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FDI into India falls 11% to $22.66 billion in H1FY19

05 Feb 2019 Evaluate

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India fell by 11 percent to $22.66 billion during the first half of the financial year 2019 (H1FY19). According to commerce and industry ministry data, the foreign fund inflows stood at $ 25.35 billion during April-September 2017-18.

Data further indicated that key sectors that received maximum foreign investment up to September, 2018 include services ($ 4.91 billion), computer software and hardware ($2.54 billion), telecommunications ($2.17 billion), trading ($2.14 billion), chemicals ($1.6 billion), and automobile industry ($1.59 billion). It also showed that Singapore was the largest source of FDI during April-September 2018-19 with $8.62 billion inflow, followed by Mauritius ($3.88 billion), the Netherlands ($2.31 billion), Japan ($1.88 billion), the US ($970 million), and UK ($845 million).

FDI had increased at a five-year low growth of 3 percent at $ 44.85 billion in 2017-18. It pointed out that a 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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