Imports share of GDP in India

Imports into India were equal to 24.0% of GDP in 2025.

India, 2025 24.0% % of GDP
Change from 2024 +0.2percentage points 2024: 23.9%
World, 2025 28.5% Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2025 28.2% Middle value of 17 countries

Imports share of GDP in India over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Imports of goods and services as a share of GDP (World Bank) (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period IndiaWorld
2025 24.0% 28.5%
2024 23.9% 28.1%
2023 24.0% 28.3%
2022 26.7% 30.0%
2021 24.0% 27.5%
2020 19.1% 25.4%
2019 21.2% 27.4%
2018 23.7% 28.2%
2017 22.0% 27.3%
2016 20.9% 26.3%
2015 22.1% 27.3%
2014 26.0% 28.9%
2013 28.4% 29.1%
2012 31.3% 29.1%
2011 31.1% 29.4%
2010 26.9% 27.6%
2009 25.9% 25.5%
2008 29.3% 30.1%
2007 24.9% 28.9%
2006 24.5% 28.1%
2005 22.4% 26.7%
2004 19.6% 25.5%
2003 15.6% 23.7%
2002 15.2% 22.9%
2001 13.4% 22.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 23.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 22.1%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 28.5%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for India
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices