The details of exports of goods and services and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at current prices, and percentage share of India’s exports to the GDP for the last five years and current year are as follows:

S.No.	Year	India's exports of goods and services (in Rs. Crore)	GDP (in Rs. Crore)	% Share of exports of goods and services in GDP
1	2016-17	29,48,772	1,53,91,669	19.2
2	2017-18	32,11,521	1,70,90,042	18.8
3	2018-19 (2nd RE)	37,66,294	1,88,86,957	19.9
4	2019-20 (1st RE)	37,50,567	2,03,51,013	18.4
5	2020-21 (PE)	36,85,170	1,97,45,670	18.7
6	2020-21 (April-September)	16,69,646	86,14,840	19.4
7	2021-22 (April-September)	23,12,942	106,76,879	21.7

Source: National Accounts Division, CSO, MoSPI

Note: RE: Revised Estimate, PE :  Provisional Estimate

The share of export of goods and services in GDP has increased to 18.7% during 2020-21 over 18.4% in 2019-20 and 21.7% in 2021-22 (April-September) over 19.4% in 2020-21 (April-September).

The details of the annual rate of growth of exports of goods and services and the corresponding annual rate of growth of GDP at current prices for the last five years and current year are as follows:

S.No.	Year	India's exports of goods and services (in Rs. Crore)	% Growth in exports	GDP (in Rs. Crore)	% Growth in GDP
1	2016-17	29,48,772	--	1,53,91,669	--
2	2017-18	32,11,521	8.9	1,70,90,042	11
3	2018-19 (2nd RE)	37,66,294	17.3	1,88,86,957	10.5
4	2019-20 (1st RE)	37,50,567	-0.4	2,03,51,013	7.8
5	2020-21 (PE)	36,85,170	-1.7	1,97,45,670	-3
6	2020-21 (April-September)	16,69,646	--	86,14,840	--
7	2021-22 (April-September)	23,12,942	38.5	106,76,879	23.9

Source: National Accounts Division, CSO, MoSPI

This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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Share of exports in GDP rises, signalling stronger export performance and a rebound in recent economic activity. Data show the share of exports in GDP increased from 18.4% in 2019-20 to 18.7% in 2020-21 and to 21.7% in April-September 2021 over 19.4% in the prior comparable half-year, with rupee-denominated values and Revised and Provisional Estimates supplied by the National Accounts Division to support assessment of export performance within national accounts.