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India's Net FDI Story
Net FDI is the foreign direct investment India keeps once money flowing out is subtracted, chiefly repatriation by foreign investors and Indian companies' investment abroad, and RBI measures it in the balance of payments. It was US$6.9 billion in 2025-26, a year for which the Commerce and Industry Minister reported highest-ever FDI inflows of US$94.53 billion.
Last updated 26 September 20266 min read
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Adds the inflow side, a highest-ever US$94.53 billion of FDI inflows in 2025-26 and US$843 billion of cumulative FDI since 2014-15, explains why those numbers dwarf RBI's net figure of US$6.9 billion, and brings in the latest print: net FDI of US$13.4 billion for April-July 2026.
- Net FDI
- RBI
- Balance of Payments
- FDI
- FPI
- Current Account Deficit
- Direct Investment
- Repatriation
- FDI inflows
- Outward FDI
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