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General profile: India

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
1 417.173 Millions
78.604 INR/US$
3 483 536 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 2 973 190 km²
6.67 %
6.56 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+14.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
99 616
226 351
267 951
453 400
Merchandise imports
142 870
350 233
394 131
720 441
Merchandise trade balance
-43 254
-123 881
-126 180
-267 041
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
7 %7 %56 %56 %22 %22 %4 %4 %11 %11 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
80 23031 32318 50015 08413 83480 23031 32318 50015 08413 834
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
52 179
117 068
156 278
309 374
Services imports
(e) 60 636
(e) 114 928
(e) 123 567
(e) 249 522
Services trade balance
(e) -8 457
(e) 2 140
(e) 32 711
(e) 59 852
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
12.5
11.3
9.2
12.1
Travel
14.4
12.4
13.4
6.9
Other services
(e) 73.1
76.3
77.2
80.4
TRADE INDICES
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11510511110510710710092867779715752454138322925242391101959399105100908986869091787882848892859496
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+6.6 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
823 612
1 669 620
2 146 759
3 483 536
GDP per capita, current US$
713
1 346
1 623
2 458
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
7.92
8.50
8.00
6.56
Current account balance, % of GDP
-1.25
-3.27
-1.05
-2.31
Exchange rate (/US$)
44.100
45.726
64.152
78.604
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
59.611.131.221.423.959.611.131.221.423.9
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.4 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
7 621.77
27 417.08
44 064.10
49 354.61
FDI outflows
2 985.49
15 947.43
7 572.42
14 543.10
Personal remittances, % of GDP
2.69
3.20
3.21
3.19
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
111 221.889 375.283 149.283 332.178 790.268 967.262 744.468 909.770 388.669 970.468 820.562 499.153 480.049 204.049 977.337 216.828 333.622 125.118 750.420 999.215 735.714 273.012 883.549 35544 76364 07250 55842 15639 90444 48144 06434 58228 19924 19636 19027 41735 63447 10225 35020 3287 6225 7784 3215 6305 4783 588FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
(e) -4.95
(e) -7.61
(e) -4.86
(e) -6.17
Balance, % of imports
(e) -20.87
(e) -26.76
(e) -19.58
(e) -21.90
Normalized balance
(e) -0.117
(e) -0.154
(e) -0.109
(e) -0.123
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
504438434542414553565856494756454642
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
36%Urban 36%Rural
64%Rural 64%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.768 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
12 347
14 970
15 617
16 928
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
44.72
47.33
61.52
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
9 235 765
12 318 610
19 717 168
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
1.11
2.00
0.89
2.77
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
7.64
6.31
8.56
7.64
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023