Archive · 19 Sep 2026
India’s Software Exports Rise as US Share Reaches 54%
India sold more computer and business services to other countries in 2025-26.
These software services exports were worth $221.4 billion, up about 8% from the year before.
The United States bought the largest share, worth $119.7 billion.
This represented 54.1% of India’s software exports, compared with 52.9% the previous year.
The United Kingdom remained another important destination, but its share fell slightly to 15.4%.
IT services were the biggest part of the exports, at $147 billion.
Business process outsourcing services contributed $56 billion.
Most services were delivered remotely rather than at the customer’s location.
A separate total that included sales by Indian companies’ foreign affiliates reached $239.3 billion.
India’s software services exports rose 8.2% year-on-year to $221.4 billion in 2025-26, with one report describing the increase as 8%.
The United States remained the largest destination, receiving $119.7 billion, or 54.1% of India’s software exports.
The US share increased from 52.9% in 2024-25, while the United Kingdom’s share slipped from 15.5% to 15.4%.
IT services generated $147 billion, while IT-enabled services generated $68 billion, including $56 billion from business process outsourcing.
Including sales through overseas commercial affiliates, total software services exports rose 9.5% to $239.3 billion; those affiliate sales totaled $17.9 billion.
- Who
- India’s software services industry, with the United States as its largest customer and the United Kingdom as another major destination.
- What
- India’s software services exports reached $221.4 billion, while the US share rose to 54.1%.
- When
- During fiscal year 2025-26; the Reserve Bank of India released the survey on Friday.
- Where
- The exports were sold internationally, primarily to the United States and Europe.
- Why
- The data describes the destinations and composition of India’s software services exports; the reports note that the US became a larger destination during a year when it began tariffs targeting goods imports.
- Software services exports
- $221.4 billion in 2025-26
- Annual growth
- 8.2% year-on-year, also reported as 8%
- US exports
- $119.7 billion
- US share
- 54.1%, up from 52.9% in 2024-25
- UK share
- 15.4%, down from 15.5%
- IT services
- $147 billion
- BPO services
- $56 billion
- Exports including overseas affiliates
- $239.3 billion, including $17.9 billion from commercial presence abroad
