Amount of FDI inflow for all sectors in India FY 2012-2024
The total foreign direct investment inflow into India dropped to 70.9 billion U.S. dollars in financial year 2023. This was a one percent decline from last year. FDIs are an important driver of a country’s economy since they boost the job market, technical knowledge base and provide non-debt financial resources. In the case of a developing country like India, foreign investors find the lower job wages and government tax exemptions in FDI a lucrative offer for investments in the country.
FDI in India
The Indian government has been actively working towards increasing FDI inflows through various policy and financial reforms in the investment processes. According to a UN report in 2022, India was ranked among the top 20 host economies for FDI inflows. The global FDI inflows for fiscal year 2022 aggregated to over one trillion U.S. dollars, out of which over six hundred billion dollars were from the developing Asian region, including India.
Leading FDI investors and sectors in the Indian market
Singaporewas the leading investor in the country with FDI equity investments amounting to over 11 billion U.S. dollars in the financial year 2024 followed by Mauritius. The computer hardware and software sector led the foreign direct investment inflows, with an overall amount of close to 8 billion U.S. dollars for fiscal year 2024, followed by the services sector.
FDI in India
The Indian government has been actively working towards increasing FDI inflows through various policy and financial reforms in the investment processes. According to a UN report in 2022, India was ranked among the top 20 host economies for FDI inflows. The global FDI inflows for fiscal year 2022 aggregated to over one trillion U.S. dollars, out of which over six hundred billion dollars were from the developing Asian region, including India.
Leading FDI investors and sectors in the Indian market
Singaporewas the leading investor in the country with FDI equity investments amounting to over 11 billion U.S. dollars in the financial year 2024 followed by Mauritius. The computer hardware and software sector led the foreign direct investment inflows, with an overall amount of close to 8 billion U.S. dollars for fiscal year 2024, followed by the services sector.
