India Imports 1960-2024

Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • India imports for 2023 was $850.64B, a 5.23% decline from 2022.
  • India imports for 2022 was $897.55B, a 17.96% increase from 2021.
  • India imports for 2021 was $760.90B, a 49.13% increase from 2020.
  • India imports for 2020 was $510.24B, a 15.29% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Billions of US $
India $850.64B
Indonesia $268.33B
Philippines $178.11B
Ukraine $88.51B
Egypt $84.51B
Bangladesh $77.97B
Morocco $73.74B
Pakistan $59.94B
Uzbekistan $41.34B
Tunisia $28.17B
Ghana $26.73B
Angola $22.59B
Kenya $22.12B
Honduras $20.96B
Sri Lanka $18.46B
Georgia $17.38B
El Salvador $16.94B
Bolivia $14.47B
Mongolia $13.76B
Cambodia $12.83B
West Bank and Gaza $11.64B
Zambia $11.01B
Nicaragua $10.53B
Moldova $9.86B
Cameroon $9.73B
Kosovo $7.36B
Djibouti $7.11B
Republic of Congo $6.02B
Mauritania $5.45B
Cabo Verde $1.40B
Sudan $1.14B
Micronesia $0.31B
Kiribati $0.26B
India Imports - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2023 $850.64B 23.96%
2022 $897.55B 26.76%
2021 $760.90B 24.02%
2020 $510.24B 19.08%
2019 $602.32B 21.24%
2018 $640.30B 23.69%
2017 $582.02B 21.95%
2016 $480.17B 20.92%
2015 $465.10B 22.11%
2014 $529.24B 25.95%
2013 $527.56B 28.41%
2012 $571.31B 31.26%
2011 $566.67B 31.08%
2010 $449.97B 26.85%
2009 $347.18B 25.87%
2008 $350.93B 29.27%
2007 $302.80B 24.89%
2006 $229.96B 24.46%
2005 $183.74B 22.40%
2004 $139.31B 19.64%
2003 $95.07B 15.64%
2002 $78.50B 15.24%
2001 $65.22B 13.43%
2000 $65.12B 13.90%
1999 $61.31B 13.36%
1998 $53.43B 12.68%
1997 $49.61B 11.93%
1996 $45.36B 11.54%
1995 $43.32B 12.02%
1994 $33.35B 10.19%
1993 $27.42B 9.82%
1992 $27.64B 9.59%
1991 $22.94B 8.49%
1990 $27.13B 8.45%
1989 $24.13B 8.15%
1988 $22.11B 7.46%
1987 $19.48B 6.98%
1986 $17.49B 7.02%
1985 $17.78B 7.65%
1984 $16.39B 7.73%
1983 $17.14B 7.85%
1982 $16.34B 8.14%
1981 $16.58B 8.57%
1980 $17.23B 9.25%
1979 $12.50B 8.17%
1978 $9.05B 6.59%
1977 $7.61B 6.26%
1976 $6.28B 6.11%
1975 $6.55B 6.65%
1974 $5.99B 6.02%
1973 $4.04B 4.72%
1972 $2.65B 3.71%
1971 $2.70B 4.00%
1970 $2.42B 3.88%
1969 $2.36B 4.03%
1968 $2.62B 4.94%
1967 $2.98B 5.95%
1966 $3.04B 6.67%
1965 $3.10B 5.21%
1964 $3.21B 5.69%
1963 $2.86B 5.91%
1962 $2.54B 6.03%
1961 $2.34B 5.96%
1960 $2.53B 6.83%