India’s smartphone exports touched USD 30 billion in the calendar year 2025 (January–December), Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, showing the country’s expanding role in global electronics manufacturing.
In a post on X, Vaishnaw stated that “India is becoming the smartphone manufacturing factory for the world,” linking the export milestone to the broader growth of the domestic electronics sector.
The minister had earlier highlighted that India recorded electronics exports worth USD 47 billion in 2025. He also noted that electronics exports have grown 11 times since 2014–15, when the current government took office.
Exports Growth Momentum
According to the minister’s statements, electronics has now become India’s third-largest export category. The sector has generated 25 lakh new jobs, with strong participation from women, expanded opportunities for MSMEs, and long-term skilling initiatives for young workers.
India has seen a sixfold rise in electronics production over the past 11 years, while exports have increased eight times during the same period, Vaishnaw said.
Electronic goods production increased from Rs 1.9 lakh crore in 2014–15 to Rs 11.3 lakh crore in 2024–25. During this period, exports rose from Rs 0.38 lakh crore to Rs 3.3 lakh crore.
PLI Scheme Impact
The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing (LSEM) has attracted investments exceeding Rs 13,475 crore, the minister said earlier this year. The scheme has supported production worth Rs 9.8 lakh crore.
India is currently the world’s second-largest mobile manufacturing country, Vaishnaw said. The number of mobile manufacturing units has risen from just two in 2014–15 to about 300 now.
He added that 99.2 per cent of mobile handsets sold in India are ‘Made in India’, reflecting the scale-up under the government’s Make in India initiative.
Mobile phone production has grown from Rs 0.18 lakh crore to Rs 5.5 lakh crore. Exports in the category have climbed from Rs 0.01 lakh crore to Rs 2 lakh crore.
Vaishnaw said the government’s initial focus was on finished products. The strategy is now shifting toward building capacity for modules, components, sub-modules, raw materials, and manufacturing equipment.
The Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme is supporting this transition, aimed at strengthening domestic value addition and supply chain resilience.