ENA Sectors 2026-01-15 12:43:20 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Jan 15 (KNN)</strong> Smartphone exports from India, under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, are estimated to have reached USD 30 billion in the 12 months from January to December 2025. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">This accounts for nearly 38 percent of Indias total smartphone exports over the past five years since 2021, reported the Business Standard. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Five-Year Exports Touch USD 80 Billion</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Indias smartphone exports were close to USD 80 billion, between 2021 and 2025, with 2025 marking the highest exports recorded in any 12-month period. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The USD 30 billion figure represents a 47 percent increase over the USD 20.45 billion recorded during the same period in 2024.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Apples iPhone shipments, valued at over USD 22 billion during the year, accounted for approximately 75 percent of Indias total smartphone exports, underscoring the companys central role in driving export growth from the country.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>PLI Scheme Emerges as Key Catalyst</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The surge in exports is largely attributed to targeted policy intervention through the smartphone PLI scheme announced in 2020, shortly before the Covid-19 lockdown. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Among the 14 PLI schemes introduced that year, the smartphone PLI is widely regarded as the most successful in terms of export performance.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Integration into Global Value Chains</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The success of the scheme has also highlighted the role of global value chains in reshaping Indias manufacturing landscape by integrating the country into international supply networks. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Mobile phones, which ranked 167th on Indias export list in 2015, have since risen to become the countrys largest exported product.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">After the rollout of the PLI scheme in 2021, India exported smartphones worth USD 4.85 billion, primarily led by shipments from Samsung and domestic manufacturers, laying the foundation for the export momentum seen in subsequent years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span><br /> </p> 44779 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/indias-smartphone-exports-hit-usd-30-billion-in-2025-on-pli-push 2026-01-15 12:43:20 knnindia.co.in