India2020 Economic Complexity : 0.56, Rank 40 of 127
2020 Product Exports | Imports: $284B | $372B, 18 of 226 | 12 of 226
2020 Per Capita Product Exports | Imports: $206 | $269, 178 of 219 | 192 of 219
2020 Service Exports | Imports : $101B | $103B, 13 of 65 | 13 of 65
Overview In 2020, India was the number 6 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 18 in total exports, the number 12 in total imports, the number 150 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 40 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI).
Exports The top exports of India are Refined Petroleum ($25.3B), Packaged Medicaments ($17.8B), Diamonds ($16B), Rice ($8.21B), and Jewellery ($7.57B), exporting mostly to United States ($49.7B), China ($18.5B), United Arab Emirates ($18.1B), Hong Kong ($9.18B), and Germany ($8.8B).
In 2020, India was the world's biggest exporter of Diamonds ($16B), Rice ($8.21B), Crustaceans ($3.95B), Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($2.61B), and Pepper ($1.16B)
Imports The top imports of India are Crude Petroleum ($59B), Gold ($21.9B), Coal Briquettes ($20.9B), Diamonds ($15.8B), and Petroleum Gas ($13.8B), importing mostly from China ($64.2B), United States ($26.6B), United Arab Emirates ($22.1B), Saudi Arabia ($16.8B), and Iraq ($14.4B).
In 2020, India was the world's biggest importer of Coal Briquettes ($20.9B), Diamonds ($15.8B), Palm Oil ($5.04B), Soybean Oil ($3.02B), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($2.64B)
Location India borders Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Nepal, and Pakistan by land and Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Thailand by sea.
August, 2022
Overview In August 2022 India exported $36.9B and imported $63.6B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $26.7B. Between August 2021 and August 2022 the exports of India have increased by $3.2B (9.51%) from $33.7B to $36.9B, while imports increased by $17.9B (39.2%) from $45.7B to $63.6B.
Trade In August 2022, the top exports of India were Petroleum Products ($8.49B), Pearl, Precs, Semiprecs Stones ($2.18B), Drug Formulations, Biologicals ($1.68B), Gold And Oth Precs Metl Jwlery ($1.13B), and Iron And Steel ($919M). In August 2022 the top imports of India were Petroleum: Crude ($14.8B), Petroleum Products ($4.56B), Coal,Coke And Briquittes Etc ($4.53B), Gold ($3.56B), and Pearl, Precs, Semiprecs Stones ($2.42B).
Destinations In August 2022, India exported mostly to United States ($6.72B), United Arab Emirates ($2.82B), Netherlands ($1.34B), Brazil ($1.12B), and Turkey ($914M), and imported mostly from China ($9.42B), United States ($4.74B), Saudi Arabia ($4.34B), Russia ($4.32B), and United Arab Emirates ($3.91B).
Growth In August 2022, the increase in India's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to United States ($514M or 11.6%), South Africa ($494M or 166%), and Australia ($293M or 142%), and product exports increase in Pearl, Precs, Semiprecs Stones ($403M or 22.8%), Iron Ore ($275M or 109%), and Rice(Other Than Basmoti) ($267M or 150%). In August 2022, the increase in India's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Switzerland ($1.43B or 158%), China ($660M or 11%), and South Africa ($366M or 78.2%), and product imports increase in Gold ($2.45B or 155%), Pearl, Precs, Semiprecs Stones ($735M or 50.2%), and Vegetable Oils ($298M or 35.6%).
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2021 - August 2022): $3.2B, (9.51%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2021 - August 2022): $17.9B, (39.2%)
MAIN DESTINATION (August 2022): United States, $6.72B
This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for India. Click any date in the line plot, or any product, destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of India over time.
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Top Export (2020): Refined Petroleum, $25.3B
Top Destination (2020): United States, $64.2B
In 2020, India exported a total of $284B, making it the number 18 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of India have changed by $7.62B from $276B in 2015 to $284B in 2020.
The most recent exports are led by Refined Petroleum ($25.3B), Packaged Medicaments ($17.8B), Diamonds ($16B), Rice ($8.21B), and Jewellery ($7.57B). The most common destination for the exports of India are United States ($49.7B), China ($18.5B), United Arab Emirates ($18.1B), Hong Kong ($9.18B), and Germany ($8.8B).
India Exports Services (2020): $101B
India Imports Services (2020): $103B
In 2020, India exported $101B worth of services. The top services exported by India in 2020 were Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($42.2B), Sea transport ($14.1B), Personal travel ($11.8B), Other government services ($8.77B), and Air transport ($5.48B).
The top services imported by India in 2020 were Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($48B), Sea transport ($12.3B), Personal travel ($8.19B), Royalties and license fees ($7.24B), and Air transport ($6.94B).
India has a high level of specialization in Processed Hair (30.6), Spice Seeds (29.1), Granite (27.3), Other Organic Compounds (26), and Ground Nut Oil (24.5). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between India observed and expected exports in each product.
The highest complexity exports of India according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals (other than of hydrogen halides) and their salts, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (1.96), Tools; plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of sintered metal carbides or cermets (1.68), Stainless steel bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils (1.68), Ion-exchangers; based on polymers of heading no. 3901 to 3913, in primary forms (1.65), and Tools, hand; hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches), interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles (1.64). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.
The top export opportunities for India according to the relatedness index, are Chromium Ore (0.43), Other Cloth Articles (0.43), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore (0.42), Animal Hair (0.41), and Fake Hair (0.41). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that India is not specialized in.
The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.
The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.
During the last 20 years India's economy has become relatively more complex, moving from the 51st to the 40th position in the ECI rank.
These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.
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