Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in India
India: Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports was 3.3% 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
India recorded 3.3% for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in India peaked at 3.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2000.
That places India 10th out of 224 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +43.9% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +30.8% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +1.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 3.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 114.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 3.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0%, 70.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +43.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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 3.3% 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 3.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- How does India rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- India ranks 10th out of 224 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 35.7%. 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 services imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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