Balance of Payments (BoP)
India’s BoP position improved from US$ 412.9 bn of forex reserves in end March, 2019 to US$ 461.2 bn as on 10th January, 2020.
Global Trade
In sync with an estimated 2.9% growth in global output in 2019, global trade is estimated to grow at 1.0% after having peaked in 2017 at 5.7%.
Exports
Top export items: Petroleum products, precious stones, drug formulations & biologicals, gold and other precious metals.
Imports
Top import items: Crude petroleum, gold, petroleum products, coal, coke & briquittes.
Logistics Industry of India
Currently estimated to be around US$ 160 billion.
External Debt
Remains low at 20.1% of GDP as at end September, 2019.