialisation of India|de-industrialisation]] and a doubling of extreme poverty during the [[Colonial India|colonial era]] of the late 18th to mid-20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hickel |first=Dylan Sullivan,Jason |title=How British colonialism killed 100 million Indians in 40 years |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/12/2/how-british-colonial-policy-killed-100-million-indians |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> In the post-colonial era, South Asia has grown significantly, with India advancing because of [[Economic liberalisation in India|economic liberalisation]] from the 1980s onwards,<ref>{{Cite web |title=25 years of liberalisation: A glimpse of India’s growth in 14 charts-Business News , Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/25-years-of-liberalisation-a-glimpse-of-indias-growth-in-14-charts-2877654.html |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref> and extreme poverty now below 15% in the region.<ref>[https://databankfiles.worldbank.org/public/ddpext_download/poverty/33EF03BB-9722-4AE2-ABC7-AA2972D68AFE/Global_POVEQ_SAR.pdf South Asia] https://databankfiles.worldbank.org/</ref> South Asia has been the fastest-growing region of the world since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How South Asia can continue as world’s fastest growing subregion - Lei Lei Song |url=https://www.adb.org/news/op-ed/how-south-asia-can-continue-world-s-fastest-growing-subregion-lei-lei-song |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=Asian Development Bank |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
{{Main|Economic history of the Indian subcontinent}}

=== Ancient and medieval era ===
{{Excerpt|Economic history of India|paragraphs=1-5|files=0}}

=== Colonial era ===
{{See also|Economy of India under Company rule}}{{Excerpt|Economy of India under the British Raj|templates=0|references=0}}

== Modern era ==
India is the largest economy in the region (US$3.535 trillion) and makes up almost 80% of the South Asian economy; it is the [[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|world's 5th largest]] in nominal terms and [[List of countries by GDP (PPP)|3rd largest]] by purchasing power adjusted exchange rates (US$11.745 trillion).<ref name="IMF">{{cite web |title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=82&pr.y=15&sy=2017&ey=2018&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=subject&ds=.&br=1&c=512%2C556%2C513%2C514%2C558%2C564%2C524%2C534&s=NGDPD%2CPPPGDP&grp=0&a= |website=imf.org |publisher=IMF}} Outlook Database, October 2018</ref> India is the member of [[G-20 major economies]] and [[BRICS]] from the region. It is the fastest-growing major economy in the world and one of the world's fastest registering a growth of 7.2% in FY 2022-23.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dhoot |first=Vikas |title=India’s GDP expanded 6.1% in 2022-23’s last quarter |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/gdp-grows-61-in-march-quarter-72-in-fy23/article66915856.ece |access-date=2023-09-01 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

India is followed by Bangladesh, which has a GDP of ($411 billion) and a GDP per capita of $2,554, which is 4th in the region above India and Pakistan. It has the fastest GDP growth rate in Asia. It is one of the [[emerging and growth-leading economies]] of the world, and is also listed among the [[Jim O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Gatley#Next Eleven|Next Eleven]] countries. It is also one of the fastest-growing middle-income countries. It has the [[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|world's 33rd largest]] GDP in nominal terms and is the [[List of countries by GDP (PPP)|27th largest]] by purchasing power adjusted exchange rates ($1.015 trillion). Bangladesh's economic growth was 6.4% in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ventura |first=Luca |title=Global Finance Magazine - Countries with Highest GDP Growth 2022 |url=https://www.gfmag.com/global-data/economic-data/countries-highest-gdp-growth |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Global Finance Magazine |language=en}}</ref> Pakistan has an economy of ($314 billion) and ranks 5th in GDP per capita in the region.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to WorldBank Group |url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,pagePK:158889~piPK:146815~theSitePK:223547,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816181203/http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,pagePK:158889~piPK:146815~theSitePK:223547,00.html |archive-date=16 August 2010 |access-date=23 August 2010 |website=World Bank}}</ref> Next is [[Sri Lanka]], which has the 2nd highest GDP per capita and the 4th largest economy in the region.

Certain parts of South Asia are significantly wealthier than others; the four Indian states of [[Maharashtra]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Karnataka]] are projected to account for almost 50% of India's GDP by 2030, while the five [[South India|South Indian states]] comprising 20% of India's population are expected to contribute 35% of India's GDP by 2030.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Southern states to contribute 35% of India’s $7 trillion economy by 2030 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/southern-states-to-contribute-35-of-indias-7tn-economy-by-2030/articleshow/100862819.cms?from=mdr&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst |access-date=2023-09-06 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

The major stock exchanges in the region are [[Bombay Stock Exchange]] (BSE) with market Capitalization of $3.5 trillion ([[List of stock exchanges|10th largest in the world]]), [[National Stock Exchange of India]] (NSE) with market capitalization of $3.55 trillion ([[List of stock exchanges|9th largest in the world]]), [[Dhaka Stock Exchange]] (DSE), [[Colombo Stock Exchange]] (CSE), and [[Pakistan Stock Exchange]] (PSX) with market capitalization of $72 billion. Economic data is sourced from the [[International Monetary Fund]], current as of April 2017, and is given in US dollars.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects |url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2015/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=83&pr.y=16&sy=2015&ey=2015&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=193,273,223,156,924,922,132,184,134,534,536,136,158,112,111,542&s=NGDPD,PPPGDP&grp=0&a= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010173821/http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2015/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=83&pr.y=16&sy=2015&ey=2015&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=193%2C273%2C223%2C156%2C924%2C922%2C132%2C184%2C134%2C534%2C536%2C136%2C158%2C112%2C111%2C542&s=NGDPD%2CPPPGDP&grp=0&a= |archive-date=10 October 2017 |access-date=7 November 2017 |website=www.imf.org}}</ref>

India is home to the [[Indian Premier League]], which is the second-most valued sports league in the world on a per-match basis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lavalette |first=Tristan |title=Indian Premier League’s Jaw-Dropping $6 Billion Broadcast Deal Will Have Major Ramifications In Cricket |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tristanlavalette/2022/06/14/the-indian-premier-leagues-jaw-dropping-6-billion-broadcast-deal-will-have-major-ramifications-in-cricket/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |Country
<ref name="CIA Names2">{{Cite web |title=Field Listing :: Names |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2142.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701201536/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2142.html |archive-date=1 July 2017 |access-date=28 July 2011 |publisher=CIA}}</ref><ref name="UN_Names2">{{cite web |year=2007 |title=UNGEGN List of Country Names |url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/9th-uncsgn-docs/UNGEGN%20WG%20Country%20Names%20Document%20-%20August%202009.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728144159/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/9th-uncsgn-docs/UNGEGN%20WG%20Country%20Names%20Document%20-%20August%202009.pdf |archive-date=28 July 2011 |access-date=28 July 2011 |publisher=United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names}}</ref><ref name="Europa2">{{cite web |title=List of countries, territories and currencies |url=http://publications.europa.eu/code/en/en-5000500.htm#fn-tw1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807122658/http://publications.europa.eu/code/en/en-5000500.htm#fn-tw1 |archive-date=7 August 2011 |access-date=10 August 2011 |publisher=Europa}}</ref>
! colspan="5" |GDP
! rowspan="2" |Inflation
(2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Economic Outlook (October 2022) – Inflation rate, average consumer prices |url=https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/PCPIPCH@WEO/OEMDC/ADVEC/WEOWORLD |access-date=28 November 2022 |website=IMF}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |HDI
|-
![[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|Nominal GDP]](in millions) (2022) (%Share)<ref name="IMF Oct 2022">{{Cite web |title=World Economic Outlook – GDP current prices, in billions of dollars |url=https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDPD@WEO/OEMDC/ADVEC/WEOWORLD |access-date=28 November 2022 |work=International Monetary Fund}}</ref>
![[List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita|GDP per capita]]
(2022)<ref name="IMF Oct 2022 - 2">{{Cite web |title=World Economic Outlook – GDP current prices, per capita |url=https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDPDPC@WEO/OEMDC/ADVEC/WEOWORLD/ |access-date=28 November 2022 |work=International Monetary Fund}}</ref>
![[List of countries by GDP (PPP)|GDP (PPP)]](in millions) (2022) (%Share)
![[List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita|GDP (PPP) per capita]] (2022)
![[Economic growth|GDP growth]]
(2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Economic Outlook (October 2022) – Real GDP growth |url=http://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDP_RPCH@WEO/OEMDC/ADVEC/WEOWORLD |website=IMF}}</ref>
![[Human Development Index|HDI]]
(2019)<ref>{{cite book |url=http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr2020.pdf |title=Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene |publisher=United Nations Development Programme |isbn=978-9-211-26442-5 |pages=343–346 |access-date=15 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215063955/http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr2020.pdf |archive-date=15 December 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
![[List of countries by inequality-adjusted HDI|Inequality-adjusted HDI]] (2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI) |url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/indicators/138806 |access-date=23 September 2020 |website=hdr.undp.org |publisher=[[United Nations Development Programme|UNDP]]}}</ref>
|-
|{{Country|Afghanistan}}<ref name="afg2022_WEO">Last update for Afghanistan from the World Economic Outlook is for 2020. Later years are unavailable.</ref>
| align="right" |''$20,136 (2020)''
| align="right" |''$611 (2020)''
| align="right" |''$80,912 (2020)''
| align="right" |''$2,456 (2020)''
| align="right" |''-2.4% (2020)''
| align="right" |''5.6% (2020)''
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.478 (''low'')
| align="right" |No data
|-
|{{Country|Bangladesh}}
| align="right" |$460,751 (10.41%)
| align="right" |$2,734
| align="right" |$1,345,646 (8.97%)
| align="right" |$7,985
| align="right" |7.2%
| align="right" |6.1%
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.661 (''medium'')
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.465 (''low'')
|-
|{{Country|Bhutan}}
| align="right" |$2,707 (0.06%)
| align="right" |$3,562
| align="right" |$9,937 (0.07%)
| align="right" |$13,077
| align="right" |4.0%
| align="right" |7.7%
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.666 (''medium'')
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.450 (''low'')
|-
|{{Country|India}}
| align="right" |$3,468,566 (78.35%)
| align="right" |$2,466
| align="right" |$11,665,490 (77.74%)
| align="right" |$8,293
| align="right" |6.8%
| align="right" |6.9%
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.633 (''medium'')
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.538 (''low'')
|-
|{{Country|Maldives}}
| align="right" |$5,900 (0.13%)
| align="right" |$15,097
| align="right" |$12,071 (0.08%)
| align="right" |$30,888
| align="right" |8.7%
| align="right" |4.3%
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.747 (''high'')
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.568 (''medium'')
|-
|{{Country|Nepal}}
| align="right" |$39,028 (0.88%)
| align="right" |$1,293
| align="right" |$141,161 (0.94%)
| align="right" |$4,677
| align="right" |4.2%
| align="right" |6.3%
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.602 (''medium'')
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.430 (''low'')
|-
|{{Country|Pakistan}}
| align="right" |$376,493 (8.50%)
| align="right" |$1,658
| align="right" |$1,512,476 (10.08%)
| align="right" |$6,662
| align="right" |6.0%
| align="right" |12.10%
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.544 (''low'')
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.386 (''low'')
|-
|{{Country|Sri Lanka}}
| align="right" |$73,739 (1.67%)
| align="right" |$3,293
| align="right" |$318,690 (2.12%)
| align="right" |$14,230
| align="right" | -8.7%
| align="right" |48.2%
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.782 (''high'')
| align="right" |{{Increase}}0.686 (''medium'')
|-
!'''South Asia'''<ref>Individual country percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Afghanistan not included in 2022 totals due to year mismatch. World Economic Outlook also does not count Afghanistan in the South Asia subtotals.</ref>
!'''$4,427,184 (100%)'''
!'''$2,385'''
!'''$15,005,471 (100%)'''
!'''$8,085'''
!'''6.4%'''
!'''8.1%'''
!{{Increase}}0.639 (''medium'')
!-
|}

=== Poverty ===
{{See also|Poverty in India|Poverty in Pakistan|Poverty in Bangladesh}}
Poverty rates vary greatly throughout the region, with a majority of Afghanistan relying on humanitarian aid,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan: An entire population pushed into poverty {{!}} International Rescue Committee (IRC) |url=https://www.rescue.org/article/afghanistan-entire-population-pushed-poverty |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=www.rescue.org |language=en}}</ref> and 40% of Sri Lankans slipping into poverty due to the [[Sri Lankan economic crisis (2019–present)|economic crisis]] that started in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Over 9 Million Sri Lankans Have Slipped Into Poverty Since January, Finds Study |url=https://thewire.in/south-asia/over-9-million-sri-lankans-have-slipped-into-poverty-since-january-finds-study |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=The Wire}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |Country
<ref name="CIA Names">{{Cite web |title=Field Listing :: Names |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2142.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701201536/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2142.html |archive-date=1 July 2017 |access-date=28 July 2011 |publisher=CIA}}</ref><ref name="UN_Names">{{cite web |year=2007 |title=UNGEGN List of Country Names |url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/9th-uncsgn-docs/UNGEGN%20WG%20Country%20Names%20Document%20-%20August%202009.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728144159/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/9th-uncsgn-docs/UNGEGN%20WG%20Country%20Names%20Document%20-%20August%202009.pdf |archive-date=28 July 2011 |access-date=28 July 2011 |publisher=United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names}}</ref><ref name="Europa">{{cite web |title=List of countries, territories and currencies |url=http://publications.europa.eu/code/en/en-5000500.htm#fn-tw1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807122658/http://publications.europa.eu/code/en/en-5000500.htm#fn-tw1 |archive-date=7 August 2011 |access-date=10 August 2011 |publisher=Europa}}</ref>
! colspan="4" |[[List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty|Population below poverty line]] (at $1.9/day)
! rowspan="2" |[[Global Hunger Index]] (2021)<ref name="Archived copy">{{cite web |title=Global Hunger Index Scores by 2021 GHI Rank |url=https://www.globalhungerindex.org/ranking.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225183607/https://www.globalhungerindex.org/ranking.html |archive-date=25 February 2022 |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=www.globalhungerindex.org}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Population under-nourished (2015)<ref name="fao.org">{{cite web |title=UN |url=http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4624e.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011158/http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4624e.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |[[Life expectancy]] (2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=GHO | by category | Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy - Data by country |url=https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.688 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105113304/https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.688 |archive-date=5 January 2022 |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=apps.who.int}}</ref> (global rank)
! colspan="3" |Global wealth report (2019)<ref name="CS 2019-1">{{Cite web |title=Global wealth report |url=https://www.credit-suisse.com/about-us/en/reports-research/global-wealth-report.html |access-date=25 October 2019 |website=www.credit-suisse.com |publisher=[[Credit Suisse]]}}</ref><ref name="CS 2019-2">{{Cite web |title=Global wealth report 2019 |url=https://www.credit-suisse.com/media/assets/corporate/docs/about-us/research/publications/global-wealth-report-2019-en.pdf |access-date=25 October 2019 |publisher=[[Credit Suisse]]}}</ref><ref name="CS 2019-3">{{Cite web |title=Global wealth databook 2019 |url=https://www.credit-suisse.com/media/assets/corporate/docs/about-us/research/publications/global-wealth-databook-2019.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023104250/https://www.credit-suisse.com/media/assets/corporate/docs/about-us/research/publications/global-wealth-databook-2019.pdf |archive-date=23 October 2019 |access-date=25 October 2019 |publisher=[[Credit Suisse]]}}</ref>
|- style="background:#ececec;"
![[World Bank]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) {{!}} Data |url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.NAHC?locations=CO&view=map&year_high_desc=true |access-date=26 August 2017 |website=data.worldbank.org}}</ref> (year)
![[Multidimensional Poverty Index|2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index Report]] (MPI source year)<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://hdr.undp.org/content/2022-global-multidimensional-poverty-index-mpi |title=2022 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) |last=Nations |first=United |publisher=United Nations |language=en}}</ref>
!Population in [[Extreme poverty]] (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Poverty Clock |url=https://worldpoverty.io/ |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=worldpoverty.io |language=en}}</ref>
![[The World Factbook|CIA Factbook]] (2015)<ref name="CIA Factbook">{{cite web |title=The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2046.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109070125/https://www.cia.gov/Library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2046.html |archive-date=9 November 2015 |access-date=23 August 2016 |website=www.cia.gov}}</ref>
![[List of countries by total wealth|Total national wealth]] in billion USD (global rank)
![[List of countries by wealth per adult|Wealth per adult]] in USD
![[List of countries by wealth per adult|Median wealth per adult]] in USD (global rank)
|-
|'''{{Country|Afghanistan}}'''
| align="right" |54.5% (2016)
| align="right" |55.91% (2015–16)
| align="right" |18%
| align="right" |36%
| align="right" |28.3 (103rd)
| align="right" |26.8%
| align="right" |63.2 (160th)
| align="right" |25 (116th)
| align="right" |1,463
| align="right" |640 (156th)
|-
|'''{{Country|Bangladesh}}'''
| align="right" |24.3% (2016)
| align="right" |24.64% (2019)
| align="right" |4%
| align="right" |31.5%
| align="right" |19.1 (76th)
| align="right" |16.4%
| align="right" |74.3 (82nd)
| align="right" |697 (44th)
| align="right" |6,643
| align="right" |2,787 (117th)
|-
|'''{{Country|Bhutan}}'''
| align="right" |8.2% (2017)
| align="right" |37.34% (2010)
| align="right" |4%
| align="right" |12%
| align="right" |No data
| align="right" |No data
| align="right" |73.1 (99th)
| align="right" |No Data
| align="right" |No Data
| align="right" |No Data
|-
|'''{{Country|India}}'''
| align="right" |21.9% (2011)
| align="right" |16.4% (2019-21)
| align="right" |3%
| align="right" |29.8%
| align="right" |27.5 (101st)
| align="right" |15.2%
| align="right" |70.8 (117th)
| align="right" |12,614 (7th)
| align="right" |14,569
| align="right" |3,042 (115th)
|-
|'''{{Country|Maldives}}'''
| align="right" |8.2% (2016)
| align="right" |0.77% (2016–17)
| align="right" |4%
| align="right" |16%
| align="right" |No data
| align="right" |5.2%
| align="right" |79.6 (33rd)
| align="right" |7 (142nd)
| align="right" |23,297
| align="right" |8,555 (74th)
|-
|'''{{Country|Nepal}}'''
| align="right" |25.2% (2010)
| align="right" |17.50% (2019)
| align="right" |8%
| align="right" |25.2%
| align="right" |19.1 (76th)
| align="right" |7.8%
| align="right" |70.9 (116th)
| align="right" |68 (94th)
| align="right" |3,870
| align="right" |1,510 (136th)
|-
|'''{{Country|Pakistan}}'''
| align="right" |24.3% (2015)
| align="right" |38.33% (2017–18)
| align="right" |5%
| align="right" |12.4%
| align="right" |24.7 (94th)
| align="right" |22%
| align="right" |69.3 (144th)
| align="right" |465 (49th)
| align="right" |4,096
| align="right" |1,766 (128th)
|-
|'''{{Country|Sri Lanka}}'''
| align="right" |4.1% (2016)
| align="right" |2.92% (2016)
| align="right" |5%
| align="right" |8.9%
| align="right" |16 (65th)
| align="right" |22%
| align="right" |76.9 (54th)
| align="right" |297 (60th)
| align="right" |20,628
| align="right" |8,283 (77th)
|}

=== India ===
{{Excerpt|Economy of India}}

=== Bangladesh ===
{{Excerpt|Economy of Bangladesh}}

=== Pakistan ===
{{Excerpt|Economy of Pakistan|files=0|templates=0|references=0}}

=== Afghanistan ===
{{Excerpt|Economy of Afghanistan|references=0}}

=== Bhutan ===
{{Excerpt|Economy of Bhutan}}

=== Maldives ===
{{Excerpt|Economy of Maldives|files=0|templates=0|references=0}}

=== Nepal ===
{{Excerpt|Economy of Nepal|files=0|references=0}}

=== Sri Lanka ===
{{Excerpt|Economy of Sri Lanka}}

== See also ==

* [[Economy of East Asia]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Asia in topic|Economy of}}{{South Asian topics}}
[[Category:Economy of South Asia]]
[[Category:South Asia]]
[[Category:Economies by region]]

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CYRaju at 03:41, 6 September 2023