According to government statistics, foreign direct investment in India increased by 45% yearly to USD 29.79 billion from April to September of this fiscal year due to robust computer, telecom, pharmaceutical, and services inflows.
From April to September of 2023–2024, FDI inflows totaled USD 20.5 billion. Compared with USD 9.52 billion in the same quarter last fiscal year, inflows increased by around 43% year over year to USD 13.6 billion in July–September. In the April-June quarter, foreign direct investment in India increased 47.8% to USD 16.17 billion.
In the first half of this fiscal year, total foreign direct investment (FDI), which includes stock inflows, reinvested earnings, and other capital, increased by 28% to USD 42.1 billion from USD 33.12 billion in September 2023-24, according to data from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
The US (USD 2.57 billion against USD 2 billion), the Netherlands (USD 3.58 billion against USD 1.92 billion), the UAE (USD 3.47 billion against USD 1.1 billion), the Cayman Islands (USD 235 million against USD 145 million), Mauritius (USD 5.34 billion against USD 2.95 billion), Singapore (USD 7.53 billion against USD 5.22 billion), and Cyprus (USD 808 million against USD 35 million) were among the major countries that saw an increase in FDI equity inflows during the April-September period of this fiscal year.
Compared to USD 3.85 billion during the same period last year, FDI in services climbed to USD 5.69 billion during the first half of the current fiscal year. According to the data, USD 2 billion was invested in non-conventional energy.
Additionally, the data indicated that, from April to September of 2024–2025, Maharashtra received the most influx of USD 13.55 billion. Telangana (USD 1.54 billion), Gujarat (about USD 4 billion), and Karnataka (USD 3.54 billion) came next.
