India Balance of Trade
Exports minus imports of goods each month.
−₹2.44tn
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Jan 1990 to Aug 2026
Source: FRED series XTNTVA01INM667S · OECD merchandise trade, converted from US dollars to rupees at each period's own rate.
India Balance of Trade in context
Worked out from the published series shown above.
In India, the balance of trade fell by ₹117.4bn over the year to Aug 2026, from −₹2.32tn in Aug 2025.
Over the past five years it has ranged from −₹3.35tn in Oct 2025 to −₹768.91bn in Aug 2021.
How this series is defined
Everything you need to check the figure against the source.
- Source
- OECD via FRED
- Series
- XTNTVA01INM667S
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Unit
- ₹m
- Seasonal adjustment
- Seasonally adjusted
- Latest observation
- Aug 2026
- Revision status
- Latest published estimate, subject to revision
India runs a persistent deficit, driven largely by oil and gold imports.
Data refreshed 2026-11-06. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.
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