India’s Electronics Exports Hit Record $47 Billion in 2025

India recorded its highest-ever electronics exports of $47 billion (₹4.15 lakh crore) in 2025, underscoring the rapid scale-up of domestic manufacturing under the government’s industrial push, Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday.

Of this total, nearly $30 billion came from smartphone exports, reflecting the central role played by the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme in transforming India into a key global manufacturing base.

The minister noted that electronics exports have grown 11-fold since 2014–15, the year when the BJP-led government came to power. Electronics has now emerged as India’s third-largest export category, generating around 25 lakh jobs, with strong participation from women, growing opportunities for MSMEs, and long-term skilling prospects for the youth.

Over the last 11 years, electronics production has increased six times, while exports have expanded eightfold. Total electronic goods production rose from ₹1.9 lakh crore in 2014–15 to ₹11.3 lakh crore in 2024–25, while exports jumped from ₹0.38 lakh crore to ₹3.3 lakh crore during the same period.

The PLI Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing has attracted investments of over ₹13,475 crore, resulting in production worth ₹9.8 lakh crore, according to Vaishnaw.

India has also cemented its position as the world’s second-largest mobile phone manufacturing country. The number of mobile manufacturing units has expanded from just two in 2014–15 to nearly 300 today, with 99.2% of mobile handsets sold domestically now made in India.

Mobile phone production alone surged from ₹0.18 lakh crore to ₹5.5 lakh crore, while exports climbed from a negligible ₹0.01 lakh crore to ₹2 lakh crore, reflecting the deepening impact of the Make in India initiative.

Having focused initially on assembling finished products, the government is now shifting attention to building capacity across the entire electronics value chain—from components and sub-modules to raw materials and manufacturing machinery. This transition is being supported through the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme.

“Global players are confident. Indian companies are competitive. Jobs are being created,” Vaishnaw said, calling the surge in exports a defining Make in India success story.

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