INDIA

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INTRODUCING

INDIA

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%

Sources:

  • International Monetary Fund – World Economic Outlook Database
  • IMF World Economic Outlook – 2024 GDP & projections
  • World Bank – World Development Indicators
  • National trade, FDI, labor, and digital connectivity reports (2023–2024 estimates)