New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- India's economy expanded 15.7-fold over four decades, compared with a 65.1-fold expansion in China, according to a Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia (CSLA) data shared by Mihir Vora, chief investment officer at TRUST Mutual Fund.

In a post on X - titled "40 years of Asia" -- Vora highlighted how a difference in annualised growth rates can dramatically alter the relative size of economies over time while comparing India with China and other major Asian economies.

He compared the nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of India and China in 1986 with estimates for 2025, using figures from CLSA.

According to the data shared by Vora, India's GDP rose from $249 billion in 1986 to an estimated $3.916 trillion in 2025, while ...