Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in India
India: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 16.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in India, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
India recorded 16.1% for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in 2023.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in India peaked at 20.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1989.
That places India 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in India, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.2% | — |
| 1961 | 7.5% | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 7.3% | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 6.6% | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 8.9% | +33.6% |
| 1966 | 8.6% | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 9.2% | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 10.0% | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 13.3% | +33.0% |
| 1971 | 11.5% | -13.2% |
| 1972 | 9.6% | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 6.9% | -27.6% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | +82.7% |
| 1975 | 14.6% | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 15.5% | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 16.2% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 14.8% | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 13.5% | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 14.2% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 16.5% | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 14.9% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 12.2% | -18.1% |
| 1985 | 13.1% | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | -25.1% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | -33.7% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | +59.6% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 10.5% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +9.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 16.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 8.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 16.1% is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.7%, 9.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +82.7% | 6.9% | 12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.1% | 6.6% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 6.9% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.8% | 5.5% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 11.4% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.9% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.2% | 16.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in India?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in India was 16.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1989.
- How does India rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- India ranks 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.