Food exports in India
India: Food exports was 11.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in India, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
India recorded 11.1% for food exports in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in India peaked at 39.9% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2009.
India ranks 128th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Food exports in India, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 38.9% | — |
| 1963 | 39.9% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 36.6% | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 33.4% | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 32.4% | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 33.7% | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 31.9% | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 27.8% | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 29.7% | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 30.4% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 29.7% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 33.3% | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 32.6% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 37.7% | +15.9% |
| 1976 | 31.6% | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 32.2% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 28.5% | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 30.8% | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 28.2% | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 30.2% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 26.8% | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 23.9% | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 23.3% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 25.3% | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 24.4% | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 19.7% | -19.2% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 16.4% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 15.6% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 16.2% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.3% | 27.8% | 39.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 31.7% | 28.5% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 16.4% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 14.5% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 8.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 12.8% | 5 |
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More private sector data for India
- Merchandise trade 30.3% (2025)
- Food imports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 753.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 67.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 304.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5401 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 514.72 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in India?
- Food exports in India was 11.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 1963.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2009.
- How does India rank for food exports?
- India ranks 128th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.