In 2025, according to Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, smartphones have emerged as the leading export category in India, with international sales amounting to $30 billion.

The minister conveyed the progress through a post on social media. Vaishnaw stated that the goal is to transform into a prominent global hub for smartphone production.

"Becoming the smartphone manufacturing factory for the world," Vaishnaw says.

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In January-December 2025, the photo post entitled "Smartphones: India's Leading Export Category" illustrated that exports amounting to $30 billion were recorded.

In the fiscal year 2024-25, the country manufactured mobile phones with a total value of Rs.5.5 trillion (equivalent to USD 60 billion), and the segment saw exports amounting to approximately Rs.2 trillion (equivalent to about $22 billion).

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In the year 2025, electronic exports from the nation have exceeded Rs.4 trillion ($44 billion) and are projected to experience further growth with the commencement of operation in four semiconductor facilities scheduled for this year.

Neil Shah, the Co-Founder and Vice President of Research at Counterpoint, a market research and analysis company, emphasized the transformation of Apple into a prominent symbol of success in India through its strategic decision to enhance manufacturing operations following tariffs imposed by the US on China, resulting in a significant surge in exports from India.

According to the Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker by the International Data Corporation, Apple achieved its highest-ever quarterly shipment of five million iPhones for the domestic market in the third quarter of 2025.

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"India will be touching almost 30 crore units of mobile phone production, and one in four smartphones produced in India are estimated to have been exported in 2025.

"High ASP (average selling price) or premium USA market is one of the largest export destinations driven by Apple, Samsung, and Motorola, also boosting the export value reaching highest ever," Shah says.

Apple dominates the premium smartphone segment, which includes devices priced between Rs.53,000 and Rs.71,000 each, as well as the super-premium segment, consisting of devices priced above Rs.71,000 each, leading to an increase in the smartphone market in India during the September quarter.