India has overtaken China in smartphone exports to the United States, according to research firm Canalys. The rise is being credited to the Make in India initiative and the government’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, which have boosted the country’s electronics and mobile manufacturing sector.

India Leads, China Falls Behind

Between April and June 2025, India’s share of smartphone exports to the US surged to 44%, up sharply from just 13% during the same quarter in 2024. In contrast, China’s share dropped from 61% to 25% in the same period.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology highlighted that the electronics and mobile manufacturing sector has seen exponential growth over the last decade.

• Exports grew from ₹38,000 crore in 2014-15 to ₹3.27 lakh crore in 2024-25.

• Mobile phone production rose from ₹18,000 crore to ₹5.45 lakh crore during the same period.

• Mobile exports jumped from ₹1,500 crore to ₹2 lakh crore, marking a 127-fold increase.

Electronics & Mobile Manufacturing Boom

The overall production of electronic goods increased from ₹1.9 lakh crore in 2014-15 to ₹11.3 lakh crore in 2024-25, a six-fold jump. Mobile manufacturing has also expanded rapidly, with the number of units rising from just 2 in 2014-15 to 300 in 2024-25—a 150-fold increase.

This growth has also drastically reduced India’s reliance on imports. In 2014-15, imported phones accounted for 75% of domestic demand. By 2024-25, that figure had dropped to a mere 0.02%, showing India’s transformation into a global smartphone manufacturing hub.