2023
Exports
$26.6BWorld Rnk 9 / 225
Flag Rnk 5 / 96
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Pharmaceutical products
1.25Rnk 89 / 1025
2023
Imports
$2.62BWorld Rnk 40 / 226
Flag Rnk 26 / 96
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of India
0.65Rnk 39 / 132

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Exports In 2023, India exported $26.6B in Pharmaceutical products, making it the 9th largest exporter of Pharmaceutical products in the world. At the same year, Pharmaceutical products was the 5th most exported product in India. The main destination of Pharmaceutical products exports from India are: United States ($10.8B), United Kingdom ($920M), Germany ($723M), South Africa ($601M), and Canada ($535M).

The fastest growing export markets for Pharmaceutical products of India between 2022 and 2023 were United States ($1.81B), United Kingdom ($239M), and Netherlands ($106M).

Imports In 2023, India imported $2.62B in Pharmaceutical products, becoming the 40th largest importer of Pharmaceutical products in the world. At the same year, Pharmaceutical products was the 26th most imported product in India. India imports Pharmaceutical products primarily from: United States ($553M), Germany ($364M), Switzerland ($208M), China ($199M), and Italy ($151M).

The fastest growing import markets in Pharmaceutical products for India between 2022 and 2023 were Germany ($106M), United States ($92.8M), and Italy ($87.7M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Baxter Healthcare (14) were at the forefront of shipping Pharmaceutical products from India to the United States.

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Subnational Monthly Trade

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2023)$26.6B
IMPORTS (2023)$2.62B
NET TRADE (2023)$24B

In 2023, India exported $26.6B in Pharmaceutical products. The main destinations of India exports on Pharmaceutical products were United States ($10.8B), United Kingdom ($920M), Germany ($723M), South Africa ($601M), and Canada ($535M).

In 2023, India imported $2.62B in Pharmaceutical products, mainly from United States ($553M), Germany ($364M), Switzerland ($208M), China ($199M), and Italy ($151M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Pharmaceutical products EXPORT MARKETS FOR India WERE (2022 - 2023):
United States$1.81B (20.1%)
United Kingdom$239M (35%)
Netherlands$106M (31.1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Pharmaceutical products BY India WERE (2022 - 2023):
Germany-$306M (-29.7%)
Vietnam-$163M (-53.3%)
Belgium-$106M (-27.2%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

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In 2023, India's main exporting competitors in Pharmaceutical products were:
In 2023, India's main importing competitors in Pharmaceutical products were:

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Trade Value of Pharmaceutical products by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $2.24B
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $338M

Pharmaceutical products’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $2.24B.   Pharmaceutical products’s highest import potential is United States with an import gap of $338M.

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