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How much FDI equity comes into India each year?

India received US$ 58.84 billion in FDI equity inflows in FY26 (DPIIT), up 18%. In the January-March 2026 quarter alone, FDI equity investment grew 17.5% to US$ 10.9 billion. The year before, FY25, DPIIT put equity inflows at US$ 50,018 million.

Source · DPIIT, via Outlook Business (PTI), figure for 2026 · checked

FY24: 44.42 US$ billion44.42FY24 FY25: 50.02 US$ billion50.02FY25 FY26: 58.84 US$ billion58.84FY26
FDI equity inflows per financial year (US$ billion)

History

PeriodValue (US$ billion)
FY2658.84
FY2550.02
FY2444.42
US$ 58.84 billion
FDI equity inflows in the financial year · financial year FY26 (April 2025 to March 2026)
Range
US$ 58.84 billion, or Rs. 5,16,936 crore
Confidence
Medium: published estimates broadly agree
Last checked

Foreign direct investment that came in as equity (shares bought by foreign investors), as counted by DPIIT for the financial year. It leaves out reinvested earnings and other capital, which DPIIT adds to reach a larger "total FDI" figure.

The figures side by side

MeasureFigureSource
FDI equity inflow, FY26US$ 58.84 billionDPIIT, via Outlook Business, 5 June 2026
FDI equity inflow, FY26Rs. 5,16,936 croreDPIIT, via IBEF
FDI equity inflow, FY25US$ 50,018 millionDPIIT, via IBEF
FDI equity inflow, FY24US$ 44.42 billionDPIIT, via Drishti IAS, 01 Jun 2024
January-March 2026 quarterUS$ 10.9 billionDPIIT, via Outlook Business

How we got this number

  1. Take the FDI equity inflow figure for the financial year FY26 from DPIIT's data, as reported by the press on the day of release: US$ 58.84 billion, or Rs. 5,16,936 crore.
  2. Compare it with the same period of FY25: US$ 50,018 million, or Rs. 4,21,929 crore.
  3. Add the earlier year from the news report of that time: US$ 44.42 billion in FY24, the first reading of that year.

What this number does not tell you

  • We could not open DPIIT's own factsheet (the site refused the request), so the figures come from news and data-portal reports of the DPIIT release. Confidence is medium for that reason.
  • This is equity inflow only. DPIIT's larger "total FDI" number also adds reinvested earnings and other capital, and the two should not be mixed.
  • DPIIT revises earlier years as late reports come in, so the FY24 figure here is the first reading and may be different today.
  • FDI equity is counted when the money comes in, not when a company is set up or a project starts.

Sources

  1. DPIIT data, reported by Outlook Business (PTI), 5 June 2026Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflows into India rose 18% to $58.84 billion in 2025-26. In the January-March quarter of 2025-26, the FDI equity investments grew 17.5% to $10.9 billion.
  2. DPIIT data, reported by IBEF, page undated, read 28 October 2026FDI equity inflow for the same period stood at Rs. 5,16,936 crore (US$ 58.84 billion). up from Rs. 4,21,929 crore (US$ 50,018 million) in the corresponding period FY25.
  3. DPIIT data, reported by Drishti IAS (2023-24), 01 Jun 2024FDI equity inflows in India fell to a five-year low of USD 44.42 billion in the financial year ended 31st March 2024 (FY24)

Worked out by us: 50.02 (US$ 50,018 million (DPIIT via IBEF, FY25) divided by 1,000 to give US$ billion, rounded to two decimals).

Questions people ask

How much FDI equity came into India in FY26?

US$ 58.84 billion (Rs. 5,16,936 crore), up 18% on the year before (DPIIT).

What was the FDI equity inflow in FY25?

US$ 50,018 million (Rs. 4,21,929 crore) in FY25, as reported from the DPIIT release.

Is equity inflow the same as total FDI?

No. Equity inflow counts only shares bought by foreign investors. DPIIT's total FDI figure also adds reinvested earnings and other capital, so it is larger.

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