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Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2026
Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2026 comprises Delhi at 268th among 1,000 cities evaluated worldwide. The 2026 edition comprises global rankings, and it comprises India-specific findings on city performance and projections.
Oxford Economics Global Cities Index (GCI) 2026:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Global Cities Index comprises an annual report published by Oxford Economics, a global economic advisory firm. |
| Coverage | The index applies to 1,000 cities across the world. |
| Ranking factors | The index comprises five major factors: Economics, Human Capital, Quality of Life, Environment, and Governance. |
| Assessment design | The rankings comprise an assessment of a city’s present performance and its future potential. |
| GCI 2026 top 5 cities | GCI 2026 rankings comprise: New York (1), London (2), Paris (3), Seattle (4), and San Francisco (5). |
| India: city count in the index | India’s representation comprises around 100 cities among the 1,000 cities evaluated worldwide. |
| India: overall rankings | India’s overall city positions in GCI 2026 comprise: Delhi (268), Bengaluru (311), Mumbai (330), Chennai (381), Hyderabad (421), and Pune (427). |
| India: fastest-growing city economies | Indian cities’ presence comprises 55 cities among the world’s top 100 fastest-growing city economies. |
| Delhi: economy size and projection | The report comprises Delhi as the world’s 63rd-largest city economy, and it comprises a projection that it could become the 14th-largest by 2050 with economic output exceeding USD 2 trillion. |
| Delhi: Human Capital category | Delhi’s performance comprises its strongest result in Human Capital, where it comprises a 13th global rank, ahead of Toronto, Seoul, and Beijing. |
| Mumbai: corporate headquarters measure | Mumbai’s standing comprises India’s leading city for corporate headquarters, ranking 23rd globally on that measure. |
| Mumbai: city economy size and projection | The report comprises Mumbai’s city economy as the world’s 99th-largest, and it comprises a projection that it could rise to 36th-largest by 2050. |
| Bengaluru: improvement and label | Bengaluru’s 2026 outcome comprises a climb of 20 places to 311th globally, and it comprises a ‘City to Watch’ tag with the biggest improvement among India’s six largest metropolitan cities. |
| Bengaluru: forecast | Bengaluru’s forecast GDP growth standing comprises a place among the 10 fastest-growing cities globally. |
| Chennai and Hyderabad: forecast | Forecast GDP growth rankings comprise Chennai at 16th worldwide and Hyderabad at 15th worldwide. |
| Indian cities: reason for rankings below 250 | The reason comprises lack of adequate infrastructure and quality of life as the primary reason behind Indian cities ranking below the 250th position overall. |
| Indian cities: income equality | Indian cities’ performance comprises very low ranking in terms of income equality. |
| Delhi: air quality | Delhi’s air-quality standing comprises a 2nd global rank for having the worst air quality. |