What changed

The RBI published monthly provisional statistics for India's services trade in February 2026, reporting exports of US$34.7 billion (up 9.7% YoY) and imports of US$16.9 billion (up 16.2% YoY). The data for January-February 2026 are provisional, while October-December 2025 figures were revised using Q3:2025-26 balance of payments statistics. Growth rates in parentheses have been revised accordingly.

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| Date : Mar 30, 2026 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Monthly Data on India’s International Trade in Services for the Month of February 2026 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | The value of exports and imports of services during February 2026 are presented in the following table.

\| International Trade in Services \| \| \|
\| (US$ million) \| \| \|
\| Month \| Receipts (Exports) \| Payments (Imports) \|
\| October – 2025 \| 35,174
(2.2) \| 17,734
(2.9) \|
\| November – 2025 \| 34,269
(6.7) \| 16,882
(-2.1) \|
\| December – 2025 \| 41,784
(13.0) \| 19,110
(7.4) \|
\| January – 2026 \| 38,165
(9.8) \| 16,631
(-0.5) \|
\| February – 2026 \| 34,708
(9.7) \| 16,865
(16.2) \|
\| Note: (i) Data for January-February are provisional while those for October-December are revised on pro-rata basis using balance of payments statistics of Q3:2025-26; and
(ii) Figures in parentheses are growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year which have been revised on the basis of balance of payments statistics. \| \| \|
Ajit Prasad
Deputy General Manager
(Communications)

Press Release: 2025-2026/2354 | International Trade in Services | | | (US$ million) | | | Month | Receipts (Exports) | Payments (Imports) | October – 2025 | 35,174
(2.2) | 17,734
(2.9) | November – 2025 | 34,269
(6.7) | 16,882
(-2.1) | December – 2025 | 41,784
(13.0) | 19,110
(7.4) | January – 2026 | 38,165
(9.8) | 16,631
(-0.5) | February – 2026 | 34,708
(9.7) | 16,865
(16.2) | Note: (i) Data for January-February are provisional while those for October-December are revised on pro-rata basis using balance of payments statistics of Q3:2025-26; and
(ii) Figures in parentheses are growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year which have been revised on the basis of balance of payments statistics. | | |
| International Trade in Services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (US$ million) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Month | Receipts (Exports) | Payments (Imports) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| October – 2025 | 35,174
(2.2) | 17,734
(2.9) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| November – 2025 | 34,269
(6.7) | 16,882
(-2.1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| December – 2025 | 41,784
(13.0) | 19,110
(7.4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| January – 2026 | 38,165
(9.8) | 16,631
(-0.5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| February – 2026 | 34,708
(9.7) | 16,865
(16.2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Note: (i) Data for January-February are provisional while those for October-December are revised on pro-rata basis using balance of payments statistics of Q3:2025-26; and
(ii) Figures in parentheses are growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year which have been revised on the basis of balance of payments statistics. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The value of exports and imports of services during February 2026 are presented in the following table.

| International Trade in Services | | |
| (US$ million) | | |
| Month | Receipts (Exports) | Payments (Imports) |
| October – 2025 | 35,174
(2.2) | 17,734
(2.9) |
| November – 2025 | 34,269
(6.7) | 16,882
(-2.1) |
| December – 2025 | 41,784
(13.0) | 19,110
(7.4) |
| January – 2026 | 38,165
(9.8) | 16,631
(-0.5) |
| February – 2026 | 34,708
(9.7) | 16,865
(16.2) |
| Note: (i) Data for January-February are provisional while those for October-December are revised on pro-rata basis using balance of payments statistics of Q3:2025-26; and
(ii) Figures in parentheses are growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year which have been revised on the basis of balance of payments statistics. | | |
Ajit Prasad
Deputy General Manager
(Communications)

Press Release: 2025-2026/2354 | International Trade in Services | | | (US$ million) | | | Month | Receipts (Exports) | Payments (Imports) | October – 2025 | 35,174
(2.2) | 17,734
(2.9) | November – 2025 | 34,269
(6.7) | 16,882
(-2.1) | December – 2025 | 41,784
(13.0) | 19,110
(7.4) | January – 2026 | 38,165
(9.8) | 16,631
(-0.5) | February – 2026 | 34,708
(9.7) | 16,865
(16.2) | Note: (i) Data for January-February are provisional while those for October-December are revised on pro-rata basis using balance of payments statistics of Q3:2025-26; and
(ii) Figures in parentheses are growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year which have been revised on the basis of balance of payments statistics. | | |
| The value of exports and imports of services during February 2026 are presented in the following table.

| International Trade in Services | | |
| (US$ million) | | |
| Month | Receipts (Exports) | Payments (Imports) |
| October – 2025 | 35,174
(2.2) | 17,734
(2.9) |
| November – 2025 | 34,269
(6.7) | 16,882
(-2.1) |
| December – 2025 | 41,784
(13.0) | 19,110
(7.4) |
| January – 2026 | 38,165
(9.8) | 16,631
(-0.5) |
| February – 2026 | 34,708
(9.7) | 16,865
(16.2) |
| Note: (i) Data for January-February are provisional while those for October-December are revised on pro-rata basis using balance of payments statistics of Q3:2025-26; and
(ii) Figures in parentheses are growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year which have been revised on the basis of balance of payments statistics. | | |
Ajit Prasad
Deputy General Manager
(Communications)

Press Release: 2025-2026/2354 | International Trade in Services | | | (US$ million) | | | Month | Receipts (Exports) | Payments (Imports) | October – 2025 | 35,174
(2.2) | 17,734
(2.9) | November – 2025 | 34,269
(6.7) | 16,882
(-2.1) | December – 2025 | 41,784
(13.0) | 19,110
(7.4) | January – 2026 | 38,165
(9.8) | 16,631
(-0.5) | February – 2026 | 34,708
(9.7) | 16,865
(16.2) | Note: (i) Data for January-February are provisional while those for October-December are revised on pro-rata basis using balance of payments statistics of Q3:2025-26; and
(ii) Figures in parentheses are growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year which have been revised on the basis of balance of payments statistics. | | | |
| International Trade in Services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (US$ million) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Month | Receipts (Exports) | Payments (Imports) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| October – 2025 | 35,174
(2.2) | 17,734
(2.9) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| November – 2025 | 34,269
(6.7) | 16,882
(-2.1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| December – 2025 | 41,784
(13.0) | 19,110
(7.4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| January – 2026 | 38,165
(9.8) | 16,631
(-0.5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| February – 2026 | 34,708
(9.7) | 16,865
(16.2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Note: (i) Data for January-February are provisional while those for October-December are revised on pro-rata basis using balance of payments statistics of Q3:2025-26; and
(ii) Figures in parentheses are growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year which have been revised on the basis of balance of payments statistics. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |