Agriculture, pharmacy, electronics and engineering goods together represented more than 50 percent of exports of merchandise in India in 2024-25, according to government data, which highlights the growing strength of the country in several sectors in the middle of effort. To increase.
The engineering goods contributed to the greatest participation or 26.67 percent to exports of USD 437.42 billion of India in 2024-25, while agriculture, pharmaceutical products and electronics represented 11.85 percent, 6.96 percent and 8.82 respectively.
The data showed that the electronic goods sector saw the highest export growth rate at 32.46 percent, jumping from USD 29.12 billion in 2023-24 to USD 38.58 billion in the last fiscal year. It was USD 23.6 billion in 2022-23 and USD 15.7 billion in 2021-22.
Within this, the hardware and the peripherals of the computer, which form 3.8 percent of the sector, saw a growth of 101 percent, duplicating from USD 0.7 billion to USD 1.4 billion.
The main destinations for electronic goods were the EAU, the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Italy.
Engineering goods shipments increased 6.74 percent year -on -year to USD 116.67 billion. Exports of drugs and pharmaceutical products grew 9.4 percent to USD 30.47 billion, while those of the agri and allies sectors increased 7.36 percent to USD 51.86 billion in 2024-25.
The main export destinations for engineering goods were the US, the EAU, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and Germany.
From 2014-15 to 2020-21, exports in this segment were around the USD 73-83 billion range. In 2021-22, they jumped to USD 112.2 billion and have remained above USD 100 billion since then.
According to the latest data, India Drugs and Pharmaceuticals are reaching 200 countries now and since 2014-15, exports are increasing contiguously.
In the agricultural sector, the key products that record healthy growth rates include spices, coffee, tea, tobacco, rice, fruits and vegetables, and marine products.
Spices shipments increased marginally to USD 4.45 billion in 2024-25 of USD 4.25 billion in 2023-24. The key export destinations included China, the United States, the EAU, Bangladesh and Thailand, with products such as Chile, cumin, turmeric and ginger that lead the basket.
On the other hand, Indian coffee exports increased to USD 1.81 billion USD 1.29 billion in 2023-24. The country, which is the seventh producer of the largest coffee worldwide, mainly exported robust coffee to countries such as Italy, Russia, Germany, Eau, Belgium and the United States.
Karnataka remains the main coffee producing state, followed by Kerala, with several varieties that enjoy the geographical indication state (IG).
The export of tea grew to USD 0.92 billion in fiscal year 2000 of USD 0.83 billion in fiscal year 2014. The main production states include Assam, Western Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, with 81 percent of the production consumed nationwide.
Similarly, tobacco exports were located at USD 1.98 billion in 2024-25 of USD 1.45 billion in 2023-24. India is the second largest tobacco producer in the world, with important export destinations, including the EAU, Belgium, Indonesia, Egypt, the United States and Türkiye.
The sector provides livelihoods to around 45.7 million people, with production concentrated in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka.
India rice exports touched a maximum record of USD 12.5 billion in fiscal year 2000 of USD 10.4 billion in 2023-24, Mainty’s position as the main world exporter with almost 40 percent market share.
The key destinations included Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, the EAU, the United States and Yemen.
Fruit and vegetable exports reached USD 3.9 billion from USD 3.7 billion in 2023-24. India exported grapes, grenades, mangoes, bananas, oranges, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, mixed vegetables and green peppers in the two categories.
Bangladesh, the EAU, the Netherlands, Nepal and Malaysia were among the largest importers.
Marine products exports were valued at USD 7.2 billion in fiscal year 2015. The number of countries that imported Indian marine products also increased from 105 in 2014-15 to 130 in 2024-25.
Posted on May 16, 2025