That dollar amount reflects a 13.1% increase compared to $394.9 billion five years earlier in 2020.
Year over year, the total value of goods exported from India slowed to a 1.1% gain from $441.7 billion starting in 2024.
Based on the average exchange rate for 2025 on a Purchasing Power Parity basis, the Indian rupee depreciated by -4.1% from 2024 to 2025. India’s weaker local currency makes Indian exports paid for in stronger US dollars relatively less expensive for international buyers starting from US currency.
India ranks among world-leading countries exporting diamonds, jewelry and refined petroleum.
India’s Best International Customers
The latest available country-specific data shows that 55.8% of products exported from India was bought by importers in: United States of America (20.8% of the Indian total), United Arab Emirates (8.7%), Netherlands (4.3%), mainland China (4.1%), United Kingdom (3.1%), Germany (2.52%), Bangladesh (2.52%), Saudi Arabia (2.42%), Singapore (2.41%), Australia (1.75%), Italy (1.68%) and Nepal (1.67%).
From a continental perspective, 39.6% of India’s exports by value was delivered to fellow Asian countries while 23.2% were sold to importers in North America. India shipped another 21.4% worth of goods to buyers in Europe.
Smaller percentages went to customers in Africa (10.2%), Latin America (3.7%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (2%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
Given India’s population of 1.455 billion people, its total US$446.4 billion in 2025 exported products translates to roughly $310 for every resident in the vast South Asian country. That dollar metric mirrors the average $310 per capita in 2024.
India’s Top 10 Exports
The following export product groups categorize the highest dollar value in Indian global shipments during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from India.
- Mineral fuels including oil: US$59.2 billion (13.3% of total exports)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: $53.7 billion (12%)
- Machinery including computers: $36.2 billion (8.1%)
- Gems, precious metals: $29.7 billion (6.7%)
- Pharmaceuticals: $25.8 billion (5.8%)
- Vehicles: $25.1 billion (5.6%)
- Organic chemicals: $20.2 billion (4.5%)
- Cereals: $12.4 billion (2.8%)
- Articles of iron or steel: $10.6 billion (2.4%)
- Iron, steel: $9.9 billion (2.2%)
India’s top 10 export product categories approached two-thirds (63.4%) of the overall value of its global shipments.
Electrical machinery and equipment represent the fastest grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 33.6% from 2024 to 2025.
In second place for improving export sales were vehicles via a 13.8% advance.
India’s shipments of machinery including computers posted the third-fastest gain in value, up by 11.3%.
The other double-digit percentage gainer was the pharmaceutical category, up by 10.8%.
The leading decliner among India’s top 10 export categories was mineral fuels including oil, pulled down by a -21.4% year-over-year retreat.
Note that the results listed above are at the categorized two-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level.
For a more granular view of exported goods at the four-digit HTS code level, see the section below.
Searchable List of India’s Most Valuable Export Products
At the more granular four-digit HTS code level, the following searchable table displays 100 of the most in-demand goods shipped from India during 2025. Shown beside each product label is its total export value then the percentage increase or decrease since 2024.
| Rank | Indian Export Product | Value (US$) | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Processed petroleum oils | $56,297,807,000 | -19.8% |
| 2 | Phone devices including smartphones | $33,736,895,000 | +52.6% |
| 3 | Medication mixes in dosage | $22,631,310,000 | +8.2% |
| 4 | Jewelry | $13,650,516,000 | +11.2% |
| 5 | Diamonds (unmounted/unset) | $12,863,264,000 | -10.5% |
| 6 | Rice | $12,050,118,000 | +1.8% |
| 7 | Cars | $8,561,518,000 | +22.6% |
| 8 | Automobile parts/accessories | $7,589,673,000 | +0.8% |
| 9 | Turbo-jets | $5,717,286,000 | +12.9% |
| 10 | Crustaceans (including lobsters) | $5,107,628,000 | +13.2% |
| 11 | Frozen beef | $4,386,585,000 | +23.3% |
| 12 | Heterocyclics, nucleic acids | $4,270,333,000 | -20.2% |
| 13 | Aluminum (unwrought) | $4,187,733,000 | -13.3% |
| 14 | Packaged insecticides/fungicides/herbicides | $4,119,547,000 | -2.1% |
| 15 | Motorcycles | $3,735,296,000 | +18.1% |
| 16 | Yarn (85%+ cotton) | $3,190,592,000 | -5% |
| 17 | Women's clothing (not knit or crochet) | $3,165,844,000 | +4.7% |
| 18 | Electrical converters/power units | $3,122,144,000 | +3.2% |
| 19 | Rubber tires (new) | $3,063,589,000 | +3.1% |
| 20 | Taps, valves, similar appliances | $2,760,846,000 | +16.2% |
| 21 | Insulated wire/cable | $2,750,708,000 | +25.5% |
| 22 | Iron ferroalloys | $2,712,853,000 | +2.9% |
| 23 | T-shirts, vests (knit or crochet) | $2,439,161,000 | +4.9% |
| 24 | Transmission shafts, gears, clutches | $2,267,165,000 | +7.3% |
| 25 | Synthetic organic coloring | $2,255,678,000 | -5.1% |
| 26 | Blood fractions (including antisera) | $2,233,714,000 | +37.4% |
| 27 | Unglazed ceramic flags, tiles, cubes | $2,174,252,000 | +0.4% |
| 28 | Sugar (cane or beet) | $2,133,981,000 | -5.5% |
| 29 | Linens | $2,103,409,000 | +2.3% |
| 30 | Iron ores, concentrates | $1,833,120,000 | -33.3% |
| 31 | Miscellaneous iron and steel structures | $1,821,304,000 | +1.3% |
| 32 | Miscellaneous furnishings | $1,791,644,000 | -9.6% |
| 33 | Piston engine parts | $1,766,266,000 | +9.4% |
| 34 | Footwear (leather) | $1,740,952,000 | -3.5% |
| 35 | Aluminum oxide/hydroxide | $1,731,940,000 | +55.7% |
| 36 | Heavy machinery (bulldozers, excavators, road rollers) | $1,677,864,000 | +22.7% |
| 37 | Cruise/cargo ships, barges | $1,660,913,000 | -38.5% |
| 38 | Cases, handbags, wallets | $1,622,099,000 | +2.6% |
| 39 | Liquid pumps and elevators | $1,596,252,000 | +7.2% |
| 40 | Electric circuit parts, fuses, switches | $1,583,507,000 | +28.6% |
| 41 | Trucks | $1,559,475,000 | +10.6% |
| 42 | Aircraft or spacecraft parts | $1,525,383,000 | +10.2% |
| 43 | Electro-medical equip (e.g. xrays) | $1,524,764,000 | +5.9% |
| 44 | Machinery parts | $1,482,019,000 | +5.6% |
| 45 | Air or vacuum pumps | $1,469,261,000 | +3.1% |
| 46 | Lower-voltage switches, fuses | $1,468,062,000 | +13.6% |
| 47 | Engines (diesel) | $1,429,322,000 | +11.1% |
| 48 | Solar power diodes/semi-conductors | $1,424,405,000 | -20.5% |
| 49 | Pepper (dried/crushed/ground) | $1,418,338,000 | -0.9% |
| 50 | Unmanufactured tobacco, tobacco waste | $1,411,358,000 | +1.2% |
| 51 | Electric motor parts | $1,409,887,000 | +8.9% |
| 52 | Miscellaneous iron or steel items | $1,406,834,000 | -1.7% |
| 53 | Cyclic hydrocarbons | $1,374,009,000 | -27.6% |
| 54 | Temperature-change machines | $1,360,830,000 | +38.2% |
| 55 | Coffee | $1,358,867,000 | +20.3% |
| 56 | Miscellaneous machinery | $1,335,429,000 | +9.3% |
| 57 | Electrical energy | $1,305,071,000 | +10.1% |
| 58 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $1,300,701,000 | -6.5% |
| 59 | Packing sacks, bags | $1,290,524,000 | +19.3% |
| 60 | Motorcycle parts/accessories | $1,281,395,000 | +20.5% |
| 61 | Fixed vegetable fats/oils | $1,275,156,000 | +5.2% |
| 62 | Other organic compounds | $1,273,400,000 | +0.4% |
| 63 | Synthetic precious stones | $1,264,353,000 | -9.7% |
| 64 | Tractors | $1,257,925,000 | +11.3% |
| 65 | Woven cotton fabrics | $1,256,488,000 | +8.6% |
| 66 | Miscellaneous cast iron or steel items | $1,245,942,000 | +1.1% |
| 67 | Hot-rolled iron or non-alloy steel products | $1,240,914,000 | -21.1% |
| 68 | Plastic packing goods, lids, caps | $1,238,051,000 | +8.1% |
| 69 | Lead (unwrought) | $1,218,844,000 | +35.9% |
| 70 | Centrifuges, filters and purifiers | $1,200,662,000 | +15.6% |
| 71 | Monument/building stones, art | $1,187,350,000 | +4% |
| 72 | Iron or steel pipe fittings | $1,164,863,000 | +15.7% |
| 73 | Miscellaneous furniture | $1,151,299,000 | -5% |
| 74 | Amine-function compounds | $1,128,006,000 | +20.3% |
| 75 | Stainless steel bars, rods | $1,127,536,000 | +3.8% |
| 76 | Men's suits, trousers (not knit or crochet) | $1,120,483,000 | +0.5% |
| 77 | Vegetable saps, extracts | $1,103,635,000 | +10.6% |
| 78 | Women's shirts (not knit or crochet) | $1,056,569,000 | -4.2% |
| 79 | Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels | $1,049,376,000 | +16.1% |
| 80 | Computers, optical readers | $1,036,689,000 | +2.4% |
| 81 | Infant clothing (knit or crochet) | $1,034,764,000 | -1.5% |
| 82 | Iron and steel tubes, pipes | $1,020,097,000 | +12.8% |
| 83 | Men's shirts (not knit or crochet) | $1,013,108,000 | -5.9% |
| 84 | Dried shelled vegetables | $998,101,000 | +22.7% |
| 85 | Tracksuits, swimwear (not knit or crochet) | $965,116,000 | +7.6% |
| 86 | Antibiotics | $934,750,000 | -12.9% |
| 87 | Tea (including flavored) | $928,839,000 | +13.7% |
| 88 | Other food preparations | $925,878,000 | +11.6% |
| 89 | Light vessels, fire boats, floating docks | $906,556,000 | -39.3% |
| 90 | Essential oils | $902,679,000 | -1% |
| 91 | Moluscs | $900,972,000 | +30.5% |
| 92 | Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel products (plated/coated) | $899,936,000 | -28.7% |
| 93 | Sort/screen/washing machinery | $894,683,000 | +11.4% |
| 94 | Synthetic yarn woven fabrics | $883,749,000 | +9.5% |
| 95 | Iron and steel screws, bolts, nuts, washers | $881,884,000 | +2% |
| 96 | Electric motors, generators | $881,550,000 | +4.4% |
| 97 | Miscellaneous plastic items | $875,465,000 | -1.1% |
| 98 | Aircraft, spacecraft | $862,167,000 | -85.7% |
| 99 | Gold (unwrought) | $854,894,000 | +142.5% |
| 100 | Miscellaneous heterocyclics | $840,175,000 | +20% |
These 100 exported goods were worth a subtotal of US$323.4 billion or towards three-quarters (72.4%) by value for all products exported from India during 2025.
Products Generating India’s Greatest Trade Surpluses
The following types of Indian product shipments represent positive net exports or a trade balance surplus. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports.
In a nutshell, net exports is the amount by which foreign spending on a home country’s goods or services exceeds or lags the home country’s spending on foreign goods or services.
- Pharmaceuticals: US$22.3 billion (Up by 9% since 2024)
- Vehicles: $16.1 billion (Up by 13.2%)
- Cereals: $12.2 billion (Up by 3.6%)
- Clothing, accessories (not knit or crochet): $7.5 billion (Up by 2.2%)
- Knit or crochet clothing, accessories: $7.1 billion (Up by 4%)
- Fish: $6.7 billion (Up by 12.8%)
- Miscellaneous textiles, worn clothing: $5.4 billion (Up by 0.2%)
- Meat: $5 billion (Up by 24%)
- Articles of iron or steel: $4.9 billion (Down by -1.8%)
- Coffee, tea, spices: $4.3 billion (Up by 6.1%)
India has highly positive net exports in the international trade of drugs and medicines. In turn, these cashflows indicate India’s strong competitive advantages under the pharmaceuticals-related product category.
Products Causing India’s Biggest Trade Deficits
India incurred an overall -US$304.8 billion trade deficit for all products during 2025, expanding by 16.8% from -$261.8 billion in red ink one year earlier for 2024.
Below are exports from India that result in negative net exports or product trade balance deficits. These negative net exports reveal product categories where foreign spending on home country India’s goods trail Indian importer spending on foreign products.
- Mineral fuels including oil: -US$149.8 billion (Up by 3.2% since 2024)
- Gems, precious metals: -$64.2 billion (Up by 19.9%)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: -$46.9 billion (Up by 4.7%)
- Machinery including computers: -$34.5 billion (Up by 18.5%)
- Animal/vegetable fats, oils, waxes: -$16.6 billion (Up by 10.6%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: -$14.1 billion (Up by 2.2%)
- Fertilizers: -$14 billion (Up by 83.5%)
- Inorganic chemicals: -$10.7 billion (Up by 74.4%)
- Optical, technical, medical apparatus: -$9.3 billion (Up by 7.4%)
- Copper: -$9 billion (Up by 7.6%)
India has highly negative net exports and therefore deep international trade deficits for mineral fuels including oil, historically crude oil, coal and petroleum gases.
These cashflow deficiencies clearly indicate India’s competitive disadvantages in the international mineral fuels-related market but also represent key opportunities for India to improve its position in the global economy through focused innovations for pertinent goods.
India’s Major Export Companies
India places over 50 corporations on the Forbes Global 2000 rankings. Many of these are major Indian export companies. Below is a selection of some of the biggest Indian corporations.
- Reliance Industries (oil, gas)
- Tata Motors (cars, trucks)
- Indian Oil (oil, gas)
- Coal India (diversified metals, mining)
- ITC (tobacco)
- Bharat Heavy Electricals (electrical equipment)
- Hindalco Industries (aluminum)
- Tata Steel (iron, steel)
- Bharat Petroleum (oil, gas)
- Hindustan Petroleum (oil, gas)
- Sun Pharma Industries (pharmaceuticals)
- Steel Authority of India (iron, steel)
- Bajaj Auto (recreational products)
- Hero Motocorp (recreational products)
- Grasim Industries (construction materials)
- JSW Steel (iron, steel)
In macroeconomic terms, India’s total exported goods amount to 2.5% of its overall Gross Domestic Product for 2025 ($17.65 trillion valued in Purchasing Power Parity US dollars). That 2.5% for exports to overall GDP per PPP in 2025 compares to 2.8% in 2024. Those percentages suggest India’s relatively decreasing reliance on products sold on international markets for its total economic performance, albeit based on a short timespan.
Another key indicator of a country’s economic performance is its unemployment rate. India’s unemployment rate averaged 4.939% for 2025, same as for 2024 according to International Monetary Fund metrics.
See also India’s Top 10 Imports, India’s Top Trading Partners, Top Indian Trade Balances and India’s Top 10 Major Export Companies
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