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Latest general, economy, trade, energy usage and development indicators of:

 

India

Indicators

Latest figures

Source

Population

1.1 billion

World Bank, 2006

Population density 

342 persons per sq km

World Bank, 2000

Population below income poverty line ($ 1 a day)

34.7%

UNDP Human Development Report, 2004

Total area (sq km)

3.3 million

World Bank, 2006

Sex ratio

1.12 male(s)/female

CIA World Factbook, 2007

Total adult literacy rate

64.8%

Census of India, 2001

Rural population

72.2%

Census of India, 2001

Per capita income

US$ 540

World Bank, 2003

Land use    

 

 

Arable land

48.83% 

CIA World Factbook, 2007

Permanent crops

2.8%

CIA World Factbook, 2007

Other

48.37

CIA World Factbook, 2007

Economy and trade

 

 

GDP

US$ 906.3 billion 

World Bank, 2006

Structure of economy (% of GDP)

 

World Bank, 2006

Agriculture

17.5%  

 

Industry

27.9%

 

Manufacturing

16.3%

 

Services

54.6%

 

Exports (% of GDP)

20.3%

World Bank, 2005

Value of total exports

US$ 127,090 million

World Bank, 2006

Major exports

 

World Bank, 2006

1.Marine Products

US$ 1,744 million

 

2.Ores and Minerals

US$ 7,033 million

 

3.Manufactures 

US$ 82,818 million 

 

Main export partners

US, UAE, China, UK

CIA World Factbook, 2007

Imports (% of GDP)

23.3%

World Bank, 2005

Value of total imports

US$ 191,995 million

World Bank, 2006

Major imports

 

World Bank, 2006

1.Food

US$ 3,291 million

 

2. Fuel and energy

US$ 57,074 million

 

3.Capital goods 

US$ 52,944 million

 

Main import partners

China, US, Germany, Singapore, Australia

CIA World Factbook, 2007

Balance of trade

(-) US$ 64. 905 billion

World Bank, 2006

Development indicators

 

 

Life expectancy

63.4 years

UNDP Human Development Report, 2004

Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation

28%

UNDP Human Development Report, 2004

Infant mortality

56 deaths/1,000 live births

World Bank, 2006

Population with sustainable access to an improved water source

86%

UNDP Human Development Report, 2004

Net primary enrolment ratio

83%

UNDP Human Development Report, 2004

Energy Usage

Petroleum Consumption (Thousand Barrels per Day)

2,587

Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2006

Natural Gas Consumption (Billion Cubic Feet)

1,349

EIA, 2006

Coal Consumption (Million Short Tons)

543

EIA, 2006

Net Electricity Consumption (Billion Kilowatthours)

489

EIA, 2005

Primary Energy Consumption (Quadrillion Btu)

16

EIA, 2006

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO2)

From Consumption of Fossil Fuels

1,165.72

EIA, 2005

 
 
 
 
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Part A.1

 

Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges

 

 

 

Summary

 

Total

Ag

Non-Ag

  WTO member since

 

1995

Simple average final bound

 

49.2 

114.2 

34.9 

  Binding coverage:

 

Total

  73.8

Simple average MFN applied

2005 

19.2 

37.6 

16.4 

 

 

 

Non-Ag

  69.8

Trade weighted average

2004 

14.7 

60.6 

12.3 

  Ag: Tariff quotas  (in %)

 

  0.7

Imports in billion US$

2004 

102.7 

5.2 

97.5 

  Ag: Special safeguards (in % )

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frequency distribution

Duty-free

0 <= 5

5 <= 10

10 <= 15

15 <= 25

25 <= 50

50 <= 100

> 100

NAV

Tariff lines and import values (in %)

in %

Agricultural products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final bound

 

0

0

1.3

0.1

2.5

6.7

53

36.2

    0.3

MFN applied

2005 

2.5

0

1.4

3

0.4

80.5

10.7

1.4

    0.3

Imports

2004 

0.4

0

5.1

3.7

0

48.5

41.5

0.8

    2.3

 Non-agricultural products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final bound

 

3.2

0.5

0

0

15

50

0.8

0.3

    6.1

MFN applied

2005 

2.4

1.8

0.2

84.8

5.2

4.2

1.1

0.2

    6.0

Imports

2004 

7.7

4.4

28.6

55.5

3.5

0.2

0.1

0

    0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part A.2

 

Tariffs and imports by product groups

 

 

 

 

 

Final bound duties

MFN applied duties

Imports

Product groups

AVG

Duty-free

Max

Binding

AVG

Duty-free

Max

Share

Duty-free

 

 

in %

 

in %

 

in %

 

in %

 in %

Animal products

105.0

      0

    150

100

33.0 

      0

    100

0

      0

Dairy products

65.0

      0

    150

100

35.0 

      0

     60

0

      0

Fruit, vegetables, plants

100.9

      0

    150

100

31.5 

      0

    105

1.1

      0

Coffee, tea

133.1

      0

    150

100

56.3 

      0

    100

0.1

      0

Cereals & preparations