The US surpassed China to grow to be India’s high buying and selling companion in 2021-22, reflecting strengthening financial ties between the 2 nations. In line with the info of the commerce ministry, in 2021-22, the bilateral commerce between the US and India stood at $119.42 billion as towards $80.51 billion in 2020-21.
Exports to the US elevated to $76.11 billion in 2021-22 from $51.62 billion in earlier fiscal 12 months, whereas imports rose to $43.31 billion as in comparison with about $29 billion in 2020-21.
Throughout 2021-22, India’s two-way commerce with China aggregated at $115.42 billion as in comparison with $86.4 billion in 2020-21, the info confirmed.
Exports to China marginally elevated to $21.25 billion final fiscal 12 months from $21.18 billion in 2020-21, whereas imports jumped to $94.16 billion from about $65.21 billion in 2020-21. Commerce hole rose to $72.91 billion in 2021-22 from $44 billion in earlier fiscal 12 months.
Commerce specialists imagine that the development of accelerating bilateral commerce with the US will proceed within the coming years additionally as New Delhi and Washington are engaged in additional strengthening the financial ties.

Federation of Indian Export Organisations Vice President Khalid Khan mentioned India is rising as a trusted buying and selling companion and world corporations are lowering their dependence solely on China for his or her provides and are diversifying enterprise into different nations like India.
“Within the coming years, the bilateral commerce between India and the US will proceed to develop. India has joined a US-led initiative to arrange an Indo-Pacific Financial Framework (IPEF) and this transfer would assist enhance financial ties additional,” Khan mentioned.
Rakesh Mohan Joshi, Director of the Indian Institute of Plantation Administration (IIPM), Bangalore, too mentioned that India is house to 1.39 billion individuals with the world’s third largest shopper market and the quickest rising market economic system with unparalleled demographic dividend gives monumental alternatives for the US and Indian corporations for know-how switch, manufacturing, commerce and funding.
“Main export gadgets from India to the US embody petroleum polished diamonds, pharmaceutical merchandise, jewelry, gentle oils and petroleum, frozen shrimp, made ups and so forth. whereas main imports from the US embody petroleum, tough diamonds, liquified pure gasoline, gold, coal, waste and scrap, almonds and so forth,” Joshi mentioned.
America is without doubt one of the few nations with which India has a commerce surplus. In 2021-22, India had a commerce surplus of $32.8 billion with the US.
The info confirmed that China was India’s high buying and selling companion from 2013-14 until 2017-18 and in addition in 2020-21. Earlier than China, the UAE was the nation’s largest buying and selling companion.
In 2021-22, the UAE with $72.9 billion, was the third largest buying and selling companion of India. It was adopted by Saudi Arabia ($42,85 billion), Iraq ($34.33 billion) and Singapore ($30 billion).
(Solely the headline and movie of this report might have been reworked by the Enterprise Normal employees; the remainder of the content material is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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