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Critical minerals: India and United States

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Second country

In 2025, India sold USD 26.4 million of critical minerals and metals to United States and bought USD 31.8 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in critical minerals and metals runs both ways in similar amounts: India sold USD 26.4 million and United States sold USD 31.8 million in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in critical minerals and metals grew 194 percent, from USD 19.8 million in 2019 to USD 58.2 million in 2025.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

India's exports to United States: critical minerals and metals

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by India

2019: 2.5Low 2.4 / High 26.42025: 26.4

20192.5
20202.4
202110.5
20227.6
202314.8
202420.5
202526.4

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

India's imports from United States: critical minerals and metals

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by India

2019: 17.3Low 16.1 / High 39.72025: 31.8

201917.3
202016.1
202120.7
202220.5
202339.7
202428.2
202531.8

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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