Agri-Food Trade Service
Fact Sheets
India - At a Glance
Basic Information
| Land area: |
3.2 million km² |
| Population: |
1.2 billion (2011)* |
| Total GDP: |
US$ 1.9 trillion (2011)* |
| GDP/capita: |
US$ 1,578 (2011)* |
| GDP growth rate: |
7.3% (2011)* |
| Capital city: |
New Delhi |
| Prime Minister: |
Manmohan Singh |
| Minister of Agriculture |
Sharad Pawar |
| Canadian High Commissioner: |
Stewart Beck |
Canada-India Agri-Food Trade** (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Agri-Food Exports: |
538.996 |
427.356 |
640.421 |
| Total Agri-Food Imports: |
202.239 |
210.268 |
243.385 |
| Agri-Food Trade Balance: |
336.757 |
217.087 |
397.036 |
Canadian Top 5 Agri-Food Exports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Agri-Food Exports: |
538.996 |
427.356 |
640.421 |
| Peas, dried, shelled |
342.827 |
301.439 |
563.245 |
| Lentils, dried, shelled |
179.967 |
111.941 |
64.561 |
| Chickpeas, dried, shelled |
9.860 |
2.076 |
4.748 |
| Whey |
0.204 |
0.442 |
0.928 |
| Mustard seeds |
0.786 |
5.431 |
0.848 |
Canadian Top 5 Agri-Food Imports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Agri-Food Imports: |
202.239 |
210.268 |
243.385 |
| Rice |
40.559 |
44.753 |
39.321 |
| Mucilages and thickeners from locust bean |
3.184 |
6.036 |
21.972 |
| Black tea, packages < 3kg |
5.082 |
8.089 |
12.958 |
| Soybeans |
3.126 |
5.217 |
9.487 |
| Cashews |
4.493 |
3.564 |
9.413 |
Canadian Top 5 Seafood Exports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Seafood Exports: |
0.434 |
0.040 |
0.427 |
| Shrimps and prawns, frozen |
0.287 |
0.000 |
0.291 |
| Cuttle fish and squid |
0.031 |
0.000 |
0.100 |
| Scallops |
0.064 |
0.025 |
0.029 |
| Dogfish, other shark, fresh or chilled |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.007 |
| Halibut/Greenland turbot, frozen |
0.014 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
India's Agri-Food and Seafood Imports - 2011*** (US$ million)
| |
World |
Canada |
Canada's Share |
| Agri-Food and Seafood |
16,390 |
600 |
3.7% |
| Palm oil, crude |
5,551 |
1 |
0.0% |
| Soybean oil |
1,214 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Palm oil, refined |
1,177 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Cashews |
1,150 |
1 |
0.0% |
| Sunflowerseed oil |
969 |
0 |
0.0% |
Canada-India Total Merchandise Trade*** (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Exports: |
2,037.282 |
1,987.402 |
2,566.020 |
| Total Merchandise Imports: |
2,003.254 |
2,122.977 |
2,533.028 |
| Trade Balance: |
34.028 |
-135.575 |
32.992 |
Canadian Top 10 Total Merchandise Exports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Exports: |
2,037.282 |
1,987.402 |
2,566.020 |
| Edible vegetables |
532.732 |
415.520 |
632.563 |
| Fertilizers |
441.708 |
328.654 |
374.637 |
| Paper and paperboard |
56.324 |
266.680 |
294.193 |
| Aircraft and spacecraft |
77.305 |
46.224 |
218.815 |
| Precious metals, stones and pearls |
95.085 |
115.543 |
210.252 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery |
146.915 |
165.663 |
141.642 |
| Wood pulp |
139.245 |
148.796 |
96.198 |
| Ores, slag and ash |
23.763 |
52.126 |
82.446 |
| Mineral fuels and oils |
38.932 |
1.634 |
74.679 |
| Optical and medical instruments |
52.599 |
41.595 |
60.684 |
Canadian Top 10 Total Merchandise Imports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Imports: |
2,003.254 |
2,122.977 |
2,533.028 |
| Organic chemicals |
314.682 |
280.369 |
290.392 |
| Precious metals, stones and pearls |
163.098 |
201.725 |
217.146 |
| Articles of iron or steel |
82.406 |
114.814 |
183.366 |
| Apparel, not knitted or crocheted |
163.688 |
139.692 |
159.867 |
| Apparel, knitted or crocheted |
178.017 |
143.053 |
149.115 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery |
113.826 |
116.981 |
143.043 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment |
120.063 |
102.365 |
125.377 |
| Pharmaceutical products |
47.857 |
78.738 |
112.730 |
| Made-up textile articles |
80.641 |
80.811 |
96.110 |
| Mineral fuels and oils |
0.478 |
50.700 |
90.828 |
India Top 10 Total Merchandise Imports (US$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Imports: |
2,003.254 |
2,122.977 |
2,533.028 |
| Organic chemicals |
314.682 |
280.369 |
290.392 |
| Precious metals, stones and pearls |
163.098 |
201.725 |
217.146 |
| Articles of iron or steel |
82.406 |
114.814 |
183.366 |
| Apparel, not knitted or crocheted |
163.688 |
139.692 |
159.867 |
| Apparel, knitted or crocheted |
178.017 |
143.053 |
149.115 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery |
113.826 |
116.981 |
143.043 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment |
120.063 |
102.365 |
125.377 |
| Pharmaceutical products |
47.857 |
78.738 |
112.730 |
| Made-up textile articles |
80.641 |
80.811 |
96.110 |
| Mineral fuels and oils |
0.478 |
50.700 |
90.828 |
GDP at market prices
Date modified: 2012-10-05
Source: Euromonitor*, Statistics Canada**, Global Trade Atlas***
