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Amul and IFFCO rank first and second in World Cooperative Monitor 2025

The World Cooperative Monitor 2025, released by the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) in Doha, Qatar, on 3 November 2025, ranked India's Amul first and IFFCO second in the global ranking of cooperatives by turnover relative to GDP per capita.

Summary

The World Cooperative Monitor 2025, prepared by the ICA with the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (EURICSE) and released in Doha on 3 November 2025, marks the UN International Year of Cooperatives. Its Top 300 cooperatives had a combined turnover of USD 2.79 trillion in 2023, and the leading organisations by turnover include Groupe Crédit Agricole (France) and State Farm (USA). In the ranking by turnover relative to GDP per capita, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul) was first and IFFCO second. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah congratulated both cooperatives.

Key facts

Report
World Cooperative Monitor 2025
Released
3 Nov 2025, Doha, Qatar
By
ICA with EURICSE
Rank 1 and 2
Amul (GCMMF), IFFCO
Ranking basis
Turnover over GDP per capita
Top 300 turnover
USD 2.79 trillion (2023)
Occasion
UN International Year of Cooperatives

Practice MCQs 4 questions

Q1

Which Indian cooperative ranked first in the World Cooperative Monitor 2025 ranking by turnover relative to GDP per capita?

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Correct answer: B — Amul (Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation)

Amul (GCMMF) ranked first and IFFCO second in the turnover-over-GDP-per-capita ranking of the World Cooperative Monitor 2025.

Q2 Advanced

On what basis did Amul and IFFCO top the World Cooperative Monitor 2025 list?

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Correct answer: A — Turnover relative to GDP per capita

The ICA said that by turnover relative to GDP per capita, India's Amul and IFFCO top the global list; the leading organisations by absolute turnover include Groupe Crédit Agricole and State Farm.

Q3 Advanced

The World Cooperative Monitor 2025, released in Doha on 3 November 2025, was prepared by the International Cooperative Alliance in collaboration with which body?

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Correct answer: D — EURICSE

The ICA released the report in collaboration with the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (EURICSE).

Q4 Advanced

The 2025 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor was described by the ICA as a special report marking which observance?

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Correct answer: C — UN International Year of Cooperatives

The ICA called the 2025 World Cooperative Monitor a special report marking the UN International Year of Cooperatives.

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