US$28.1 billion FDI inflows into the country during the July-September quarter

Last updated: 30 November 2020


US$28.1 billion FDI inflows into the country during the July-September quarter

FDI Equity Inflows during the first half of 2020-21 have shown 15% growth in US$ terms and 23% growth in Rupee terms

Total Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) inflows into India during the second quarter of financial year 2020-21 (July, 2020 to September, 2020) have been US$ 28,102 million, out of which FDI equity inflows were US$ 23,441 million or Rs. 174,793 crore.This takes the FDI equity inflows during the financial year 2020-21upto September 2020 to US$30,004 million which is 15% more than the corresponding period of 2019-20. In rupee terms, the FDI Equity inflows of Rs 224,613 Crore are 23% more than the last year. August, 2020 has been the significant month when US$ 17,487 Million FDI equity inflows were reported in the country.

Financial Year 2020-21

( April - September)

Amount of FDI Equity inflows

(In Rs. Crore)

(In US$ mn)

1.

April, 2020

21,133

2,772

2.

May, 2020

16,951

2,240

3.

June, 2020

11,736

1,550

4.

July, 2020

22,866

3,049

5.

August, 2020

130,576

17,487

6.

September, 2020

21,350

2,906

2020-21 (form April, 2020 to September, 2020) #

224,613

30,004

2019-20 (form April, 2019 to September, 2019) #

182,000

26,096

%age growth over last year

(+) 23%

(+) 15%

# Figures are provisional, subject to reconciliation with RBI, Mumbai.

In terms of the Countries from where FDI Equity Inflows were reported to India, during April, 2000 to September, 2020; maximum FDI Equity inflows have been reported from Mauritius, followed by Singapore and the USA.

SHARE OF TOP INVESTING COUNTRIES FDI EQUITY INFLOWS (Financialyears):

Amount in Rupees Crores (in US$ Million)

Rank s

Country

2018-19

(April – March)

2019-20

(April – March)

2020-21

(April – September)

CumulativeInflows (April, 00 -

September,20)

%age to total Inflows (interms

of US$)

1.

MAURITIUS

57,139

57,785

15,019

810,960

29%

(8,084)

(8,241)

(2,003)

(144,713)

2.

SINGAPORE

112,362

103,615

62,084

671,646

21%

(16,228)

(14,671)

(8,301)

(105,970)

3.

U.S.A.

22,335

29,850

53,266

229,488

7%

(3,139)

(4,223)

(7,123)

(36,902)

4.

NETHERLANDS

27,036

46,071

11,306

219,628

7%

(3,870)

(6,500)

(1,498)

(35,350)

5.

JAPAN

20,556

22,774

4,932

201,037

7%

(2,965)

(3,226)

(653)

(34,152)

6.

U.K.

9,352

10,041

10,155

160,566

6%

(1,351)

(1,422)

(1,352)

(29,563)

7.

GERMANY

6,187

3,467

1,498

70,442

2%

(886)

(488)

(202)

(12,398)

8.

CYPRUS

2,134

6,449

355

58,348

2%

(296)

(879)

(48)

(10,796)

9.

FRANCE

2,890

13,686

8,494

59,005

2%

(406)

(1,896)

(1,135)

(9,675)

10.

CAYMAN ISLANDS

7,147

26,397

15,672

65,520

2%

(1,008)

(3,702)

(2,103)

(9,639)

TOTAL FDI EQUITY INFLOWS FROM ALL COUNTRIES *

309,867

(44,366)

353,558

(49,977)

224,613

(30,004)

2,957,057

(500,123)

-

Among the sectors, Services sector has received maximum FDI equity inflows, during April, 2000 to September, 2020; followed by Computer Software & Hardware, and Telecommunications.

SECTORS ATTRACTING HIGHEST FDI EQUITY INFLOWS:       

Amount in Rs. Crores (in US$ Million)

Ranks

Sector

2018-19

(April – March)

2019-20

(April – March)

2020-21

(April – September)

CumulativeInflows (April, 00 -

September, 20)

% age to total Inflows                    (In terms ofUS$)

1.

SERVICES SECTOR **

63,909

(9,158)

55,429

(7,854)

16,955

(2,252)

488,685

(84,255)

17%

2.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE & HARDWARE

45,297

(6,415)

54,250

(7,673)

131,169

(17,554)

407,175

(62,466)

12%

3

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

18,337

(2,668)

30,940

(4,445)

50

(7)

219,238

(37,278)

7%

4.

TRADING

30,963

(4,462)

32,406

(4,574)

7,140

(949)

183,145

(28,543)

6%

5.

CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT:

Townships, housing, built-up infrastructure and construction- development projects

1,503

(213)

4,350

(617)

887

(118)

124,851

(25,780)

5%

6.

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

18,309

(2,623)

19,753

(2,824)

3,162

(417)

146,904

(24,628)

5%

7.

CHEMICALS (OTHER THAN FERTILIZERS)

13,685

(1,981)

7,492

(1,058)

3,287

(437)

101,842

(18,077)

4%

8.

CONSTRUCTION (INFRASTRUCTURE) ACTIVITIES

15,927

(2,258)

14,510

(2,042)

2,814

(377)

111,197

(17,223)

3%

9.

DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS

1,842

(266)

3,650

(518)

2,715

(367)

90,529

(16,868)

3%

10.

HOTEL & TOURISM

7,590

(1,076)

21,060

(2,938)

2,128

(283)

93,907

(15,572)

3%

Gujarat has been the major beneficiary state of the FDI Equity inflows, during October, 2019 to September, 2020;followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka.

STATES/UTs ATTRACTING HIGHEST FDI EQUITYINFLOWS

Amount in Rupees Crores (in US$ Million)

S.

No.

STATE

2019-20

(October – March)

2020-21

(April – September)

CumulativeInflows (October, 19-

September,20)

%age to total Inflows

(in terms of US$)

1

GUJARAT

18,964

1,19,566

1,38,530

35%

(2,591)

(16,005)

(18,596)

2

MAHARASHTRA

52,073

27,143

79,216

20%

(7,263)

(3,619)

(10,882)

3

KARNATAKA

30,746

27,458

58,204

15%

(4,289)

(3,660)

(7,949)

4

DELHI

28,487

19,863

48,350

12%

(3,973)

(2,663)

(6,635)

5

JHARKHAND

13,208

5,990

19,198

5%

(1,852)

(792)

(2,644)

6

TAMIL NADU

7,230

7,062

14,292

4%

(1,006)

(938)

(1,944)

7

HARYANA

5,198

5,111

10,310

3%

(726)

(682)

(1,408)

8

TELANGANA

4,865

5,045

9,910

3%

(680)

(668)

(1,348)

9

UTTAR PRADESH

1,738

1,680

3,418

1%

(243)

(225)

(468)

10

WEST BENGAL

1,363

(190)

1,985

(261)

3,348

(451)

1%




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