United States (US) International Trade in Goods and Services with India

In 2017, U.S. exports of goods and services to India were $49.5 billion, up 17.0% from 2016, and imports from India were $76.8 billion, up 6.8% from 2016. As a result, the trade deficit with India decreased to $27.4 billion.

In 2017, exports to India accounted for 2.1% of total U.S. exports, and imports from India accounted for 2.6% of total U.S. imports. Exports were led by travel services, which accounted for 27.0% of U.S. exports to India, and imports were led by consumer goods (excluding food and automotive), which accounted for 35.2% of U.S. imports from India.

Millions of dollars:

Year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Exports	27,888	26,457	29,667	33,469	34,503	35,231	36,950	40,060	42,296	49,472
Imports	38,542	33,558	44,394	53,714	59,446	62,368	67,957	69,560	71,937	76,833
Balance	-10,654	-7,101	-14,728	-20,245	-24,943	-27,136	-31,006	-29,501	-29,641	-27,361

In 2017, the U.S. direct investment position in India (outward) was $44.5 billion, an increase of 15.1% from 2016. The direct investment position from India in the United States (inward) was $9.8 billion, an increase of 11.5% from 2016.

In 2016, India-based majority-owned affiliates of U.S. Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) employed 1.22 million people, an increase of 7.2% from 2015; sales were $83.3 billion, up 5.3%. U.S.-based majority-owned affiliates of Indian MNEs employed 56.5 thousand people in 2015, an increase of 8.7% from the previous year; sales were $27.8 billion, up 7.9%.