India vs Lower middle income: Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions
India
755,059
in 2025
Lower middle income
1.92 million
in 2025
India rank
7th
Lower middle income rank
4th
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions over time
- India
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 1.92 million against 755,059 in India, a difference of 1.17 million.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 2.5 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 4th of 118 countries.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,826 | 141,872 | 109,045 | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 146,084 | 396,588 | 250,504 | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 443,830 | 1.09 million | 648,585 | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 634,900 | 1.64 million | 1.01 million | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, India or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 1.92 million against 755,059 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions between India and Lower middle income?
- 1.17 million, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Lower middle income rank globally for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions?
- India ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 4th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted.