India’s total exports rise 13.59% to $80.80 billion in April

India’s total exports, including merchandise and services, climbed 13.59 per cent year-on-year to an estimated 80.80 billion US dollars in April 2026, supported by strong growth in sectors such as electronic goods, engineering products and agricultural exports, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Friday.
As per official data,total exports stood at 71.13 billion US dollars in April 2025. Meanwhile, overall imports during April 2026 were estimated at 88.61 billion US dollars, registering a growth of 7.67 per cent compared to 82.29 billion US dollars in the corresponding month last year.The country’s overall trade deficit narrowed to 7.81 billion US dollars in April 2026 from 11.16 billion US dollars recorded a year earlier.Merchandise exports during the month increased to 43.56 billion US dollars from 38.28 billion US dollars in April last year. Merchandiseimports also rose to 71.94 billion US dollars compared to 65.38 billion US dollars in the same period of 2025.Services exports were estimated at 37.24 billion US dollars in April 2026, up from 32.85 billion US dollars a year ago, while services imports were estimated slightly lower at 16.66 billion US dollars against 16.91 billion US dollars in April 2025.
Non-petroleum exports during the month stood at 33.97 billion US dollars, while non-petroleum and non-gems and jewellery exports were valued at 31.64 billion US dollars.Among major export sectors, other cereals recorded the highest growth of 210.19 per cent during April, followed by meat, dairy and poultry products at 48.03 per cent and electronic goods at 40.31 per cent.Petroleum products, handicrafts, marine products, engineering goods, drugs and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, carpets and coffee also posted positive export growth during the month.
On the import side, sectors such as chemical materials and products, pulses, petroleum products, pearls and precious stones, and textile-related goods registered a decline compared to April last year.According to the data, services exports grew by an estimated 13.36 per cent during April 2026 over the corresponding month of the previous year.Among export destinations, Singapore, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Hong Kong recorded the highest growth in value terms during the month. China, Russia, Oman, Peru and Saudi Arabia were among the top import sources showing growth during April.The Commerce Ministry said the services trade figures for April 2026 are provisional estimates based on the latest available data from the Reserve Bank of India.

(Business Correspondent)