Imports of goods and services in India
India: Imports of goods and services was 6.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in India, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods and services in India is 6.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 209.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in India peaked at 32.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -14.4%, in 1968.
That places India 66th 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.
Imports of goods and services in India, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -9.8% | — |
| 1962 | 3.9% | -140.1% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | -11.1% | -427.1% |
| 1966 | 28.6% | -358.9% |
| 1967 | -3.9% | -113.8% |
| 1968 | -14.4% | +264.2% |
| 1969 | -13.0% | -9.2% |
| 1970 | 17.9% | -237.4% |
| 1971 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | -1.9% | -110.5% |
| 1973 | 8.1% | -527.6% |
| 1974 | -12.8% | -258.0% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | -110.0% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | +48.2% |
| 1977 | 27.4% | +1344.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -99.8% |
| 1979 | 19.3% | +39214.8% |
| 1980 | 14.4% | -25.7% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | -30.1% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | -65.6% |
| 1983 | 22.0% | +536.5% |
| 1984 | -14.3% | -165.2% |
| 1985 | 13.9% | -196.8% |
| 1986 | 17.1% | +23.2% |
| 1987 | -1.7% | -109.8% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | -651.2% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | -77.3% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +61.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -99.5% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | +138896.1% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | +24.4% |
| 1996 | -2.4% | -108.7% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | -641.0% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | +57.9% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | -66.5% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -34.4% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -35.9% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +307.5% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +59.9% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | +45.4% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -53.7% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +125.6% |
| 2009 | -1.9% | -108.6% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -921.0% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +29.1% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -70.5% |
| 2013 | -8.1% | -235.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -110.7% |
| 2015 | -5.9% | -771.5% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -174.9% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +297.5% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -49.4% |
| 2019 | -0.8% | -109.5% |
| 2020 | -12.6% | +1404.6% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -275.0% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -59.6% |
| 2023 | -1.0% | -111.6% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -614.0% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.4% | -14.4% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.9% | -12.8% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | -14.3% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | -2.4% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | -1.9% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | -8.1% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | -12.6% | 22.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near 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 imports of goods and services in India?
- Imports of goods and services in India was 6.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.4% in 1968.
- How does India rank for imports of goods and services?
- India ranks 66th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 209.3%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.