Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — India

Merchandise imports in India in 2025 — 753,481,000,000 US$. Ranked 9 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 32,617.4%.

2025 753B US$ +4.9% vs 2024
World rank 9of 205
Period maximum 753B US$2025
Period minimum 2.12B US$1970

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — India, 1960–20250200B400B600B800B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,303,000,000 US$1962: 2,362,000,000 US$1964: 2,876,000,000 US$1966: 3,440,000,000 US$1968: 2,570,000,000 US$1970: 2,124,000,000 US$1972: 2,223,000,000 US$1974: 5,136,000,000 US$1976: 5,665,000,000 US$1978: 7,865,000,000 US$1980: 14,864,000,000 US$1982: 14,786,000,000 US$1984: 15,272,000,000 US$1986: 15,421,000,000 US$1988: 19,102,000,000 US$1990: 23,580,000,000 US$1992: 23,579,000,000 US$1994: 26,843,000,000 US$1996: 37,942,000,000 US$1998: 42,980,000,000 US$2000: 51,523,000,000 US$2002: 56,517,000,000 US$2004: 99,775,000,000 US$2006: 178,410,000,000 US$2008: 321,032,000,000 US$2010: 350,233,000,000 US$2012: 489,694,000,000 US$2014: 462,910,000,000 US$2016: 361,649,000,000 US$2018: 514,464,000,000 US$2020: 373,202,000,000 US$2022: 720,441,000,000 US$2024: 718,284,000,000 US$2025: 753,481,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +751B (+32,617.37%) Average annual rate: 9.32 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: India

India 753B US$
World 26.69T US$
South Asia 865B US$
Southern Asia computed 1,000B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.35T US$
Merchandise imports — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 753B +35.2B +4.9%
2024 718B +44.36B +6.58%
2023 674B −46.51B −6.46%
2022 720B +147B +25.71%
2021 573B +200B +53.56%
2020 373B −113B −23.22%
2019 486B −28.41B −5.52%
2018 514B +64.54B +14.34%
2017 450B +88.28B +24.41%
2016 362B −32.48B −8.24%
2015 394B −68.78B −14.86%
2014 463B −2.49B −0.53%
2013 465B −24.3B −4.96%
2012 490B +25.23B +5.43%
2011 464B +114B +32.62%
2010 350B +93.03B +36.17%
2009 257B −63.83B −19.88%
2008 321B +91.66B +39.96%
2007 229B +50.96B +28.56%
2006 178B +35.54B +24.88%
2005 143B +43.1B +43.19%
2004 99.78B +27.22B +37.51%
2003 72.56B +16.04B +28.38%
2002 56.52B +6.13B +12.15%
2001 50.39B −1.13B −2.2%
2000 51.52B +4.54B +9.67%
1999 46.98B +4B +9.3%
1998 42.98B +1.55B +3.74%
1997 41.43B +3.49B +9.2%
1996 37.94B +3.24B +9.32%
1995 34.71B +7.86B +29.3%
1994 26.84B +4.06B +17.79%
1993 22.79B −791M −3.35%
1992 23.58B +3.13B +15.31%
1991 20.45B −3.13B −13.28%
1990 23.58B +3.03B +14.75%
1989 20.55B +1.45B +7.58%
1988 19.1B +2.43B +14.55%
1987 16.68B +1.25B +8.13%
1986 15.42B −507M −3.18%
1985 15.93B +656M +4.3%
1984 15.27B +1.21B +8.61%
1983 14.06B −725M −4.9%
1982 14.79B −632M −4.1%
1981 15.42B +554M +3.73%
1980 14.86B +5.04B +51.26%
1979 9.83B +1.96B +24.95%
1978 7.87B +1.22B +18.32%
1977 6.65B +982M +17.33%
1976 5.67B −716M −11.22%
1975 6.38B +1.25B +24.24%
1974 5.14B +1.93B +59.95%
1973 3.21B +988M +44.44%
1972 2.22B −201M −8.29%
1971 2.42B +300M +14.12%
1970 2.12B −88M −3.98%
1969 2.21B −358M −13.93%
1968 2.57B −203M −7.32%
1967 2.77B −667M −19.39%
1966 3.44B +602M +21.21%
1965 2.84B −38M −1.32%
1964 2.88B +399M +16.11%
1963 2.48B +115M +4.87%
1962 2.36B +76M +3.32%
1961 2.29B −17M −0.74%
1960 2.3B

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.