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FDI equity inflows in India rises 6% to $19.81 billion in Q1FY27: DPIIT data
Sep-28-2026

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) data has shown that foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflows in India rose 6 per cent to $19.81 billion in April-June quarter (Q1) of current fiscal year 2026-27 (FY27). The overseas investments stood at $18.62 billion in the same period of 2025-26. However, FDI equity inflows dipped by over 45 per cent year-on-year in May to $2.8 billion, and about 29 per cent to $4.91 billion in June. It almost doubled in April to $12.1 billion from $6.6 billion in April 2025. Total FDI, including equity inflows, reinvested earnings and other capital, increased about 22 per cent to $30.65 billion during Q1FY27.

As per the data, Japan emerged as the highest investor during the Q1FY27 with $5.71 billion FDI equity inflows, followed by Singapore ($5.22 billion), Mauritius ($2.31 billion), the Netherlands ($1.38 billion), the US ($1.34 billion), and the UAE ($868 million). FDI from the US dipped by over 76 per cent to $1.34 billion in April-June 2026-27 from $5.61 billion in the same period of 2025-26. Inflows from the UAE fell to $868 million in Q1FY27 from $1 billion in Q1FY26.

The main sectors that have attracted healthy FDI equity inflows include services ($7.04 billion), computer software and hardware ($2.84 billion), trading ($1.92 billion), non-conventional energy ($1.24 billion), and auto ($622 million). Among states, the data showed that Tamil Nadu received the highest inflow of $5.95 billion during the period. It was followed by Maharashtra ($4.22 billion), Delhi ($2.67 billion), Karnataka ($2.11 billion) and Gujarat ($1.3 billion).

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