Exports of goods and services in India
India: Exports of goods and services was 6.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Exports of goods and services in India, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
India recorded 6.5% for exports of goods and services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 214.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in India peaked at 31.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -13.9%, in 1965.
That places India 58th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exports of goods and services in India, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.2% | — |
| 1962 | -0.6% | +212.0% |
| 1963 | 8.4% | -1549.4% |
| 1964 | -6.5% | -177.5% |
| 1965 | -13.9% | +112.9% |
| 1966 | 25.8% | -286.4% |
| 1967 | 5.0% | -80.8% |
| 1968 | 3.1% | -36.7% |
| 1969 | -1.9% | -161.8% |
| 1970 | 31.6% | -1728.4% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | -96.7% |
| 1972 | 8.2% | +683.0% |
| 1973 | 5.0% | -39.7% |
| 1974 | 8.2% | +65.2% |
| 1975 | 16.4% | +100.6% |
| 1976 | 19.8% | +20.5% |
| 1977 | -3.6% | -118.0% |
| 1978 | 7.8% | -318.7% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | +42.9% |
| 1980 | 5.2% | -53.0% |
| 1981 | -0.8% | -115.6% |
| 1982 | 6.0% | -837.0% |
| 1983 | -0.9% | -115.2% |
| 1984 | 7.3% | -897.7% |
| 1985 | -6.3% | -186.5% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | -186.0% |
| 1987 | 12.7% | +134.3% |
| 1988 | 7.5% | -41.3% |
| 1989 | 12.0% | +60.3% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 9.7% | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | -49.4% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | +181.6% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | +140.7% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -80.0% |
| 1997 | -2.3% | -137.0% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | -696.4% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | +29.6% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -76.3% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +389.3% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -54.6% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | +183.6% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -71.2% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +151.9% |
| 2009 | -4.8% | -132.7% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -502.9% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -56.1% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -77.2% |
| 2015 | -5.6% | -417.7% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -188.3% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +161.4% |
| 2019 | -3.4% | -128.4% |
| 2020 | -7.0% | +105.5% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | -525.5% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -65.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -93.1% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | +825.1% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | -13.9% | 25.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.6% | -3.6% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | -6.3% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | -2.3% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | -4.8% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | -5.6% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | -7.0% | 29.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More economy & growth data for India
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1457 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 393.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 291.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 9.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in India?
- Exports of goods and services in India was 6.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.9% in 1965.
- How does India rank for exports of goods and services?
- India ranks 58th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.