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India’s International Trade and

Investment

August 2019
Presentation Outline

Indian Economy

India’s Merchandise Trade

India’s Trade in Services

India’s Investment Flows

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Indian Economy
India: An Emerging Economic Powerhouse

Strong Economic Fundamentals

 World’s 7th largest economy based on nominal GDP in 2018; forecast to become the 5th largest economy in 2019.

o Nominal GDP for 2018: ~US$ 2.7 trn

 World’s 3rd largest economy based on GDP measured in PPP terms in 2018.

o GDP in PPP terms for 2018: ~US$ 10.5 trn

 Favorable demographic profile: 66% of the population is in the age group of 15 to 64 years.

 Sovereign rating: Baa2/Stable (Moody’s), BBB-/Stable (S&P), BBB-/Stable (Fitch).

 IMF expects growth to pick up at 7.0% in 2019 supported by continued recovery of investment and robust consumption.

 India’s ranking jumped up 23 notches to the 77th position from 100 during 2017-18 in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business
Index 2019.

 India ranked 58th among 140 countries in Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) 4.0 2018 (rise of 5 positions from 2017)

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook April 2019 and July 2019 Update.; World Bank; and World Economic Forum 4
Indian Economy - Snapshot
PARAMETER FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019
GDP (current prices, US$ billion) 2043.3 2148.4 2287.2 2625.9 2779.2
GDP Growth (constant prices, %) 7.4 8.0 8.2 7.2re 6.8pe
Agriculture & allied activities (% change) -0.2 0.6 6.3 5.0re 2.9pe
Industry (% change) 7.0 9.6 7.7 5.9re 6.9pe
Services (% change) 9.8 9.4 8.4 8.1re 7.5pe
Inflation rate (CPI, annual avg. %) 5.8 4.9 4.5 3.6 3.4
IIP (general, % change) 4.0 3.3 4.6 4.4 3.6
Merchandise Trade Balance (US$ billion) -137.7 -118.7 -108.5 -162.1 -183.6
Services Trade Balance (US$ billion) 76.5 69.7 68.3 77.6 81.9
Current Account Balance (US$ billion) -26.8 -22.1 -14.4 -48.7 -57.2
CAB as percentage of GDP (%) -1.3 -1.1 -0.6 -1.9 -2.1
External Debt (US$ billion) 474.7 484.8 471.5 529.7 543.0
Forex Reserves (US$ billion) (end-March) 341.6 360.2 370.0 424.5 412.9
FDI Inflows (US$ billion) 45.1 55.6 60.2 61.0 64.4
FDI Outflows (US$ billion)* 6.7 12.4 15.3 14.7 12.4
Exchange Rate (annual avg.`/US$) 61.1 65.5 67.1 64.5 67.1
Note: re - revised estimates; pe – provisional estimates * - FDI Outflows (actual) include Equity, Loan and Guarantee Invoked; FYxx means financial year ended March 31, 20xx.
Source: IIF, MOCI, CSO, RBI & MOF 5
India’s Merchandise Trade
India’s Merchandise Trade – Upward Trend

795 791 843


765 758 769
620 643 660
467 489 491 466 513
450 448
370 381 384 330
314
(US$ bn)

288 306 300 310 262 276 304


250
179

-110 -120 -136 -138 -119 -108 -162


-183 -190 -184

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

Export Import Trade Balance Total Trade

 India’s total trade peaked at US$ 843 billion in 2018-19.

 Exports recovered since 2016-17 to reach a record high of US$ 330 billion in 2018-19, growing at 8.6% y-o-y.

 High crude oil prices pushed imports to US$ 513 billion in 2018-19.

 Trade deficit widened to US$ 184 billion in 2018-19, a result of increased import of petroleum crude, gems & jewelry, electronic
items & machinery.

 India’s share in global merchandise trade increased to 2.1% 2018 from 1.9% in 2010.
Source: MOCI, GoI & WTO
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India’s Merchandise Trade Basket

Top Export Items (% Share) Top Import Items (% Share)

14.1 Petroleum Products (mainly 27.5


Petroleum Products
14.6 crude) 28.7
13.3 12.6
Chemicals & Related Products Gems & Jewellery
8.3 20.8
12.2 10.8
Gems & Jwellery Electronics Items
17.0 3.3
11.2 9.3
Agriculture & Allied products* Chemicals & related products
8.7 8.0
11.2 9.0 2018-19
Textile & Allied products 2018-19 Machinery
11.5 8.2 2010-11
8.8 2010-11 6.6
Machinery Ores & Minerals
5.3 4.4

8.1 6.3
Transport Equipment Base Metals
6.6 5.7

7.7 3.9
Base Metals Transport Equipment
7.7 3.2

2.9 3.7
Plastic & Rubber Articles Agri & Allied Products*
1.9 3.0

2.6 3.6
Electronic Items Plastic and Rubber Articles
3.3 2.7

Note: *Agriculture and allied products also include tea, coffee and marine products 8
Source: MOCI, GoI
Direction of India’s Merchandise Trade

India’s Export Markets (% share) India’s Import Sources (% share)


15.9 China 13.7
USA 10.1 11.8
9.1 USA 6.9
UAE 13.5 5.4
5.1 UAE 5.8
China 5.7 8.9
2018-19 5.5 2018-19
Hong Kong 3.9 Saudi Arabia 5.5
4.1
2010-11 2010-11
3.5 Iraq 4.4
Singapore 3.9 2.4
UK 2.8 Switzerland 3.5
2.9 6.7
Bangladesh 2.8 Hong Kong 3.5
1.3 2.5

Major Trading Partners in 2018-19 Regional Trade Direction in 2018-19


17 USA

China

Latin Latin CIS, Baltics &


Rep. of Korea
Saudi Arabia

CIS, Baltics &


Hong Kong

Switzerland

America ,
UAE

America , 5% Others, 2%
Singapore

Others, 2%
Indonesia
Germany

Malaysia Africa , 4%
Africa , 8%
-4 17 Belgium
9%
(US$ bn)

18 Japan
Iraq

Iran
88

0.3
87

North
60

North Asia , America ,


34

31

28

24

America ,
24

21

21

19

49%
17

17
Exports 8% Imports
17% Asia ,
-5

Europe ,
-8
-5

62%
-6

-12

-4

-10
-54

-11

-17

15%
-21

Europe ,
-23

Total Trade Trade Balance 20%

Note: Data for North America does not include Mexico; Mexico has been included in Latin America
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Source: MOCI
India’s Increasing Share in Global Merchandise
Exports
Rankings Country 2005 (%) Country 2010 (%) Country 2018 (%)
1 Germany 9.2 China 10.3 China 12.8
2 USA 8.6 USA 8.4 USA 8.5
3 China 7.3 Germany 8.2 Germany 8.0
4 Japan 5.7 Japan 5.0 Japan 3.8
5 France 4.4 Netherlands 3.8 Netherlands 3.7
6 Netherlands 3.9 France 3.4 South Korea 3.1
7 UK 3.7 South Korea 3.0 France 2.9
8 Italy 3.6 Italy 2.9 Hong Kong 3.0
9 Canada 3.4 UK 2.7 Italy 2.8
10 Belgium 3.2 Belgium 2.7 UK 2.5
11 Hong Kong 2.8 Hong Kong 2.6 Belgium 2.4
12 South Korea 2.7 Russia 2.6 Mexico 2.3
13 Russia 2.3 Canada 2.5 Canada 2.3
14 Singapore 2.2 Singapore 2.3 Russia 2.3
15 Mexico 2.0 Mexico 1.9 Singapore 2.1
16 Chinese Taipei 1.9 Chinese Taipei 1.8 UAE 1.8
17 Spain 1.8 Spain 1.7 Spain 1.8
18 Saudi Arabia 1.7 Saudi Arabia 1.6 Chinese Taipei 1.7
19 Malaysia 1.3 India 1.5 India 1.7
20 Sweden 1.2 UAE 1.4 Switzerland 1.6
21 Switzerland 1.2 Australia 1.4 Saudi Arabia 1.5
22 Austria 1.2 Brazil 1.3 Poland 1.3
23 Brazil 1.1 Malaysia 1.3 Australia 1.3
24 UAE 1.1 Switzerland 1.3 Thailand 1.3
25 Thailand 1.1 Thailand 1.3 Malaysia 1.3
26 Ireland 1.0 Poland 1.0 Viet Nam 1.3
27 Australia 1.0 Sweden 1.0 Brazil 1.2
28 Norway 1.0 Indonesia 1.0 Czech Republic 1.0
29 India 0.9 Austria 1.0 Austria 0.9
30 Poland 0.9 Czech Republic 0.9 Indonesia 0.9 10
Source: WTO
India’s Trade in Services
India’s Trade in Services – Sustaining Momentum

Strong Services Exports Software Exports – Key Drivers

206
195

164
158 154
152
141 146
86
(US$ bn)

125 126 77
118 73 74 74
69
66
96 96 62
81 81 82 85 53
77 79 50
60 80
73 77 77
65 70 69
64
44
36

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Exports Imports Trade Balance Software Services Export (US$ bn)

Source: BoP Statistics, RBI 12


India’s Trade in Services - Components

India’s Services Exports (% share) India’s Services Imports (% share)


Telecommunications, computer, 41.5 Travel 17.2
and information services 45.4
17.9
13.7 16.3
Travel Transport
21.4
13.1
9.4 2.8
Transport Financial services
13.0 10.4

2.3 2018-19 Telecommunications, computer, 5.9 2018-19


Financial services and information services 4.2
4.2 2011-12
2011-12
1.3 1.4
Insurance and pension services Insurance and pension services
1.9 1.9
1.6
Construction Construction 2.0
0.6 1.3
18.8
Other business services Other business services 32.1
17.4 33.1
11.4
Others Others 22.3
4.5 9.7

Note: Other business services include research & development services, professional & management consulting services and technical & trade related services.
Other services include personal, cultural & recreational services, government goods & services, charges for using intellectual property, maintenance & repair services and manufacturing services.
Data for services trade available from 2011-12 as per BPM6 standard of IMF.
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Source: BoP Statistics, RBI
India’s Share in Global Services Exports –
Outperforming Peers
Ranking Country 2005 (%) Country 2010 (%) Country 2018 (%)

1 USA 14.7 USA 14.3 USA 13.9


2 UK 8.1 UK 6.9 UK 6.6
3 Germany 6.4 Germany 6.4 Germany 5.8
4 France 4.8 France 5.0 France 5.0
5 Japan 4.3 China 4.2 China 4.6
6 Spain 3.7 Japan 3.6 Netherlands 4.2
7 Netherlands 3.6 Spain 3.2 Ireland 3.6
8 Italy 3.5 Netherlands 3.0 India 3.5
9 China 2.9 India 3.0 Japan 3.2
10 Hong Kong 2.5 Hong Kong 2.7 Singapore 3.2
11 Ireland 2.3 Ireland 2.5 Spain 2.6
12 Belgium 2.2 Italy 2.5 Switzerland 2.1
13 Canada 2.2 Singapore 2.4 Belgium 2.1
14 Singapore 2.2 Belgium 2.4 Italy 2.1
15 India 2.0 South Korea 2.2 Hong Kong 2.0
16 Switzerland 1.9 Switzerland 2.1 Luxembourg 1.9
17 South Korea 1.9 Canada 1.9 South Korea 1.7
18 Denmark 1.7 Luxembourg 1.6 Canada 1.6
19 Sweden 1.7 Denmark 1.6 Thailand 1.4
20 Austria 1.7 Sweden 1.6 Sweden 1.3

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Source: WTO
India’s Investment Flows
India’s Foreign Direct Investment Flows

FDI Inflows FDI Outflow  Highest FDI inflows received reflecting


64.4 the steps taken by the government for
60.1 61.0
55.6 liberalizing the FDI regime and efforts
45.1 taken to provide a conducive business
climate
(US$ bn)

 Indian ODI has resulted into greater

12.4
15.3 14.7
12.4
macro-economic co-operation with
6.7 other countries, transfer of technology
and skill, sharing of R&D and promotion
FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 FY 19

of brand India.

Note: FDI Inflows include Equity, Re-invested Earnings and other Capital. FDI Outflows include Equity, Loans & Guarantees Invoked.
Source: RBI & Ministry of Finance, GoI 16
Direction of India’s Foreign Direct Investment Flows

Top FDI Investing Countries in 2018-19 Sector-Wise FDI Inflows in 2018-19

Others Services*
20% Others 21%
Singapore
UK 36% 31%
3% Inflows Inflows Comp.
Japan US$ 44.4 bn# US$ 44.4 bn# Software &
7% Hardware
USA Power
14%
7%
Chemicals 3% Trading
Mauritius 10% Telecom
Netherlands 4% Construction Automob.
18%
9% 5% 6% 6%

Destination-wise FDI Outflows in 2018-19 Sector-wise FDI Outflows in 2018-19


Agri & Mining Others
Russia Others USA Construction 8% 5%
2% 18% 17% 8% Fin, Insc. &
Business Services
Switzerland 32%
Outflows Singapore Transport &
6% Outflows
US$ 21.3 bn## 17% Comm. Services
8%
US$ 21.3 bn##
Netherlands
8%
Mauritius Wholesale, Retail Trade,
UK Manufacturing
UAE 14% Restaurants & Hotels
9% 27%
9% 12%
#- data is for FDI equity inflow; ## data for FDI outflow (approved) includes equity, loans & guarantees issued * - Services sector includes Financial, Banking, Insurance, Non-Financial / Business, Outsourcing, R&D, Courier, Tech. Testing and Analysis; 17
Others include drugs & pharmaceuticals, construction development among others
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