Two Reasons India Will Overtake China By 2025

Interesting article here making big predictions about two of the BRIC economies, India and China. One of the major issues China faces (along with much of the developed world) is a declining birth-rate and an aging society and the strain this situation will put on the economy in terms of productivity and government finances. On the other hand, India has a young and vibrant workforce “giving India a very important advantage over China as it has a much healthier dependency ratio.” See graphic below.

Furthermore, the “IT services industry in India is thriving on their cheap labour costs, educated and English-speaking workforce, and their entrepreneurial bosses.” It seems companies from developed countries are tapping into this resource and according to this report, India was “ranked third place in global foreign direct investments in 2009 and will continue to remain among the top five attractive destinations for international investors during 2010-11.” With this in mind, perhaps such a bold prediction is not so far from the truth!