India’s Smartphone Exports Hit USD 30 Billion in 2025, Electronics Sector Emerges as Global Manufacturing Powerhouse

New Delhi: India is rapidly positioning itself as a global smartphone manufacturing hub, with exports touching USD 30 billion during the calendar year 2025 (January to December), according to Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

In a post on X, the minister said, “India is becoming the smartphone manufacturing factory for the world,” while sharing official export figures. He noted that smartphone exports for the calendar year 2025 reached USD 30 billion, underscoring the country’s growing role in the global electronics supply chain.

Last month, Vaishnaw highlighted that India recorded electronics exports worth USD 47 billion (Rs 4.15 lakh crore) in 2025, marking a significant milestone for the sector. He added that electronics exports have expanded 11 times since 2014-15, when the BJP-led government came to power.

Electronics has now become India’s third-largest export category, generating around 25 lakh new jobs, encouraging strong participation of women in the workforce, creating opportunities for MSMEs and supporting long-term skill development for the country’s youth. Over the past 11 years, electronics production has grown sixfold, while exports have increased eightfold.

Electronic goods production rose from Rs 1.9 lakh crore in 2014-15 to Rs 11.3 lakh crore in 2024-25. During the same period, exports climbed from Rs 0.38 lakh crore to Rs 3.3 lakh crore, reflecting sustained policy support and industry expansion.

The Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing has attracted investments exceeding Rs 13,475 crore, resulting in production worth Rs 9.8 lakh crore, the minister stated earlier this year.

India is now the world’s second-largest mobile manufacturing nation. The number of mobile manufacturing units in the country has surged from just two in 2014-15 to nearly 300 at present. Today, about 99.2 per cent of mobile handsets sold in India are manufactured domestically.

Mobile phone production has increased from Rs 0.18 lakh crore to Rs 5.5 lakh crore, while exports have grown sharply from a negligible Rs 0.01 lakh crore to Rs 2 lakh crore, reinforcing the impact of the Make in India initiative.

After initially focusing on finished products, the government is now working to strengthen domestic capabilities in modules, components, sub-assemblies, raw materials and manufacturing equipment. The Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme is designed to accelerate this next phase of value-chain development and deepen India’s electronics manufacturing ecosystem.