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Key Insights from the Index

Leaders Challengers Aspirers
Ecosystem Coherence Matters
More Than Geography
Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Odisha
Tamil Nadu Haryana Chhattisgarh Export success is not determined solely by coastal
Gujarat Kerala Rajasthan access. While port connectivity remains an advantage,
Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Bihar several landlocked states have improved their score by
Andhra Pradesh Jharkhand strengthening institutional mechanisms, trade facilitation,
Karnataka and sectoral strategies.
Punjab High-performing states typically demonstrate
Telangana
consistency across all four pillars rather than isolated
strength in export volumes alone.
Other large states such as Karnataka, Punjab, and
Telangana are classified as Leaders, reflecting strength in
export-oriented manufacturing and services
ecosystems. Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala, and Infrastructure and Institutional
West Bengal fall into the Challenger category. Odisha, Capacity Are Foundational
Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Bihar, and Jharkhand are
classified as Aspirers, highlighting gaps in infrastructure, States with strong export infrastructure, including
institutional capacity, and industrial scale. multimodal logistics networks, warehousing, testing
facilities, and port connectivity, consistently perform
Smaller States and Union Territories better. However, infrastructure alone is insufficient.
Institutional coordination, digitalisation of procedures,
Among smaller states and Union Territories, Uttarakhand, and clarity in export policy are equally important.
Jammu and Kashmir, and Nagaland emerge as Leader.
Their performance indicates that export preparedness is
not confined to traditional industrial centres. Inter-State Disparities

However, several North-Eastern and Himalayan states are Persistent
remain in the Challenger and Aspirer categories. Structural
constraints such as difficult terrain, limited connectivity, The EPI highlights the continued concentration of exports
high logistics costs, and small industrial bases continue to in a limited number of states. These disparities reflect
affect export scale. That said, niche strengths exist in structural differences in infrastructure quality, regulatory
pharmaceuticals, chemicals, organic products, tea, capacity, industrial depth, private sector participation, and
agro-based products, and resource-linked sectors. access to finance.
The top five states contribute nearly 70 per cent of India’s
exports. A smaller group of western and southern states
are deeply integrated into global value chains, while large
Leaders Challengers Aspirers parts of northern and eastern India remain
underrepresented. At the district level, export
concentration is even more pronounced. Top 10 districts
Jammu and Kashmir Meghalaya Arunachal Pradesh account for ~38 per cent of all merchandise exports, while
Nagaland Ladakh Andaman and top 100 districts account for ~88 per cent. This highlights
Nicobar Islands the untapped potential, as well as need of expanding
Dadra & Nagar Hveli; Delhi Mizoram export footprint across states and districts.
and Daman & Diu
Goa Himachal Pradesh Manipur
Tripura Sikkim Lakshadweep
Assam MSME Integration
Puducherry Is Critical
Chandigarh
Given India’s industrial structure, integration of MSMEs into
The Index suggests that targeted interventions can export value chains remains central to broad-based export
improve outcomes even in structurally constrained growth. States that provide credit support, cluster-based
regions, provided infrastructure, institutional coordination, interventions, and certification infrastructure tend to
and market access are strengthened. perform better in ecosystem indicators.

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