What are India's mobile phone exports each year?

Financial-year value of mobile phone exports in rupees, as given by the government. The 2025-26 figure is given as approximate. Smartphones alone were US$ 30.13 billion in calendar year 2025 on a separate customs basis.

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How we got this number

1. Take the 2025-26 figure from Ashwini Vaishnaw's written reply in the Lok Sabha on 29 July 2026, as reported by News Arena: approximately Rs 2.59 lakh crore, against around Rs 1,500 crore in 2014-15.
2. Take 2024-25 from PIB's September 2025 explainer on mobiles: ₹2,00,000 crore in FY2024-25 against ₹1,500 crore in FY2014-15.
3. Work out the change: ₹2.59 lakh crore is ₹2,59,000 crore, which is 29.5% above ₹2,00,000 crore.

What this number does not tell you

• The 2025-26 figure was read in a News Arena report of the Lok Sabha reply, not on the Lok Sabha or PIB page itself, and the report says "approximately".
• The financial-year rupee figure and the calendar-year dollar figure measure different things. PIB's March 2026 customs table lists smartphones at 30.13 billion US dollars for calendar year 2025, which is not comparable to the financial-year rupee total.
• Exports in rupees move with the exchange rate as well as with volumes shipped.

Sources

1. Ministry of Electronics and IT (Lok Sabha reply), reported by News Arena, 29 Jul 2026India's mobile phone exports have surged 165 times over the past decade, rising from around Rs 1,500 crore in 2014-15 to approximately Rs 2.59 lakh crore in 2025-26, reflecting the country's rapid emergence as a global electronics manufacturing hub, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday.
2. PIB, Mobiles - Catalysts of India's Digital Rise, 18 Sep 2025Exports of mobile phones grew 127-fold to ₹2,00,000 crore in FY2024-25 vs. ₹1,500 crore in FY2014-15.
3. Ministry of Electronics and IT (PIB), India emerges as Second Largest Mobile Manufacturing Country, 11 Mar 2026Smartphones emerged as the top exported category in Calendar Year 2025. HS Code Item Export Value (USD) 1 85171300 Smartphones 30.13 Billion 2 27101944 Automotive diesel fuel 16.34 Billion 3 71023910 Diamond (cut/worked, not mounted) 12.47 Billion

Worked out by us: 2,59,000 (₹2.59 lakh crore written in crore (one lakh crore is 1,00,000 crore), so 2.59 times 1,00,000); 29.5 (₹2,59,000 crore (2025-26) divided by ₹2,00,000 crore (2024-25), minus 1, as a percentage, rounded to one decimal).

Questions people ask

How much did India export in mobile phones in 2025-26?

About ₹2.59 lakh crore, according to a written reply by the Electronics and IT Minister in the Lok Sabha on 29 July 2026, as reported by News Arena.

How much were mobile phone exports in 2024-25?

₹2,00,000 crore, according to PIB's September 2025 explainer on mobiles.

Are smartphones India's top export?

In calendar year 2025 smartphones were the top exported item by customs value, at 30.13 billion US dollars, ahead of automotive diesel fuel at 16.34 billion (PIB, 11 March 2026).

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This is a best guess, not an official statistic. We recheck it yearly. If you have a newer or better source, send it to us.