January smartphone exports top full-year total of FY21, shows data

Smartphone exports in January crossed $3 billion (₹25,000 crore) this year — the highest ever in a single month — according to industry estimates.

To put it in perspective, the $3.14 billion exported in January 2025 matches the total smartphone exports for 2020-21 (FY21). By comparison, January 2025 exports were 140 per cent higher than those in January 2024, when India recorded $1.31 billion in smartphone exports.

Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw recently posted on X that smartphone exports for 2024-25 are likely to reach ₹2.25 trillion. Exports in 2023-24 (FY24) stood at $15.6 billion.