Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in India
India: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 28,163 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
India recorded 28,163 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.
The figure is down 43.0% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in India peaked at 59,600 million USD in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75 million USD, in 1991.
That places India 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in India, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 236.69 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 75 million USD | -68.3% |
| 1992 | 252 million USD | +236.0% |
| 1993 | 532 million USD | +111.1% |
| 1994 | 974 million USD | +83.1% |
| 1995 | 2,151 million USD | +120.8% |
| 1996 | 2,525 million USD | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 3,619 million USD | +43.3% |
| 1998 | 2,633 million USD | -27.2% |
| 1999 | 2,168 million USD | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 1,910 million USD | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 2,988 million USD | +56.4% |
| 2002 | 1,658 million USD | -44.5% |
| 2003 | 1,462 million USD | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 2,320 million USD | +58.7% |
| 2005 | 3,359 million USD | +44.8% |
| 2006 | 9,307 million USD | +177.1% |
| 2007 | 19,425 million USD | +108.7% |
| 2008 | 22,697 million USD | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 22,461 million USD | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 14,939 million USD | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 23,473 million USD | +57.1% |
| 2012 | 18,286 million USD | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 16,055 million USD | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 24,748 million USD | +54.1% |
| 2015 | 36,068 million USD | +45.7% |
| 2016 | 36,316 million USD | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 37,366 million USD | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 38,745 million USD | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 50,000 million USD | +29.0% |
| 2020 | 59,600 million USD | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 58,800 million USD | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 49,380 million USD | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 28,163 million USD | -43.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 28,163 million USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 626.47 million USD, 45.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 28,163 million USD is above the median for South Asia, which is 736.67 million USD, 38.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,517 million USD | 75 million USD | 3,619 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,759 million USD | 1,462 million USD | 22,697 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,600 million USD | 14,939 million USD | 50,000 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,986 million USD | 28,163 million USD | 59,600 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 13 Australia 29,874 million USD compare
- 13 Melanesia 388.19 million USD compare
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 293.69 million USD compare
- 14 Sweden 29,418 million USD compare
- 15 Poland 28,685 million USD compare
- 15 Micronesia 52.04 million USD compare
- 16 Polynesia 20.71 million USD compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 28,134 million USD compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 13.32 million USD compare
- 18 Belgium 23,019 million USD compare
- 18 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13.26 million USD compare
- 19 Argentina 22,352 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for India
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 35.69 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 39.10 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in India?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in India was 28,163 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 59,600 million USD in 2020.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 million USD in 1991.
- How does India rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- India ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.