What was India's share in world exports by commodity divisions and groups in 2018?

Explanation

At the time of the question, option (a) was the correct answer. India’s position in global exports and imports is as follows— <table> <tr><td></td><td>Year 2020</td><td>2021</td><td>2022</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="4"><b>Export performance (in %)</b></td></tr> <tr><td>Share in world merchandise exports (In 2024 also: 1.8%)</td><td>1.6</td><td>1.8</td><td>1.8</td></tr> <tr><td>Share in world commercial servicesexports (In 2024: 4.3% and 8th rank)</td><td>4.1</td><td>4.0</td><td>4.4</td></tr> <tr><td>Share in world merchandise plus services exports</td><td>2.1</td><td>2.2</td><td>2.4</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="4"><b>Import performance (in %)</b></td></tr> <tr><td>Share in world merchandise imports (In 2024 also: 2.8%)</td><td>2.1</td><td>2.5</td><td>2.8</td></tr> <tr><td>Share in world commercial services imports</td><td>3.3</td><td>3.5</td><td>4.0</td></tr> <tr><td>Share in world merchandise plus services imports</td><td>2.3</td><td>2.7</td><td>3.0</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="4"><b>India’s rank in world trade</b></td></tr> <tr><td>Merchandise exports</td><td>21</td><td>18</td><td>18*</td></tr> <tr><td>Merchandise imports</td><td>14</td><td>10</td><td>9*</td></tr> <tr><td>Services exports</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>7</td></tr> <tr><td>Services imports</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>8</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="4">*(In 2024 also, the rank remains the same)</td></tr> </table> (327) ## Page 26