By Mr Abhinav Bhatia, Senior Commissioner Trade and Investment Commissioner – South Aisa
“Queensland and India are entering a dynamic new phase of economic cooperation, strengthened significantly by the India–Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA). In FY 2024-2025, bilateral trade between India and Australia stood at around A$50 billion.
For Queensland, India has firmly established itself as a priority market. Our goods exports reached A$12 billion making India Queensland’s fourth-largest export destination and accounting for nearly 60% of Australia’s total exports to India. This growth has been driven by robust demand for Queensland’s high-quality products and services including coking coal, mining equipment and technologies, agricultural products like chickpeas, avocadoes, macadamia nuts, cotton, fertilizers and more.
As we look ahead to 2026, our focus is on deepening this momentum through greater diversification and collaboration. Beyond traditional commodities, we see strong potential in critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, education partnerships, agri-innovation, clean energy, health and bio technologies. Our goal is to expand Queensland’s footprint in India by enabling more two-way investment, facilitating industry-to-industry linkages, and strengthening partnerships that support both nations’ economic ambitions.
Queensland is committed to working closely with India to build a future-ready, resilient, and mutually beneficial trade relationship, one that not only captures today’s opportunities but shapes the shared growth narrative of the decade ahead.”
