Imports
Crude petroleum is India's biggest import with $155bn spent on it in 2012. Imports of gold and silver amounted to $62bn and electronic goods and pearls and precious stones are also top import items for the country.
India's top import source is China followed by the UAE, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia. The UK came in at 21st place in 2011-12 with India importing a total of $7.7bn. In the six months recorded so far for 2012-13, the UK has dropped a place and has a 1.4% share of the India's import sources.
The table below shows India's imports and exports by country including the share. The downloadable spreadsheet also has data on the top import and export products for the country. What can you do with this data?