In financial year 2025, ********* accounted for the highest FDI equity inflow to India, which was valued at nearly ** billion U.S. dollars, followed by the ********* with over ***** billion dollars. Singapore accounted for roughly ** percent of total FDI inflows in fiscal year 2025. Most sought after FDI sectors According to the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, higher equity inflows could be attributed to the government’s efforts in improving ease of doing business along with relaxed FDI norms. In fiscal year 2023, the computer and hardware sector received the highest FDI equity inflow, followed by the services sector. How does FDI contribute to economic development? FDI inflows play a significant role in contributing towards the development of the Indian economy. It often results in opening of factories in the destination country. Higher FDI inflows are directly correlated with higher employment in the country. This improves productivity including the quality of processes and supply chains towards achieving global quality standards.

The amount of foreign direct investment from Mauritius to India in fiscal year 2025 was projected to be about 8.3 billion U.S. dollars. This projection was an increase from about 8 billion U.S. dollars in the previous fiscal year.

Services sector in India received the highest share of FDI, amounting to over **** billion U.S. dollars in fiscal year 2025. The computer hardware and software sector came second, amounting to nearly ***** billion dollars. Services sector in limelight All in all, the business services sector in the country seemed to be faring very well in terms of attention from foreign investors. One possible reason for this could be because almost ** percent of the registered foreign companies in India were under this sector. Out of this, most companies were registered in Delhi, followed by Maharashtra indicating a good business trajectory. FDIs to aid an ailing economyForeign investments play a critical role in developing countries since they help bring in resources, latest technologies and best practices that help push economic growth on to a higher curve. In August 2019, India opened its doors further to FDIs by loosening its grip on the sourcing requirements for various sectors. The government also allowed *** percent FDI in sectors like commercial coal mining and contract manufacturing, hoping to diversify its supply chains. These were just some of the measures being taken by the government in order to give a stimulus to the ailing economy.

The amount of FDI inflow from Singapore to India in fiscal year 2025 was estimated to be ** billion U.S. dollars, an increase from **** billion U.S. dollars in the previous fiscal year. Thereby, Singapore remained the most important place for foreign direct investments into India.

In 2023, Qatar contributed around *********** U.S. dollars in FDI into India. Between 2018 and 2022, GCC countries had an FDI inflow of over **** billion U.S. dollars into India, with UAE as the major source among GCC countries.

This dataset provides values for FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

In 2023, the UAE was the major source of FDI into India, contributing over *** billion U.S. dollars. Qatar and Saudi Arabia followed it. GCC countries had an FDI inflow of over **** billion U.S. dollars into India between 2018 and 2022.

In 2023, Oman contributed *** million U.S. dollars in FDI into India. Between 2018 and 2022, GCC countries had an FDI inflow of over **** billion U.S. dollars into India, with UAE as the major source among all GCC countries.

In 2022, direct investors from the United States invested 581.02 billion Canadian dollars in Canada. The next highest foreign direct investment came from the the Netherlands where approximately 154.9 billion Canadian dollars was invested into Canada.

In 2023, Bahrain contributed 2.9 million U.S. dollars in FDI to India. Between 2018 and 2022, GCC countries had an FDI inflow of over 13.6 billion U.S. dollars into India, with UAE as the major source among GCC countries.

As of financial year 2024, FDI in the textile industry was valued at over *** million U.S. dollars across India. This was an increase as compared to the previous financial year. The textile sector received highest investments valued at over *** million dollars in financial year 2017.

In 2017, infrastructure spending in the construction industry amounted to about **** percent of the country’s GDP. Infrastructure has been a key driver of the economy of India. The government has taken initiative to invest in the sector, mainly highways, renewable sources of energy and urban transportation. The increased impetus to develop infrastructure in the country with the ‘Make in India’ campaign has created opportunities for major investments. The sector is one of the largest receivers of FDI inflows across the south Asian country. In 2019, the amount of FDI equity inflow for was over *** billion U.S. dollars.

The downside

Financial market uncertainties and the reluctance of banks to lend has affected investments in the industry. Inflation pressures, improper planning and faulty implementation models have prevented the industry from reaching its true potential. However, as of 2018, most Indians agreed that there has been sufficient infrastructure development has taken place in the past three years. On the other hand, information and cyber security were rated the biggest threats to this sector during the same time period.

Road ahead

The country has collaborated with Japan to develop infrastructure in the north-eastern states. This meant setting up an India-Japan Coordination Forum for Development of North East to undertake strategic projects. Smooth implementation of policy changes and structural reforms can further up the demands for infrastructural investments.