economy · Trade

How open is India's economy?

Trade in goods and services as a share of GDP.

44.6%
4.0x since 1960 Trade · 2024
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 19601970198019902000201020202024 2024
Source: World Bank Indicators API · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS Fetched 3/6/2026

At a glance

44.6%
latest value, 2024
11.3%
first value, 1960
65
annual observations in this artifact
annual
source frequency
The explanation Draft prose wraps locked source numbers; no numbers are generated at request time

Trade share shows how much India's economy is tied to the world through imports and exports.

Trade share shows how much India's economy is tied to the world through imports and exports.

Trade in goods and services as a share of GDP.

Read this as one piece of evidence, not the whole story. The useful question is what changes over time, what stays stuck, and what the indicator leaves out.

Keep pulling the thread

How big is India's economy? -> How fast is India's economy growing? -> How rich is the average Indian by GDP per person? ->

Methodology

MeasureTrade
GeographyIndia
Unit% of GDP
TransformValues displayed as percent of GDP.
CaveatTrade share does not show who benefits from trade or which sectors are exposed.