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Where does India get its aircraft and helicopters? Import sources 2024

In 2024, India imported $10.2 billion of aircraft and helicopters (13 thousand tonnes), 6.6% of the world total. Its main sources were Germany (21%), the United Arab Emirates (20%) and France (19%). India was the world’s 4th-largest importer of aircraft and helicopters.

Summary

Value
$10.2billion
Tonnes
13thousand tonnes
Share of world total
6.6%
World rank
4th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Germany2.2Tonnes: 2,034USD per tonne: $1,067,14421.2%Air
United Arab Emirates2Tonnes: 2,897USD per tonne: $698,85319.8%Air
France1.9Tonnes: 2,280USD per tonne: $852,08719%Air
Saudi Arabia1.5Tonnes: 2,133USD per tonne: $698,85314.6%Air
Kuwait0.61Tonnes: 872USD per tonne: $698,8536%Air
United States0.49Tonnes: 771USD per tonne: $638,9094.8%Air
Spain0.26Tonnes: 89USD per tonne: $2,887,4882.5%Air
Oman0.2Tonnes: 288USD per tonne: $698,8522%Air
Turkey0.16Tonnes: 224USD per tonne: $698,8521.5%Air
Sri Lanka0.12Tonnes: 177USD per tonne: $698,8541.2%Air
Bhutan0.1Tonnes: 139USD per tonne: $698,8520.95%Land
Maldives0.08Tonnes: 112USD per tonne: $698,8560.77%Air
Cayman Islands0.08Tonnes: 112USD per tonne: $698,8560.76%Air
Philippines0.07Tonnes: 99USD per tonne: $698,8550.68%Air
Bangladesh0.07Tonnes: 98USD per tonne: $698,8520.67%Land
Malaysia0.05Tonnes: 54USD per tonne: $990,4080.52%Air
Switzerland0.05Tonnes: 31USD per tonne: $1,679,8280.5%Air
Belgium re-exports0.04Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $326,657,1110.43%Air
Brazil0.04Tonnes: 38USD per tonne: $1,102,8550.41%Air
Australia0.04Tonnes: 47USD per tonne: $890,6880.41%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Germany has been its main source since 2023

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

  • Germany 2.2
  • United Arab Emirates 2
  • France 1.9
  • Saudi Arabia 1.5
  • Kuwait 0.61

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Germany0.022.2
United Arab Emirates02
France0.011.9
Saudi Arabia01.5
Kuwait00.61

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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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