How much more Apple is making in India in 2025
The 55 million phones made in India were about a fourth of all the iPhones Apple made in a year. Apple makes between 220 and 230 million iPhones yearly, so what India makes is now a large part of the world’s supply.
The amount made in India went up around 53% from the year before, in 2025. That’s faster growth than in many other places where things are made, and shows how quickly local assembly ability is growing in a number of states and factories.
Apple’s Indian factories are now making the newest, best iPhones, even the more expensive ‘Pro’ models. Putting the better phones together in India shows Apple trusts the companies there, and that they can meet the standards for quality and getting things where they need to go.
What is causing the change in where Apple makes things
Business and political reasons are both causing this change. Apple wants to lower the risk of depending too much on one country, because of trade problems and the possibility of tariffs. Having factories in more places lowers the chance of being hit by sudden changes in cost or rules.
India has also given money to help. The Production-Linked Incentive scheme, and related rules, were made to get big investments in electronics, and to make it cheaper for worldwide companies to put things together in India.
At the same time, Apple has said that making electronics and parts in India can still be more expensive than in China or Vietnam. Because of this cost difference, the change is planned and slow – it is not a complete move.
What the companies and local partners do
Apple uses a network of companies that make things for them, to get things done on a large scale. The main companies that put things together in India are Foxconn, Tata Electronics, and Pegatron. These companies run the factories, find and hire people to work as technicians, and control the complicated lines where things are put together.
Working with local companies and global assemblers brings together knowledge of how supplies work, and what the area is like. This helps Apple quickly increase production of many models, and meet export needs, and rules about what parts must come from within the country, to get the help from the incentive schemes.
Putting money into tools, training, and getting parts has also improved how many good products are made, and how quickly. In time, better local supply lines could lower costs and speed up putting new models together in India.
How India’s economy and exports are doing
Government numbers show a large increase in exports of iPhones made in India. People in the government say billions of dollars’ worth of goods have been sent out since local expansion started, and exports have been going up faster in recent years. These exports have helped India’s trade in electronics, and created more jobs in factories.
India’s electronics production has grown very quickly, with officials saying it has grown many times over four years. This growth has helped India become a more and more important source of smartphones for the world’s markets – including the United States.
Making things locally also helps things beyond putting the phones together. The companies that supply parts, the companies that move goods, and skilled workers have all seen more demand as the smartphone business grows in India.
What will happen next, and what problems are left
Apple’s presence in India will likely get bigger, but China will still be a very important place for Apple to make things, for the time being. Making more complicated things, and lowering the cost of each unit, will need Apple to keep investing in suppliers and the basic systems.
Plans to make stores more common, and to offer services to get a bigger share of the market, are part of a wider plan to increase sales in India as local assembly goes up.
This situation shows how the choices companies make, what governments do, and world trade all work together. For Apple and India, the job will be to keep the growth in manufacturing going, while controlling costs and making sure supplies are dependable.
