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Informist, Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2025

--RBI: May gross FDI inflows $7.17 bln vs $8.74 bln Apr, $8.05 bln yr ago 

MUMBAI – Gross foreign direct investment into India fell to $7.17 billion in May from $8.74 billion a month ago and $8.05 billion a year ago, according to the Reserve Bank of India's bulletin released Wednesday.

On a net basis, FDI inflow was just $35 million in May, as against an inflow of $3.86 billion in April and $2.20 billion in May last year. Net FDI is the difference between gross FDI, excluding repatriation, and investments by Indians overseas. Repatriation rose to $5.01 billion in May, compared to $1.67 billion in April and $4.06 billion a year ago. 

Outward FDI investments by India increased from a year ago in May. Transport, storage and communication services, manufacturing, and financial, insurance and business services were the major sectors for outward FDI. Most of the outward FDI went to Mauritius, the US and the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, manufacturing, financial and computer services accounted for top recipients of the gross FDI inflows during the month, according to a paper by the RBI staff.

The net foreign portfolio investment inflow in June was $2.4 billion, driven by flows in equity. Equity inflows rose due to enhanced global and domestic liquidity, a weakening US dollar, alongside easing geopolitical tensions. Financial services, oil, gas and consumable fuels, as well as automobile and auto components emerged as the top recipient sectors. Inflows into the debt segment remained flat due to a global risk-off sentiment and a weakening rupee, the paper said.  End

US$1 = INR 86.41

Reported by Srijita Bose

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

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