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Informist, Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2025

--RBI: Feb gross FDI inflows $5.47 bln vs $6.06 bln Jan, $5.01 bln year ago

NEW DELHI – Gross foreign direct investment into India in February was $5.47 billion, down from $6.06 billion in January, according to the Reserve Bank of India's bulletin released Wednesday. In February last year, gross FDI into India was $5.01 billion.

On a net basis, FDI registered an outflow of $1.25 billion in February, against an inflow of $1.15 billion in January, according to RBI data. The net outflows widened sharply from $28 million in January last year. Total FDI takes into account equity capital, reinvested earnings, and other capital. 

While the gross FDI inflow in Apr-Feb rose 15.2% on year to $75.11 billion, the net inflow during the same period fell sharply to $1.46 billion from $11.50 billion the previous year, reflecting a rise in repatriation and outward FDI from India.

Manufacturing, financial services, the electricity sector, communication services, retail and wholesale trade, and computer services accounted for 77% of the FDI inflows in Apr-Jan, according to an article by RBI staff in the monthly bulletin. Out of these sectors, manufacturing received the highest share of equity inflows. Singapore, Mauritius, the US, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, and Japan were the major sources of FDI flows into India, accounting for 80% of the flows, the paper said.

Foreign portfolio investment flows revived in March after a slack since October, recording a net inflow of $3.8 billion, the paper said. However, net foreign portfolio investment inflows in 2024-25 (Apr-Mar) were $2.4 billion, down sharply from $44.6 billion the previous year. "The uncertain global economic outlook, rising US bond yields, and moderation in corporate earnings seem to have dampened FPI sentiment," RBI staff said in the paper.  End

US$1 = INR 85.19

Reported by Aaryan Khanna

Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj

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