India - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in India was $493,033,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $642,960,000,000 in 2018 and $5,763,690,000 in 1976.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1975 $6,006,734,000
1976 $5,763,690,000
1977 $6,603,142,000
1978 $8,957,078,000
1979 $11,938,310,000
1980 $16,927,950,000
1981 $17,397,430,000
1982 $17,517,740,000
1983 $17,572,600,000
1984 $17,857,800,000
1985 $18,984,140,000
1986 $19,631,790,000
1987 $22,290,070,000
1988 $25,412,610,000
1989 $28,127,930,000
1990 $29,526,610,000
1991 $27,031,900,000
1992 $29,665,640,000
1993 $30,604,950,000
1994 $37,872,390,000
1995 $48,225,110,000
1996 $54,959,990,000
1997 $58,172,790,000
1998 $59,367,860,000
1999 $62,827,500,000
2000 $73,075,200,000
2001 $71,311,160,000
2002 $75,741,490,000
2003 $92,959,120,000
2004 $130,980,000,000
2005 $181,858,000,000
2006 $225,086,000,000
2007 $278,786,000,000
2008 $379,479,000,000
2009 $328,257,000,000
2010 $439,059,000,000
2011 $553,062,000,000
2012 $579,909,000,000
2013 $560,408,000,000
2014 $553,553,000,000
2015 $491,880,000,000
2016 $472,013,000,000
2017 $561,613,000,000
2018 $642,960,000,000
2019 $619,485,000,000
2020 $493,033,000,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in India was $510,975,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $639,013,000,000 in 2018 and $2,337,302,000 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 $2,530,503,000
1961 $2,337,302,000
1962 $2,543,102,000
1963 $2,860,203,000
1964 $3,210,903,000
1965 $3,103,738,000
1966 $3,060,000,000
1967 $2,981,333,000
1968 $2,624,000,000
1969 $2,356,000,000
1970 $2,421,333,000
1971 $2,695,657,000
1972 $2,650,506,000
1973 $4,039,171,000
1974 $5,992,026,000
1975 $6,545,404,000
1976 $6,280,837,000
1977 $7,611,095,000
1978 $9,045,599,000
1979 $12,498,140,000
1980 $17,225,830,000
1981 $16,584,540,000
1982 $16,343,490,000
1983 $17,140,060,000
1984 $16,391,290,000
1985 $17,776,650,000
1986 $17,486,410,000
1987 $19,477,190,000
1988 $22,111,390,000
1989 $24,133,380,000
1990 $27,132,070,000
1991 $22,941,360,000
1992 $27,639,690,000
1993 $27,419,390,000
1994 $33,349,580,000
1995 $43,318,430,000
1996 $45,357,290,000
1997 $49,607,490,000
1998 $53,431,580,000
1999 $61,314,620,000
2000 $65,124,160,000
2001 $65,218,390,000
2002 $78,498,580,000
2003 $95,071,650,000
2004 $139,310,000,000
2005 $183,736,000,000
2006 $229,955,000,000
2007 $302,804,000,000
2008 $350,927,000,000
2009 $347,178,000,000
2010 $449,974,000,000
2011 $566,667,000,000
2012 $571,307,000,000
2013 $527,555,000,000
2014 $529,240,000,000
2015 $465,097,000,000
2016 $480,169,000,000
2017 $582,018,000,000
2018 $639,013,000,000
2019 $601,583,000,000
2020 $510,975,000,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in India was 37,927,100,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44,681,700,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 11,130,000,000 in 1961.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 12,050,000,000
1961 11,130,000,000
1962 12,110,000,000
1963 13,620,000,000
1964 15,290,000,000
1965 14,780,000,000
1966 21,420,000,000
1967 22,360,000,000
1968 19,680,000,000
1969 17,670,000,000
1970 18,160,000,000
1971 20,060,000,000
1972 20,490,000,000
1973 31,760,000,000
1974 47,790,000,000
1975 56,640,000,000
1976 56,140,000,000
1977 65,170,000,000
1978 74,230,000,000
1979 100,940,000,000
1980 135,960,000,000
1981 148,090,000,000
1982 157,360,000,000
1983 176,750,000,000
1984 194,840,000,000
1985 217,540,000,000
1986 223,590,000,000
1987 252,590,000,000
1988 320,100,000,000
1989 402,120,000,000
1990 486,980,000,000
1991 562,490,000,000
1992 730,000,000,000
1993 859,990,000,000
1994 1,047,100,000,000
1995 1,449,530,000,000
1996 1,610,220,000,000
1997 1,843,330,000,000
1998 2,247,450,000,000
1999 2,657,020,000,000
2000 2,975,230,000,000
2001 3,110,500,000,000
2002 3,799,810,000,000
2003 4,368,780,000,000
2004 6,259,450,000,000
2005 8,134,660,000,000
2006 10,405,400,000,000
2007 12,191,100,000,000
2008 16,140,400,000,000
2009 16,471,400,000,000
2010 20,501,800,000,000
2011 27,155,500,000,000
2012 31,084,300,000,000
2013 31,918,100,000,000
2014 32,359,600,000,000
2015 30,449,200,000,000
2016 32,205,900,000,000
2017 37,513,900,000,000
2018 44,681,700,000,000
2019 42,650,400,000,000
2020 37,927,100,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in India was 530,706,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 619,112,000,000 in 2018 and 7,525,256,000 in 1969.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 9,173,869,000
1961 8,278,875,000
1962 8,602,513,000
1963 8,894,310,000
1964 9,194,915,000
1965 8,178,306,000
1966 10,519,120,000
1967 10,104,290,000
1968 8,653,215,000
1969 7,525,256,000
1970 8,873,403,000
1971 10,473,140,000
1972 10,275,370,000
1973 11,105,110,000
1974 9,688,313,000
1975 9,812,271,000
1976 9,998,333,000
1977 12,737,440,000
1978 12,743,700,000
1979 15,205,890,000
1980 17,388,570,000
1981 19,132,540,000
1982 19,793,410,000
1983 24,144,830,000
1984 20,684,860,000
1985 23,554,040,000
1986 27,578,010,000
1987 27,117,940,000
1988 29,611,300,000
1989 30,228,510,000
1990 31,245,940,000
1991 31,250,690,000
1992 37,853,360,000
1993 45,146,670,000
1994 55,350,540,000
1995 70,918,370,000
1996 69,187,970,000
1997 78,321,250,000
1998 94,647,780,000
1999 101,266,000,000
2000 105,914,000,000
2001 109,032,000,000
2002 122,113,000,000
2003 139,067,000,000
2004 169,933,000,000
2005 224,770,000,000
2006 273,105,000,000
2007 300,284,000,000
2008 367,693,000,000
2009 360,612,000,000
2010 417,632,000,000
2011 502,878,000,000
2012 533,160,000,000
2013 489,730,000,000
2014 493,996,000,000
2015 465,097,000,000
2016 485,478,000,000
2017 570,048,000,000
2018 619,112,000,000
2019 614,286,000,000
2020 530,706,000,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in India was -13.61 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32.27 in 2005 and a minimum value of -14.36 in 1968.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 -9.76
1962 3.91
1963 3.39
1964 3.38
1965 -11.06
1966 28.62
1967 -3.94
1968 -14.36
1969 -13.04
1970 17.91
1971 18.03
1972 -1.89
1973 8.08
1974 -12.76
1975 1.28
1976 1.90
1977 27.40
1978 0.05
1979 19.32
1980 14.35
1981 10.03
1982 3.45
1983 21.98
1984 -14.33
1985 13.87
1986 17.08
1987 -1.67
1988 9.19
1989 2.08
1990 3.37
1991 0.02
1992 21.13
1993 19.27
1994 22.60
1995 28.13
1996 -2.44
1997 13.20
1998 20.85
1999 6.99
2000 4.59
2001 2.94
2002 12.00
2003 13.88
2004 22.20
2005 32.27
2006 21.50
2007 9.95
2008 22.45
2009 -1.93
2010 15.81
2011 20.41
2012 6.02
2013 -8.15
2014 0.87
2015 -5.85
2016 4.38
2017 17.42
2018 8.61
2019 -0.78
2020 -13.61

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in India was 28,658,300,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33,432,200,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 406,366,000,000 in 1969.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 495,392,000,000
1961 447,062,000,000
1962 464,538,000,000
1963 480,295,000,000
1964 496,528,000,000
1965 441,631,000,000
1966 568,036,000,000
1967 545,635,000,000
1968 467,276,000,000
1969 406,366,000,000
1970 479,166,000,000
1971 565,553,000,000
1972 554,873,000,000
1973 599,679,000,000
1974 523,172,000,000
1975 529,865,000,000
1976 539,913,000,000
1977 687,825,000,000
1978 688,163,000,000
1979 821,122,000,000
1980 938,988,000,000
1981 1,033,160,000,000
1982 1,068,850,000,000
1983 1,303,830,000,000
1984 1,116,990,000,000
1985 1,271,930,000,000
1986 1,489,220,000,000
1987 1,464,380,000,000
1988 1,599,020,000,000
1989 1,632,350,000,000
1990 1,687,290,000,000
1991 1,687,550,000,000
1992 2,044,090,000,000
1993 2,437,930,000,000
1994 2,988,950,000,000
1995 3,829,610,000,000
1996 3,736,170,000,000
1997 4,229,370,000,000
1998 5,111,010,000,000
1999 5,468,390,000,000
2000 5,719,380,000,000
2001 5,887,770,000,000
2002 6,594,120,000,000
2003 7,509,640,000,000
2004 9,176,420,000,000
2005 12,137,600,000,000
2006 14,747,800,000,000
2007 16,215,400,000,000
2008 19,855,500,000,000
2009 19,473,200,000,000
2010 22,552,200,000,000
2011 27,155,500,000,000
2012 28,790,800,000,000
2013 26,445,600,000,000
2014 26,676,000,000,000
2015 25,115,400,000,000
2016 26,215,900,000,000
2017 30,782,700,000,000
2018 33,432,200,000,000
2019 33,171,600,000,000
2020 28,658,300,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in India was 19.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 31.26 in 2012, while its lowest value was 3.71 in 1972.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 6.83
1961 5.96
1962 6.03
1963 5.91
1964 5.68
1965 5.21
1966 6.67
1967 5.95
1968 4.94
1969 4.03
1970 3.88
1971 4.00
1972 3.71
1973 4.72
1974 6.02
1975 6.65
1976 6.11
1977 6.26
1978 6.59
1979 8.17
1980 9.25
1981 8.57
1982 8.14
1983 7.85
1984 7.73
1985 7.65
1986 7.02
1987 6.98
1988 7.46
1989 8.15
1990 8.45
1991 8.49
1992 9.59
1993 9.82
1994 10.19
1995 12.02
1996 11.54
1997 11.93
1998 12.68
1999 13.36
2000 13.90
2001 13.43
2002 15.24
2003 15.64
2004 19.64
2005 22.40
2006 24.46
2007 24.89
2008 29.27
2009 25.87
2010 26.85
2011 31.08
2012 31.26
2013 28.41
2014 25.95
2015 22.11
2016 20.92
2017 21.95
2018 23.66
2019 20.96
2020 19.21

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments