Trade, Overall in India
India: Trade, Overall was 0.6467 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, Overall in India, 1985–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, trade, overall in India stood at 0.6467.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, overall in India peaked at 0.7115 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1333, in 1985.
India ranks 78th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Trade, Overall in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1333 | — |
| 1986 | 0.1333 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1667 | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1667 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1667 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1333 | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1333 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2266 | +69.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2266 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2266 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2266 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4057 | +79.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5431 | +33.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5126 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.512 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4794 | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4908 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5162 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5412 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5143 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.624 | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7115 | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6748 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6828 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6801 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6928 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6786 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6767 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6769 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6467 | -4.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.6467 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6957, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade, Overall in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +79.1% | 0.2266 | 0.4057 |
| 1992 | +69.9% | 0.1333 | 0.2266 |
| 1997 | +33.9% | 0.4057 | 0.5431 |
| 1987 | +25.0% | 0.1333 | 0.1667 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1533 | 0.1333 | 0.1667 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.3146 | 0.1333 | 0.5431 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5915 | 0.4794 | 0.7115 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6743 | 0.6467 | 0.6928 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More trade data for India
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 118.71 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.2 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.39 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 79.11 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.21 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 70.44 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.5122 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 13.8 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 11.10 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, overall in India?
- Trade, overall in India was 0.6467 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, overall recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7115 in 2006.
- What is the lowest trade, overall recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1333 in 1985.
- How does India rank for trade, overall?
- India ranks 78th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, overall rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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