Official title:
Republic of India
General information:
Capital: New Delhi
Population: 1,428,000,000 (2025 est.)
Total area: 3,287,263 sq km
Currency: Indian rupee (INR)
National holiday: Republic Day, 26th January (1950)
Official languages: Hindi and English
22 scheduled languages recognized in the Constitution (Eighth Schedule)
Type of government:
Federal parliamentary constitutional republic
Diplomatic and consular representative: H.E. Mr Amit Narang
Economy:
- GDP (nominal): $3.74 trillion (2024 est.)
- GDP (nominal) per capita: $2,620 (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP): $13.4 trillion (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP) per capita: $9,400 (2024 est.)
- Real GDP growth rate: 6.1% (2024 est.)
- Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.0% (2024 est.)
GDP per sector:
- Agriculture: ~15%
- Industry: ~28%
- Services: ~57%
Agriculture products: rice, wheat, cereals, oilseed, sugarcane, cotton, pulses
Main industries: software and IT services, petroleum and petrochemicals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, agriculture-based industries, textiles, steel, transport equipment, machinery, cement, mining, construction
Trade – Export
Exported commodities: software and IT services, petrochemicals, agriculture products, jewelry, engineering goods, pharmaceuticals, textiles, chemicals, transportation parts, ores and other goods
Main export partners:
- United States ~16%,
- United Arab Emirates ~11%,
- China ~6%,
- United Kingdom ~5%,
- Singapore ~5%,
- Hong Kong ~5%,
- Vietnam ~4%,
- Germany ~3%,
- Bangladesh ~3%,
- Nepal ~3%
Trade – Import
Imported commodities: crude oil, gold and precious stones, electronics, engineering goods, chemicals, plastics, coal and ores, iron and steel, vegetable oil and other goods
Main import partners:
- China ~19%,
- United Arab Emirates ~8%,
- Saudi Arabia ~7%,
- United States ~7%,
- Switzerland ~4%,
- Hong Kong ~4%,
- Singapore ~4%,
- Germany ~4%,
- Indonesia ~3%,
- South Korea ~3%