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India: Primary income receipts

54.21Bcurrent USD · 2025+273.0% since 2015

Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars. Annual figures for India from 1975 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
202554,205,313,419.337
202451,081,169,194.704
202337,912,538,199.98
202227,178,343,481.209
202123,711,933,029.002
202022,598,569,470.954
201923,347,612,479.818
201821,380,847,433.252
201718,547,258,732.59
201615,485,024,322.792
201514,533,393,862.516
201412,636,626,812.273
201311,229,751,632.64
20129,898,986,815.833
201110,147,279,650.468
20109,961,068,802.268
200913,732,805,904.389
200815,593,350,461.071
200712,649,780,190.224
20068,199,428,181.128
20055,645,943,586.432
20044,689,926,580.855
20033,490,759,934.328
20023,188,260,076.422
20013,523,768,570.922
20002,521,096,830.673
19991,919,479,962.313
19981,806,065,797.413
19971,483,724,649.164
19961,411,008,035.465
19951,485,592,496.028
1994820,770,661.248
1993375,480,135.36
1992376,809,311.486
1991231,681,436.228
1990436,394,041.407
1989446,239,793.539
1988427,154,126.478
1987449,720,416.955
1986517,630,321.949
1985528,456,546.066
1984487,269,811.456
1983479,777,659.877
1982607,834,981.679
1981971,628,244.105
19801,057,890,929.216
1979748,533,633.057
1978390,030,451.119
1977275,397,111.195
1976195,369,308.556
1975130,252,447.103

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