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Who buys India’s aircraft and helicopters? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, India exported $5.9 billion of aircraft and helicopters (4 thousand tonnes), 3.8% of the world total. Its main destinations were the United Arab Emirates (27%), Saudi Arabia (26%) and Kuwait (9%). India was the world’s 6th-largest exporter of aircraft and helicopters.

Summary

Value
$5.9billion
Tonnes
4thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3.8%
World rank
6th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United Arab Emirates1.6Tonnes: 1,184USD per tonne: $1,346,68526.9%Air
Saudi Arabia1.5Tonnes: 1,138USD per tonne: $1,346,68525.9%Air
Kuwait0.52Tonnes: 390USD per tonne: $1,346,6868.9%Air
France0.44Tonnes: 326USD per tonne: $1,346,6837.4%Air
Czechia0.36Tonnes: 269USD per tonne: $1,346,6886.1%Air
Turkey0.29Tonnes: 213USD per tonne: $1,346,6864.9%Air
Oman0.16Tonnes: 122USD per tonne: $1,346,6892.8%Air
Ireland0.14Tonnes: 103USD per tonne: $1,346,6842.3%Air
China0.14Tonnes: 103USD per tonne: $1,334,5152.3%Land
Sri Lanka0.12Tonnes: 89USD per tonne: $1,346,5422%Air
Romania0.11Tonnes: 82USD per tonne: $1,346,6891.9%Air
Bhutan0.08Tonnes: 59USD per tonne: $1,346,6791.3%Land
Maldives0.08Tonnes: 59USD per tonne: $1,346,6851.3%Air
Spain0.08Tonnes: 57USD per tonne: $1,356,4011.3%Air
Cayman Islands0.06Tonnes: 47USD per tonne: $1,346,6721.1%Air
Bangladesh0.06Tonnes: 45USD per tonne: $1,346,6801%Land
Philippines0.05Tonnes: 68USD per tonne: $785,2170.91%Air
Jordan0.04Tonnes: 33USD per tonne: $1,346,6770.76%Air
Guyana0.02Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $2,225,6580.28%Air
United States0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $872,7380.19%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

The United Arab Emirates has been its main destination since 2024

Value in USD billions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • United Arab Emirates 1.6
  • Saudi Arabia 1.5
  • Kuwait 0.52
  • France 0.44
  • Czechia 0.36

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United Arab Emirates01.6
Saudi Arabia01.5
Kuwait00.52
France00.44
Czechia00.36

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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