IMPORT-EXPORT PROFILE OF INDIA

International Trade and Transactions

Andrei Daniel Manolache

Vasile Cristinel Savin
Bogdan Alexandru Zlate
Daniel Lungu
Alin Cojanu
Mihai Androne

Introduction
In this presentation , a case study about India will be
presented and the following topics will be discussed:
1. Geographic profile
2. Demographic profile
3. Country economy indicators
4. Industry structure
5. Analysis of export structure
6. Analysis of import structure
7. Main trading partner countries

Geographic profile
Location : Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the
Bay of Bengal, between Myanmar and Pakistan;
Area total :3,287,263 sq km( land:2,973,193 sq km;
water:314,070 sq km);
Area comparative : slightly more than one-third the size of
the US;

Land
boundaries
total
:13,888
km
(border
countries:Bangladesh 4,142 km, Bhutan 659 km, Myanmar
1,468 km, China 2,659 km, Nepal 1,770 km, Pakistan 3,190 km);
Elevation extremes : lowest point:Indian Ocean 0 mhighest point:Kanchenjunga 8,598 m;

Geographic profile
Climate : varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in
north;
Natural resources : coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron
ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore,
chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land
Land use :
arable land: 47.87%
permanent crops: 3.74%
other: 48.39%

Demographic profile
Population : 1,236,344,631
Age structure :
0-14 years : 28.5% (male 187,016,401/female
165,048,695) ;
15-24 years: 18.1% (male 118,696,540/female
105,342,764) ;
25-54 years: 40.6% (male 258,202,535/female
243,293,143) ;
55-64 years: 7% (male 43,625,668/female 43,175,111) ;
65 years and over: 5.8% (male 34,133,175/female
37,810,599) .
Population growth rate: 1.25%
Birth rate : 19.89 births/1,000 population
Death rate : 7.35 deaths/1,000 population

Demographic profile
Urbanization :
urban population:31.3% of total population
rate of urbanization:2.47% annual rate of change
Major cities population :
NEW DELHI (capital) 22.654 million;
Mumbai 19.744 million; Kolkata 14.402 million;
Chennai 8.784 million; Bangalore 8.614 million;
Hyderabad 7.837 million (2011)
Infant mortality rate total:43.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male:41.9 deaths/1,000 live births;
female:44.63 deaths/1,000 live births;
Life expectancy at birth total population:67.8 years
male:66.68 years;
female:69.06 years.

Country economy indicators

Overview
GDP

GDP Grow
th Rate
GDP per
capita
Inflation
Rate
Unemploy
ment Rat
e
Balance o
f Trade

Last

Reference Previous

2.067 USD Trillion Dec/14

Frequency

1.862

Yearly

Sep/15

1.7

Quarterly

Dec/14

1190

Yearly

5.41 percent

Nov/15

Monthly

4.9 percent

Dec/13

5.2

Yearly

-12812

Monthly

1.9 percent

1263 USD

-9780 USD Million Nov/15

Industry structure
The Indian economy is incredibly diverse
traditional industries such as village farming, fishing, and handicrafts
modern sectors such as telecommunications, transportation, and
tourism
In 2012, the services sector accounted for 62.6 percent of Indias total
GDP
Today, services is the fastest growing sector in India, contributing
significantly to GDP, GDP growth, employment, trade and investment.
Even during the global economic slowdown from 2008 to 2009, the
services sector remained resilient to external shocks. Indias services
trade also reached $240 billion in 2010, compared to just $6 billion in the
1980s.
Services sub-sector
transport, storage and communication services fastest growing
sub-sector from 2000-2010
financing and business services 2nd fastest growing sub-sector
IT enabled services such as Business Process Outsourcing have
grown rapidly in the recent years and will continue to rise

Industry structure
More than 53 percent of India's population still depend on agriculture
for employment. However, agriculture contributes only 17 percent to
Indias GDP.
India is the worlds second largest agricultural producer behind China.
In 2010, Indias agricultural output was $304 billion.
6thlargest producer of Meat (including Livestock and fisheries), the
2ndlargest producer of fruits and vegetables, the largest producer and
consumer of tea and also the largest consumer of tea in the world
(accounting for more than 15 percent of the global tea trade), the
2ndlargest producer and consumer of rice and the largest producer of
sugar.
The Industry sector makes up 18 percent of Indias GDP and employs
19 percent of the labor force.
Major sub-industries: textiles (the largest industry in terms of
employment), chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation
equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software and
pharmaceuticals.

Analysis of export
structure
In 2013 India exported

$290B, making it the 18th largest exporter

in the world. During the last five years the exports of India have
increased at an annualized rate of 6.6%, from $210B in 2008 to $290B
in 2013. The most recent exports are led byRefined Petroleumwhich
represent 19.6% of the total exports of India, followed byPackaged
Medicaments, which account for 4.07%.

Analysis of import
structure

In 2013 India imported $420B, making it the 13th largest importer in

the world. During the last five years the imports of India have increased
at an annualized rate of 7%, from $299B in 2008 to $420B in 2013. The
most recent imports are led byCrude Petroleumwhich represent
31.6% of the total imports of India, followed byGold, which account for
8.61%.

Main trading partners

countries
The top import origins of India are China($47.3B),Saudi
Arabia($33.9B),the United Arab Emirates($24.4B),Switzerland($23B)
and Iraq($18.3B).

Main trading partners

countries
The 10 major commodities exported from China to India:

Electronic equipment: $16 billion

Machines, engines, pumps: $9.8 billion
Organic chemicals: $6.3 billion
Fertilizers: $2.7 billion
Iron and steel: $2.3 billion
Plastics: $1.7 billion
Iron or steel products: $1.4 billion
Gems, precious metals, coins: $1.3 billion
Ships, boats: $1.3 billion
Medical, technical equipment: $1.2 billion

Main trading partners

countries
The
top
export
destinations
of
India
States($33.9B),the
United
Emirates($27.9B),China($15.6B),Singapore($10.3B)
Kingdom($9.7B).

arethe
andthe

United
Arab
United

Main trading partners

countries
The 10 major commodities exported from India to the US:

Gems, precious metals and coins ($9.7 billion)

Pharmaceuticals($5 billion)
Oil($4.7 billion)
Machines, engines, pumps: $2.4 billion
Organic chemicals: $2.3 billion
Other textiles, worn clothing: $2.3 billion
Clothing (not knit or crochet): $2 billion
Knit or crochet clothing: $1.6 billion
Gums, resins: $1.4 billion
Electronic equipment: $1.4 billion

Conclusion
As of 2015 India had a negative trade balance of $9.8B in net imports as
compared to their trade balance from 1958 to 2002, when it was close to
0$
Highest trade balance of India was just $258.9M in March 1977 and
lowest was $-20.21B
2013 trade balance is an average one in terms of 2002-2013

Bibliography
http://www.indexmundi.com/india/geography_profile.html
http://www.indexmundi.com/india/demographics_profile.html

http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/india/industrysector-industries.html
http://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/ind/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_India
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/india/a

THANK YOU