How does India rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?

India ranks 145th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.

Is value of imported goods and services, 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.

Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in India

Name: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in India
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India: Value of imported goods and services, 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

145th

of 170 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

1960–2025

Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in India, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

India recorded 0.2004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in 2025.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, 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.

India ranks 145th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in India, year by year

Annual values for Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in India, 1960 to 2025.
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%

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

142 Peru 0.2046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
143 Uruguay 0.204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
144 Ethiopia 0.2018 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
146 Colombia 0.1998 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
147 Bolivia 0.1981 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
148 Kenya 0.1957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in India?: Value of imported goods and services, 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 value of imported goods and services, 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 value of imported goods and services, 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 value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?: India ranks 145th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
Is value of imported goods and services, 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 Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 7,393 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.