Lok Sabha Question No. 738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Trade with Gulf Countries
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 738 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  NOVEMBER, 2016

## TRADE WITH GULF COUNTRIES

## 738 (H). SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  India's  trade  with  the  Gulf  countries  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year;
- (b) whether India's trade with the Gulf countries has witnessed an increase during the current year;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to enhance trade with the Gulf countries during the ensuing five year plan period?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a)  to  (c):  The  details  of  India's  trade  with  Gulf  countries  (viz.  Bahrain,  Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE) during the last three years and the current year are at Annex- I and II. As per available DGCIS data, India's trade with Gulf countries has witnessed a decline during the current year, except in the case of Oman.

(d): Trade Fairs/buyers sellers meets are regularly organized in Gulf countries under Market Access Initiative (MAI) scheme  of D/o  Commerce  with  a  view  to diversify/boost exports and enhance trade with Gulf Co-operation Council Countries.

## Department of Commerce

Monthly Foreign Trade Statistics of India (Principal Commodities and Countries) Version 6.0

Region-wise all countries Trade for West Asia- GCC region

(Period: April-March)

| S. No .              | Country              | 2013-2014   | 2013-2014             | 2013-2014   | %Growth   | %Growth   | 2014-2015   | 2014-2015   | 2014-2015   | 2014-2015   | %Growth   | %Growth   | 2015-2016   | 2015-2016   | 2015-2016   | %Growth     | %Growth   | %Growth   |
|----------------------|----------------------|-------------|-----------------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
| S. No .              | Country              | Exports     | Imports Total Trade   | Trd. Bal.   | Exports   | Impor ts  | Exports     | Imports     | Total Trade | Trd. Bal.   | Export s  | Impor ts  | Exports     | Imports     | Total Trade | Trd. Bal.   | Exports   | Impor ts  |
| 1                    | BAHARAIN             | 639.36      | 563.24 1,202.60       | 76.13       | 5.95      | -15.26    | 472.98      | 446.25      | 919.23      | 26.74       | -26.02    | -20.77    | 654.14      | 356.9       | 1,011.04    | 297.24      | 38.3      | -20.02    |
| 2                    | KUWAIT               | 1,061.14    | 17,153.55 18,214.69   | -16,092.41  | 0.01      | 3.41      | 1,198.89    | 13,381.97   | 14,580.85   | -12,183.08  | 12.98     | -21.99    | 1,247.51    | 4,969.69    | 6,217.20    | -3,722.19   | 4.06      | -62.86    |
| 3                    | OMAN                 | 2,812.27    | 2,951.18 5,763.45     | -138.91     | 8.19      | 46.85     | 2,379.44    | 1,752.24    | 4,131.69    | 627.2       | -15.39    | -40.63    | 2,190.79    | 1,674.71    | 3,865.50    | 516.08      | -7.93     | -4.43     |
| 4                    | QATAR                | 969.06      | 15,707.99 16,677.04   | -14,738.93  | 41.02     | 0.1       | 1,054.98    | 14,604.71   | 15,659.69   | -13,549.74  | 8.87      | -7.02     | 902.04      | 9,022.16    | 9,924.20    | -8,120.12   | -14.5     | -38.22    |
| 5                    | SAUDI ARAB           | 12,218.96   | 36,403.65 48,622.61   | -24,184.69  | 24.86     | 7.08      | 11,162.55   | 28,107.56   | 39,270.11   | -16,945.01  | -8.65     | -22.79    | 6,394.48    | 20,321.33   | 26,715.81   | -13,926.86  | -42.71    | -27.7     |
| 6                    | UARAB EMTS           | 30,520.42   | 29,019.82 59,540.24   | 1,500.60    | -15.96    | -25.85    | 33,028.08   | 26,139.91   | 59,167.99   | 6,888.17    | 8.22      | -9.92     | 30,290.01   | 19,445.68   | 49,735.69   | 10,844.33   | -8.29     | -25.61    |
| Total West Asia- GCC | Total West Asia- GCC | 48,221.20   | 101,799.42 150,020.63 | -53,578.22  | -5.55     | -5.82     | 49,296.92   | 84,432.63   | 133,729.56  | -35,135.71  | 2.23      | -17.06    | 41,678.97   | 55,790.47   | 97,469.44   | -14,111.50  | -15.45    | -33.92    |
| % India's total      | in                   | 15.34       | 22.61                 |             |           |           | 15.88       | 18.85       |             |             |           |           | 15.89       | 14.64       |             |             |           |           |
| India's total        | India's total        | 314,405.30  | 450,199.79 764,605.09 | -135,794.49 | 4.66      | -8.26     | 310,338.48  | 448,033.41  | 758,371.89  | -137,694.93 | -1.29     | -0.48     | 262,290.13  | 381,006.63  | 643,296.75  | -118,716.50 | -15.48    | -14.96    |

Data Source: DGCIS, Kolkata

Annex-I

## Depa rtm e nt of C o m m erce

M onthly Foreign Trade  Statistics of Ind ia (P rin cip a l C o m m o d ities and Coun tries) V e rsio n  6.0

Re gio n - w is e  a ll c o u n t r ie s  T r a d e  fo r  W e s t  A s ia -  G C C  r e g io n

(P e rio d : A p r il -S e p t e m b e r )

V alu es in  U S  $ M ill io n s

(P ) P ro v i si o n a l

Annex-II

| S.No .                            | Country                           | 20 15 -2 01 6    | 20 15 -2 01 6     | 20 15 -2 01 6     | 20 15 -2 01 6   | 20 16 -2 01 7 (P )   | 20 16 -2 01 7 (P )   | 20 16 -2 01 7 (P )   | 20 16 -2 01 7 (P )   | % G row th   | % G row th   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------|--------------|
| S.No .                            | Country                           | E xp o r t s     | Im p o r t s      | To ta l T ra de   | T r d.B a l.    | E xp o r t s         | Imports              | To tal T ra d e      | T r d.B a l.         | E x p ort s  | Im p o rt s  |
| 1                                 | BA H AR A IN IS                   | 31 9 .4 6        | 1 66 . 6          | 4 86 .0 6         | 1 5 2. 8 6      | 25 8 .1 4            | 1 74 .91             | 4 3 3 .0 5           | 8 3 .2 3             | -1 9. 2      | 4 .9 9       |
| 2                                 | KUW A IT                          | 64 2 .7 2        | 2 ,80 5 .2 1      | 3, 4 47 .9 2      | -2 ,1 6 2 .4 9  | 72 1 .6 6            | 2 ,0 46 .8 2         | 2 ,76 8 .4 8         | - 1 ,3 2 5.16        | 1 2 .2 8     | -2 7 .0 3    |
| 3                                 | OM A N                            | 1 ,01 6 .1 7     | 83 0 .9 6         | 1, 8 47 .1 3      | 1 8 5. 2 1      | 1,18 5 .0 3          | 7 07 .83             | 1 ,89 2 .8 6         | 4 7 7 .2             | 1 6 .6 2     | -1 4 .8 2    |
| 4                                 | QA TAR                            | 47 3 .0 9        | 4 ,91 5 .7 3      | 5, 3 88 .8 2      | -4 ,4 4 2 .6 4  | 37 9 .2 1            | 3 ,6 10 .8 3         | 3 ,99 0 .0 4         | - 3 ,2 3 1.63        | -1 9 .8 4    | -2 6 .5 5    |
| 5                                 | SA UD I A R AB                    | 3 ,48 1 .3 3     | 1 1 ,3 7 6 .2 9   | 14 ,85 7 .6 2     | -7 ,8 9 4 .9 6  | 2,67 9 .8 5          | 9 ,3 20 .5 8         | 1 2 ,0 0 0 .4 3      | - 6 ,6 4 0.74        | -2 3 .0 2    | -1 8 .0 7    |
| 6                                 | U AR A B EM T S                   | 1 5 ,5 8 9.66    | 1 0 ,6 5 2 .2 4   | 26 ,24 1 .9 1     | 4 ,9 3 7 .4 2   | 15 ,9 0 3 .1 2       | 9 ,7 63 .5 0         | 2 5 ,6 6 6 .6 2      | 6 ,1 3 9.63          | 2 .0 1       | -8 .34       |
| T o ta l o f W es t A s ia - G CC | T o ta l o f W es t A s ia - G CC | 2 1 ,5 2 2.4 3   | 3 0 ,7 4 7 .0 2   | 5 2 ,26 9 .4 6    | -9 ,2 2 4.5 9   | 2 1 ,1 2 7 .0 0      | 25 ,62 4 .4 8        | 4 6 ,7 5 1.4 8       | - 4 ,4 97 .4 7       | -1 .8 4      | -1 6 .6 6    |
| % S h a re in In di a 's to ta l  | % S h a re in In di a 's to ta l  | 1 6 .0 9         | 1 5 .2            |                   |                 | 1 6                  | 1 4 .6 3             |                      |                      |              |              |
| In d ia 's to ta l                | In d ia 's to ta l                | 13 3 ,7 2 3 .2 5 | 2 0 2 ,2 6 9. 6 1 | 3 3 5 ,9 9 2 . 87 | - 68 ,54 6 .3 6 | 1 3 2 ,0 3 3. 3 9    | 17 5 ,1 0 1 . 35     | 3 0 7 ,1 34 . 7 5    | - 4 3,06 7 .9 6      | -1 .2 6      | -1 3 .4 3    |

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