An in-depth look into India’s top 10 imported commodities

• Crude petroleum. Crude petroleum was India’s top import in 2020-21.
• Gold.
• Petroleum products.
• Coal, coke and briquettes.
• Pearl, precious and semi-precious stones.
• Electronic components.
• Telecom instruments.
• Organic chemicals.

What are the Top 5 Imports in India?

India main imports are: mineral fuels, oils and waxes and bituminous substances (27 percent of total imports); pearls, precious and semi-precious stones and jewelry (14 percent); electrical machinery and equipment (10 percent); nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances (8 percent); and organic …

Which country is largest exporter?

China
China has been the largest exporter of goods in the world since 2009. 1 Official estimates suggest the country’s total exports amounted to $2.641 trillion in 2019.

Which is the largest importer of goods to India?

In the six months recorded so far for 2012-13, the UK has dropped a place and has a 1.4% share of the India’s import sources. The table below shows India’s imports and exports by country including the share. The downloadable spreadsheet also has data on the top import and export products for the country. What can you do with this data?

How much money does India export per year?

The government of India has set up an export target of $900 billion by 2020 in the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020. This target is just double to its total export of $465.9 billion in 2013-14.

What was the highest exports of India in 1957?

Exports in India averaged 5825.07 USD Million from 1957 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 32550 USD Million in March of 2019 and a record low of 59.01 USD Million in June of 1958.

Which is the fastest growing export category in India?

India’s top 10 exports accounted for roughly three-fifths (60.2%) of the overall value of its global shipments. Electrical machinery and equipment represents the fastest growing among the top 10 export categories, up 23.6% from 2018 to 2019. In second place for improving Indian export sales were pharmaceuticals which gained 12.5%.