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India’s FDI growth rate hits five-year low of 3% at $44.85 billion in FY18

02 Jul 2018 Evaluate

India’s foreign direct investment (FDI) growth rate hit five-year low of 3% in 2017-18. According to the latest data of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) inflows grew by only 3% to $44.85 billion in 2017-18. Before this, foreign inflows in the country grew by 8.67% in 2016-17, 29% in 2015-16, 27% in 2014-15, and 8% in 2013-14. However, it recorded a negative growth of 38% in 2012-13.

As per the data, the key sectors which received maximum foreign inflows in the last fiscal are services ($6.7 billion), computer software and hardware ($6.15 billion), telecommunications ($6.21 billion), trading ($4.34 billion), construction ($2.73 billion) automobile ($2 billion) and power ($1.62 billion).

For India, Mauritius has emerged as the largest source with $15.94 billion in 2017-18 followed by Singapore ($12.18 billion), Netherlands ($2.8 billion), the US ($2.1 billion) and Japan ($1.61 billion). The data also showed that the FDI equity inflow of $44.8 billion in 2017-18 and it is the highest ever for any financial year.

FDI is important as India would require huge investments in the coming years to overhaul its infrastructure sector to boost growth. Decline in foreign inflows could put pressure on the country's balance of payments and may also impact the value of the rupee.

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