Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India rose six percent to $19.81 billion in the April-June quarter of the current fiscal. However, FDI from the US declined by more than 76 percent during this period. On the other hand, Japan has proved to be number 1 on this front. This information is provided by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). Let us also tell you what kind of story the statistics tell.

The FDI figures were as follows

1. In the corresponding quarter of last financial year 2025-26, FDI inflows to India were $18.62 billion. FDI fell by over 45 percent to $2.8 billion in May compared to the same period a year ago. Even in June, it was down about 29 percent to $4.91 billion.
2. FDI almost doubled to $12.1 billion in April from $6.6 billion in April 2025.
3. Japan was the largest investor with FDI of $5.71 billion in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. It is followed by Singapore ($5.22 billion), Mauritius ($2.31 billion), Netherlands ($1.38 billion), America ($1.34 billion) and United Arab Emirates ($868 million).
4. FDI from the US fell over 76 percent to $1.34 billion in the April-June quarter of the current fiscal year, compared to $5.61 billion in the same quarter of fiscal 2025-26.
5. Investments in the United Arab Emirates also fell to $868 million, down from $1 billion in the first quarter of last fiscal year.
6. According to the data, the major sectors that received good FDI included services sector ($7.04 billion), computer software and hardware ($2.84 billion), trade ($1.92 billion), non-conventional energy ($1.24 billion) and automobile sector ($622 million).
7. Total FDI, including equity investment, profit investment and other capital, rose nearly 22 per cent to $30.65 billion in April-June 2026-27.
8. Among the states, Tamil Nadu received the highest FDI at $5.95 billion during the period. This is followed by Maharashtra ($4.22 billion), Delhi ($2.67 billion), Karnataka ($2.11 billion) and Gujarat ($1.3 billion).

FDI of $843 billion in 11 years

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said FDI reached a record $94.53 billion in the last financial year, taking the total inflow between fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2026 to $843 billion. Referring to the government’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for some sectors, Goyal said it generated actual sales of Rs 2 lakh crore and sales of Rs 42 lakh. lakh crore, and Rs. 15.2 lakh crore exports. In a post on X marking the completion of 12 years of the ‘Make in India’ programme, Goyal said the schemes have created over 14.6 lakh direct and indirect jobs. He said that sectors like electronics and telecom, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, automobiles, IT hardware and specialty steel have benefited a lot from the PLI scheme.