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India's exports to GCC countries are highly concentrated in specific commodities, and this concentration is positively driven by the economic growth (GDP and per capita GDP) of GCC countries and trade openness, while exchange rates have no significant effect. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The study aims to explore how India's sectoral export diversification affects trade with GCC countries and identify key determinants of this relationship.

June 10, 2026Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies

Assessing the contribution of export diversification to structural changes in India’s trade with the GCC countries

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MSMohammed SulaimanManagement Development Institute FKFaisal KhanChandigarh University MSMohammad SubhanWoxsen School of Business

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Investigates export diversification in India’s trade with GCC countries, indicating the impact of economic factors.

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The study aims to explore how India's sectoral export diversification affects trade with GCC countries and identify key determinants of this relationship.
Analyzed export data using the Harmonized System (HS) code 2-digit classification.
Applied the Herfindahl–Hirschman index to measure sectoral concentration in agriculture, manufacturing, and industry.
Used a fractional logit model to assess the impact of economic variables on export concentration.
India’s exports to GCC countries are highly concentrated in specific commodities across all sectors.
GDP and per capita GDP of GCC countries positively influence India’s export concentration.
Trade openness leads to increased export concentration, while exchange rate variations show no significant effect.

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Sulaiman et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a28ff956f82f25be989c686 https://doi.org/10.1108/jcefts-01-2026-0004

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