FDI rises 6% to $19.81 bn in Apr-Jun; inflows from US fall

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India rose 6 per cent to USD 19.81 billion in April-June this fiscal, though inflows from the US fell by over 76 per cent, according to data from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

The overseas investments stood at USD 18.62 billion in the same period of 2025-26. However, inflows dipped by over 45 per cent year-on-year in May to 2.8 billion, and about 29 per cent to USD 4.91 billion in June.

It almost doubled in April to 12.1 billion from USD 6.6 billion in April 2025, the data showed.

Japan emerged as the highest investor during the first quarter of this fiscal year with USD 5.71 billion FDI, followed by Singapore (USD 5.22 billion), Mauritius (USD 2.31 billion), the Netherlands (USD 1.38 billion), the US (USD 1.34 billion), and the UAE (USD 868 million).

FDI from the US dipped by over 76 per cent to USD 1.34 billion in April-June 2026-27 from USD 5.61 billion in the same period of 2025-26. Inflows from the UAE fell to USD 868 million from USD 1 billion in April-June last fiscal.

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