Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in India
India: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
147th
of 172 countries
All-time high
0.3067 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.0928 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1978
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in India, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in India stood at 0.2004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in India peaked at 0.3067 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0928 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1978.
That places India 147th out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in India, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1962 | 0.204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1837 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1628 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2308 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2015 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1968 | 0.163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1288 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1422 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1299 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0973 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0973 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0928 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0994 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0933 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0989 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0986 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1106 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0975 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1013 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1108 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0972 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0998 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1021 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0973 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1157 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1616 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1691 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1968 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1761 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1883 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2246 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2207 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2261 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2246 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2371 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2288 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2396 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.274 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2905 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2468 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3067 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2687 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2492 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2758 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2638 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2423 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2116 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.215 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2295 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2169 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2009 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2072 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2199 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2021 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1981 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.2004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3476 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 58% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 0.2004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2718 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 74% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1871 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1288 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0928 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.101 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0933 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1108 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1682 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0973 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2246 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2543 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2246 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3067 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2417 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2116 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1981 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2199 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 144 Peru 0.2046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Uruguay 0.204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 Ethiopia 0.2018 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Colombia 0.1998 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1981 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Kenya 0.1957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for India
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 35.69 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 39.10 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in India?
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in India was 0.2004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3067 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0928 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
- How does India rank for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- India ranks 147th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.