Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in India
India: Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports was 2.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in India, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in India stood at 2.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in India peaked at 2.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
India ranks 9th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +25.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +4.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 75.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 2.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 46.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.3% compare
- 7 France 3.0% compare
- 8 Japan 3.0% compare
- 10 Mexico 2.6% compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 2.5% compare
- 11 South Korea 2.5% compare
More infrastructure data for India
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.027 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 26.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 39.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in India?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in India was 2.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does India rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- India ranks 9th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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