India - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in India was 21.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 28.21 in 2013, while its lowest value was 3.30 in 1965.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.25
1961 4.84
1962 4.54
1963 4.37
1964 3.88
1965 3.30
1966 3.44
1967 4.27
1968 5.04
1969 4.01
1970 5.89
1971 6.95
1972 8.72
1973 8.73
1974 15.41
1975 13.70
1976 13.01
1977 13.99
1978 15.76
1979 19.49
1980 19.25
1981 16.94
1982 23.41
1983 17.49
1984 18.01
1985 17.27
1986 14.11
1987 14.67
1988 14.75
1989 15.38
1990 17.01
1991 16.17
1992 22.06
1993 22.91
1994 22.69
1995 20.33
1996 22.47
1997 21.01
1998 17.31
1999 18.86
2000 8.45
2001 4.81
2002 4.53
2003 4.95
2004 6.86
2005 6.34
2006 19.31
2007 23.42
2008 26.17
2009 22.11
2010 24.88
2011 26.26
2012 27.79
2013 28.21
2014 25.07
2015 19.11
2016 18.12
2017 18.48
2018 21.13
2019 22.65
2020 21.99

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in India was 372,854,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 514,464,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 2,124,000,000 in 1970.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2,303,000,000
1961 2,286,000,000
1962 2,362,000,000
1963 2,477,000,000
1964 2,876,000,000
1965 2,838,000,000
1966 3,440,000,000
1967 2,773,000,000
1968 2,570,000,000
1969 2,212,000,000
1970 2,124,000,000
1971 2,424,000,000
1972 2,223,000,000
1973 3,211,000,000
1974 5,136,000,000
1975 6,381,000,000
1976 5,665,000,000
1977 6,647,000,000
1978 7,865,000,000
1979 9,827,000,000
1980 14,864,000,000
1981 15,418,000,000
1982 14,786,000,000
1983 14,061,000,000
1984 15,272,000,000
1985 15,928,000,000
1986 15,421,000,000
1987 16,675,000,000
1988 19,102,000,000
1989 20,549,000,000
1990 23,580,000,000
1991 20,448,000,000
1992 23,579,000,000
1993 22,788,000,000
1994 26,843,000,000
1995 34,707,000,000
1996 37,942,000,000
1997 41,432,000,000
1998 42,980,000,000
1999 46,979,000,000
2000 51,523,000,000
2001 50,392,000,000
2002 56,517,000,000
2003 72,558,000,000
2004 99,775,000,000
2005 142,870,000,000
2006 178,410,000,000
2007 229,370,000,000
2008 321,032,000,000
2009 257,202,000,000
2010 350,233,000,000
2011 464,462,000,000
2012 489,694,000,000
2013 465,397,000,000
2014 462,910,000,000
2015 394,131,000,000
2016 361,649,000,000
2017 449,925,000,000
2018 514,464,000,000
2019 486,059,000,000
2020 372,854,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in India was 55.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 82.65 in 1961, while its lowest value was 49.86 in 2005.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 81.16
1961 82.65
1962 76.45
1963 79.35
1964 78.79
1965 77.58
1966 75.88
1967 79.37
1968 74.62
1969 64.44
1970 67.89
1971 71.67
1972 68.78
1973 69.14
1974 59.19
1975 70.56
1976 70.42
1977 60.66
1978 62.16
1979 62.43
1980 59.62
1981 59.18
1982 66.68
1983 64.20
1984 63.73
1985 65.60
1986 73.44
1987 69.83
1988 70.53
1989 71.88
1990 70.08
1991 63.91
1992 71.36
1993 74.20
1994 74.24
1995 70.09
1996 73.70
1997 77.80
1998 75.14
1999 69.66
2000 55.88
2001 52.34
2002 50.58
2003 52.19
2004 51.52
2005 49.86
2006 58.97
2007 61.87
2008 60.70
2009 59.90
2010 60.35
2011 59.81
2012 58.57
2013 57.54
2014 53.69
2015 52.25
2016 51.30
2017 50.78
2018 52.76
2019 55.73
2020 55.06

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in India was 43.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 45.54 in 2017, while its lowest value was 8.80 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 11.60
1961 9.07
1962 10.75
1963 9.25
1964 8.80
1965 8.94
1966 11.92
1967 9.35
1968 11.72
1969 15.22
1970 17.91
1971 17.89
1972 17.92
1973 18.64
1974 24.13
1975 17.49
1976 19.84
1977 27.36
1978 24.29
1979 22.26
1980 26.18
1981 24.14
1982 18.96
1983 18.69
1984 19.05
1985 18.00
1986 14.48
1987 14.77
1988 14.39
1989 12.25
1990 14.08
1991 14.41
1992 19.32
1993 16.00
1994 20.36
1995 18.89
1996 20.87
1997 21.34
1998 23.65
1999 29.29
2000 19.75
2001 18.59
2002 19.82
2003 19.83
2004 19.69
2005 19.88
2006 33.23
2007 36.38
2008 36.79
2009 38.32
2010 37.09
2011 37.59
2012 38.14
2013 38.31
2014 41.34
2015 43.03
2016 44.24
2017 45.54
2018 44.49
2019 42.28
2020 43.44

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in India was 24.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 25.81 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.65 in 1974.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.82
1961 1.44
1962 1.56
1963 1.07
1964 1.37
1965 2.51
1966 5.40
1967 2.51
1968 2.70
1969 3.38
1970 1.04
1971 1.46
1972 0.91
1973 1.11
1974 0.65
1975 0.89
1976 0.88
1977 3.70
1978 4.50
1979 3.84
1980 3.71
1981 3.08
1982 3.01
1983 3.44
1984 4.76
1985 4.05
1986 4.85
1987 4.96
1988 5.08
1989 4.59
1990 4.13
1991 3.40
1992 4.43
1993 3.81
1994 6.60
1995 6.98
1996 7.19
1997 8.35
1998 9.47
1999 9.77
2000 8.74
2001 9.46
2002 10.49
2003 11.76
2004 12.18
2005 12.42
2006 15.66
2007 16.63
2008 16.27
2009 18.00
2010 18.20
2011 18.72
2012 17.67
2013 18.42
2014 20.67
2015 24.34
2016 25.81
2017 24.76
2018 22.87
2019 22.93
2020 24.48

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in India was 3.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.44 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.04 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.04
1961 0.05
1962 0.19
1963 0.32
1964 0.21
1965 0.28
1966 0.26
1967 0.10
1968 0.40
1969 0.61
1970 0.83
1971 0.91
1972 0.40
1973 0.59
1974 0.57
1975 0.56
1976 0.24
1977 0.58
1978 0.33
1979 0.29
1980 0.33
1981 0.77
1982 0.55
1983 0.22
1984 0.39
1985 0.52
1986 0.66
1987 0.77
1988 0.93
1989 0.43
1990 0.48
1991 0.38
1992 1.38
1993 0.45
1994 2.51
1995 3.44
1996 2.66
1997 2.32
1998 2.00
1999 1.89
2000 1.57
2001 1.65
2002 1.52
2003 1.68
2004 1.84
2005 2.08
2006 2.27
2007 2.25
2008 2.67
2009 2.89
2010 1.87
2011 1.75
2012 2.22
2013 1.86
2014 2.09
2015 2.09
2016 2.51
2017 2.97
2018 2.52
2019 2.73
2020 3.13

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in India was 3.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.59 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.05 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.24
1961 0.21
1962 0.09
1963 0.05
1964 0.29
1965 0.27
1966 0.37
1967 0.86
1968 0.41
1969 0.96
1970 0.78
1971 0.47
1972 0.34
1973 2.60
1974 1.57
1975 1.09
1976 0.86
1977 2.70
1978 1.60
1979 1.07
1980 1.90
1981 2.19
1982 1.95
1983 1.60
1984 3.15
1985 2.51
1986 1.92
1987 2.36
1988 2.12
1989 2.01
1990 1.78
1991 1.65
1992 1.48
1993 1.02
1994 2.75
1995 1.26
1996 1.00
1997 1.07
1998 1.41
1999 1.66
2000 1.36
2001 1.69
2002 1.45
2003 1.30
2004 1.37
2005 1.29
2006 1.55
2007 1.49
2008 1.28
2009 2.04
2010 1.89
2011 1.83
2012 2.66
2013 3.17
2014 3.59
2015 3.21
2016 3.21
2017 3.55
2018 3.28
2019 3.00
2020 3.58

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in India was 5.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 19.04 in 1980, while its lowest value was 1.21 in 2004.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.37
1961 4.53
1962 5.88
1963 5.75
1964 4.20
1965 4.11
1966 4.39
1967 3.84
1968 4.51
1969 4.59
1970 8.41
1971 9.17
1972 9.96
1973 9.45
1974 18.68
1975 13.47
1976 14.51
1977 16.01
1978 15.80
1979 15.16
1980 19.04
1981 16.83
1982 12.52
1983 11.78
1984 9.12
1985 9.44
1986 5.56
1987 4.82
1988 4.49
1989 3.59
1990 5.98
1991 6.63
1992 7.78
1993 5.73
1994 5.01
1995 3.84
1996 4.18
1997 4.38
1998 4.16
1999 5.73
2000 2.94
2001 1.88
2002 1.81
2003 1.35
2004 1.21
2005 1.33
2006 8.35
2007 10.03
2008 10.01
2009 8.70
2010 7.65
2011 8.17
2012 8.41
2013 7.85
2014 7.02
2015 5.53
2016 6.11
2017 6.90
2018 8.62
2019 6.66
2020 5.86

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in India was 0.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.60 in 1962, while its lowest value was 0.35 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.25
1961 1.74
1962 2.60
1963 1.94
1964 1.88
1965 2.59
1966 1.06
1967 1.42
1968 1.45
1969 1.88
1970 1.43
1971 1.05
1972 1.47
1973 1.76
1974 1.05
1975 1.23
1976 1.60
1977 1.15
1978 0.98
1979 0.91
1980 1.04
1981 1.33
1982 0.87
1983 0.73
1984 0.79
1985 0.76
1986 0.61
1987 0.62
1988 0.61
1989 0.35
1990 0.46
1991 0.54
1992 0.86
1993 0.48
1994 0.52
1995 0.60
1996 0.56
1997 0.60
1998 1.02
1999 0.91
2000 0.94
2001 1.16
2002 0.93
2003 0.90
2004 0.89
2005 0.94
2006 0.84
2007 0.84
2008 0.62
2009 0.59
2010 0.59
2011 0.55
2012 0.55
2013 0.53
2014 0.58
2015 0.77
2016 0.76
2017 0.57
2018 0.76
2019 0.77
2020 0.83

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in India was 6.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.22 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.92 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.14
1961 2.84
1962 3.03
1963 2.07
1964 2.74
1965 1.76
1966 1.49
1967 2.03
1968 3.70
1969 5.68
1970 6.84
1971 5.88
1972 6.31
1973 4.88
1974 2.67
1975 1.48
1976 3.37
1977 4.39
1978 2.06
1979 1.89
1980 1.20
1981 1.28
1982 0.92
1983 1.65
1984 1.64
1985 1.48
1986 1.49
1987 1.86
1988 1.77
1989 1.64
1990 1.71
1991 2.35
1992 4.24
1993 4.99
1994 3.50
1995 3.37
1996 5.84
1997 5.22
1998 6.60
1999 10.22
2000 5.14
2001 3.91
2002 4.56
2003 3.73
2004 3.10
2005 2.76
2006 5.40
2007 5.98
2008 6.55
2009 6.70
2010 7.48
2011 7.12
2012 7.20
2013 7.01
2014 7.97
2015 7.86
2016 6.60
2017 7.35
2018 7.20
2019 6.96
2020 6.39

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in India was 0.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 29.32 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.14 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.98
1961 6.55
1962 10.20
1963 9.46
1964 10.53
1965 10.89
1966 11.15
1967 9.86
1968 12.22
1969 18.46
1970 12.78
1971 9.39
1972 11.83
1973 10.46
1974 15.63
1975 10.72
1976 8.13
1977 10.83
1978 12.57
1979 14.41
1980 13.16
1981 15.35
1982 13.49
1983 16.39
1984 16.42
1985 15.64
1986 11.47
1987 14.78
1988 14.47
1989 15.52
1990 15.37
1991 21.14
1992 8.46
1993 9.33
1994 4.88
1995 10.41
1996 4.88
1997 0.27
1998 0.19
1999 0.14
2000 23.42
2001 27.90
2002 28.67
2003 27.09
2004 27.89
2005 29.32
2006 6.96
2007 0.91
2008 1.90
2009 1.19
2010 1.97
2011 2.06
2012 2.73
2013 3.63
2014 4.38
2015 3.95
2016 3.70
2017 3.10
2018 1.99
2019 1.22
2020 0.66

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in India was $368,030,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $508,988,000,000 in 2018 and $2,093,310,000 in 1970.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $2,249,400,000
1961 $2,213,300,000
1962 $2,311,200,000
1963 $2,438,800,000
1964 $2,661,100,000
1965 $2,772,900,000
1966 $2,731,700,000
1967 $2,672,600,000
1968 $2,507,480,000
1969 $2,116,140,000
1970 $2,093,310,000
1971 $2,408,930,000
1972 $2,235,360,000
1973 $3,233,580,000
1974 $5,063,860,000
1975 $6,197,190,000
1976 $5,098,090,000
1977 $6,663,010,000
1978 $7,819,490,000
1979 $9,898,310,000
1980 $14,821,820,000
1981 $14,549,560,000
1982 $15,634,830,000
1983 $13,892,730,000
1984 $15,115,250,000
1985 $16,329,000,000
1986 $15,051,440,000
1987 $16,838,040,000
1988 $19,034,720,000
1989 $19,297,490,000
1990 $23,991,420,000
1991 $19,509,430,000
1992 $23,196,570,000
1993 $21,268,790,000
1994 $25,484,480,000
1995 $34,486,530,000
1996 $36,054,760,000
1997 $40,896,430,000
1998 $42,162,070,000
1999 $47,900,500,000
2000 $50,259,700,000
2001 $50,129,320,000
2002 $58,811,450,000
2003 $73,931,350,000
2004 $99,815,190,000
2005 $139,667,000,000
2006 $176,526,000,000
2007 $234,640,000,000
2008 $321,399,000,000
2009 $257,649,000,000
2010 $350,780,000,000
2011 $465,073,000,000
2012 $490,405,000,000
2013 $467,939,000,000
2014 $460,501,000,000
2015 $392,230,000,000
2016 $356,320,000,000
2017 $442,983,000,000
2018 $508,988,000,000
2019 $479,894,000,000
2020 $368,030,000,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in India was 0.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.60 in 1962, while its lowest value was 0.35 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.25
1961 1.74
1962 2.60
1963 1.94
1964 1.88
1965 2.59
1966 1.06
1967 1.42
1968 1.45
1969 1.88
1970 1.43
1971 1.05
1972 1.47
1973 1.76
1974 1.05
1975 1.23
1976 1.60
1977 1.15
1978 0.98
1979 0.91
1980 1.04
1981 1.33
1982 0.87
1983 0.73
1984 0.79
1985 0.76
1986 0.61
1987 0.62
1988 0.61
1989 0.35
1990 0.46
1991 0.54
1992 0.86
1993 0.48
1994 0.52
1995 0.60
1996 0.56
1997 0.60
1998 1.02
1999 0.91
2000 0.94
2001 1.16
2002 0.93
2003 0.90
2004 0.89
2005 0.94
2006 0.84
2007 0.84
2008 0.62
2009 0.59
2010 0.59
2011 0.55
2012 0.55
2013 0.53
2014 0.58
2015 0.77
2016 0.76
2017 0.57
2018 0.76
2019 0.77
2020 0.83

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports