List of the largest trading partners of India

According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the fifteen largest trading partners of India represent 59.37% of total trade by India in the financial year 1951-1952.[1] These figures include trade in goods and commodities, but do not include services or foreign direct investment.

The two largest goods traded by India are mineral fuels (refined / unrefined) and gold (finished gold ware / gold metal). In the year 2013-14, mineral fuels (HS code 27) were the largest traded item with 181.383 billion US$ worth imports and 64.685 billion US$ worth re-exports after refining. In the year 2013-14, gold and its finished items (HS code 71) were the second largest traded items with 58.465 billion US$ worth imports and 41.692 billion US$ worth re-exports after value addition. These two goods are constituting 53% total imports, 34% total exports and nearly 100% of total trade deficit (136 billion US$) of India in the financial year 2013-14.[2] The services trade (exports and imports) are not part of commodities trade. The trade surplus in services trade is US$70 billion in the year 2017-18.[3]

Counting the European Union as one, the WTO ranks India fifth for commercial services exports and sixth for commercial services imports.[4]

The two main destinations of exported Indian merchandises is the EU market and the USA, when the two main markets of origin are China and the EU[4] According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the fifteen largest trading partners of India represent 59.37% of total trade by India in the financial year 2015-2016.[1] These figures include trade in goods and commodities, but do not include services or foreign direct investment. 2019 20 India's top trend partner USA

Largest trading partners with India

India's largest trade partners with their total trade (sum of imports and exports) in billions of US dollars for the financial year 2019–20 were as follows:[5]

Rank	Country	Exports	Imports	Total Trade	Trade Balance
1	United States	57.7	34.3	92.0	23.4
2	China	16.61	65.26	81.87	-48.65
3	United Arab Emirates	28.81	30.22	59.03
4	Saudi Arabia	6.39	20.32	26.71	-13.93
5	Switzerland	1.21	16.9	18.11	-15.69
6	Germany	8.21	13.69	21.9	-5.48
7	Hong Kong	13.7	20.34	34.04	-6.64
8	Indonesia	4.12	15.06	19.18	-10.94
9	South Korea	4.85	15.65	20.5	-10.8
10	Malaysia	3.71	9.08	16.93	-5.30
11	Singapore	7.72	9.31	16.93	2.68
12	Nigeria	2.22	9.95	16.36	-11.00
13	Belgium	5.03	8.26	16.33	-5.29
14	Qatar	0.90	9.02	15.66	-13.55
15	Japan	4.66	9.85	15.52	-4.75
16	Iraq	1.00	10.84	15.08	-13.42
17	Kuwait	1.25	4.97	14.58	-12.18
18	United Kingdom	8.83	5.19	14.34	4.30
19	Iran	2.78	6.28	13.13	-4.78
20	Australia	3.26	8.90	13.03	-7.47
21	Venezuela	0.13	5.70	11.99	-11.47
22	South Africa	3.59	5.95	11.72	-3.40
-	Remaining Countries	126.78	104.92	231.70	21.86
India's Total		330.08	514.08	844.16	-184.0

Countries of which India is the largest trading partner

India is the primary export or import partner of several countries. The percentages on these tables are based on 2017 data as shown on the CIA World Factbook.

Exports from these countries to India[6] Region Percentage  Bhutan 95.3%  Guinea-Bissau 67.1%  Afghanistan 56.5%    Nepal 53.1%  Nigeria 30.6%  Mozambique 28.1%  Ghana 23.8%  Tanzania 21.8%  Iraq 21.2%  United Arab Emirates 10.1%	Imports by these countries from India[7] Region Percentage  Bhutan 89.5%    Nepal 70.2%  Sri Lanka 22.0%  Burundi 18.5%  Mauritius 17.9%  Tanzania 16.5%

Export partners

India exports approximately 7500 commodities to about 192 countries.[8] The following table shows India's 10 largest destinations for exports in 2019-2020.[9]

Rank	Country	Value (US$ billion)	Share of overall exports
1	United States	57.7	16.94%
2	United Arab Emirates	28.8	9.20%
3	China	16.6	5.47%
4	Hong Kong	10.9	3.53%
5	Singapore	8.9	2.90%
6	United Kingdom	8.7	2.80%
7	Netherlands	8.3	2.69%
8	Germany	8.29	2.65%
9	Bangladesh	8.20	2.61%
10	Nepal	7.16	2.28%

Import partners Of India.

India imports around 6000 commodities from 140 countries.[8] The following table shows India's 10 largest sources of imports in 2019-2020.[9]

Rank	Country	Value (US$ billion)	Share of overall imports
1	China	57.8	14.37%
2	United States	30.5	7.57%
3	United Arab Emirates	25.8	6.39%
4	Saudi Arabia	23.0	5.70%
5	Iraq	19.8	4.91%
6	Switzerland	14.8	3.67%
7	Hong Kong	14.6	3.63%
8	South Korea	13.2	3.28%
9	Indonesia	12.8	3.17%
10	Singapore	12.2	3.02%

See also

India related

• Foreign trade of India
• Economy of India
• Foreign-exchange reserves of India
• Remittances to India
• Business process outsourcing to India
• List of exports of India
• Indian diaspora
• Indianisation

Lists

• List of countries by leading trade partners
• List of the largest trading partners of the United States
• List of the largest trading partners of the European Union
• List of the largest trading partners of China
• List of the largest trading partners of Australia
• List of the largest trading partners of Canada

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