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About

United States-India Trade: In 2023, United States exported $41.4B to India. The main products that United States exported to India were Crude Petroleum ($5.5B), Coal Briquettes ($4.61B), and Gas Turbines ($2.39B). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to India have increased at an annualized rate of 5.91%, from $31.1B in 2018 to $41.4B in 2023.

In 2017, United States exported services to India worth $22.7B, with Travel ($12.2B), Royalties and license fees ($2.29B), and Financial services ($2.09B) being the largest in terms of value.

India-United States Trade: In 2023, India exported $85.5B to United States. The main products that India exported to United States were Packaged Medicaments ($10.4B), Diamonds ($7.61B), and Broadcasting Equipment ($6.18B). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 9.06%,  from $55.4B in 2018 to $85.5B in 2023.

In 2023, India did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, India ranked 39 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.65), and 12 in total exports ($441B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as John Deere (6.8k), IKEA Group (6.65k), and Old Navy (4.68k) were at the forefront of exporting goods from India to the United States. Conversely, Other (18.8k), Unknown (3.41k), and Chromewell Engineering Ltd (2.55k) were notable for importing products to India from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, United States exported $41.4B to India. The main products exported from United States to India were Crude Petroleum ($5.5B), Coal Briquettes ($4.61B), and Gas Turbines ($2.39B). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to India have increased at an annualized rate of 5.91%, from $31.1B in 2018 to $41.4B in 2023.

In 2018, India exported $85.5B to United States. The main products exported from India to United States were Packaged Medicaments ($10.4B), Diamonds ($7.61B), and Broadcasting Equipment ($6.18B). During the last 5 years the exports of India to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 9.06%, from $55.4B in 2023 to $85.5B in 2018.

Exports from United States (Flag) to India (Flag) (2023)

Exports from India (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$269B
India
Top Destination
United States$85.5B

This map shows whether countries import more from United States or India. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from United States and India or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than India included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from India than United States included Bangladesh ($11.3B), Nepal ($7.25B), and United Arab Emirates ($28.8B).

Difference in imports from India (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - India

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between United States and India by product, considering products traded by both, United States and India.

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with India in the exports of Mineral Products ($13.7B), Machines ($7.05B), and Chemical Products ($4.38B).

During 2018, India had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Machines ($18.6B), Chemical Products ($16.4B), and Precious Metals ($12.2B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential United States India+$3.59BCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential India United States+$3.85BRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of United States and India. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over India. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of India indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and India (Flag) (2023)

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