India posts current account surplus of $13.5 billion in Q4FY25: RBI

30 Jun 2025 Evaluate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest report ‘India’s Balance of Payments during the Fourth Quarter (January-March) of 2024-25’ has said that the country posted a current account surplus of $13.5 billion or 1.3 per cent of GDP in March quarter 2024-25 (Q4FY25) as compared with $4.6 billion in the year-ago period mainly on account of surge in services exports and higher remittances. While, it was a deficit of $11.3 billion (1.1 per cent of GDP) in Q3:2024-25. However, on annual basis, the current account was in deficit at $23.3 billion (0.6 per cent of GDP) during 2024-25. 

It said merchandise trade deficit at $59.5 billion in Q4:2024-25 was higher than $52 billion in Q4:2023-24. However, it moderated from $79.3 billion in Q3:2024-25. Net services receipts increased to $53.3 billion in Q4:2024-25 from $42.7 billion a year ago. Services exports have risen on a y-o-y basis in major categories such as business services and computer services. Personal transfer receipts, mainly representing remittances by Indians employed overseas, rose to $33.9 billion in Q4:2024-25 from $31.3 billion in Q4:2023-24. It further said the net outgo on the primary income account, primarily reflecting payments of investment income, moderated to $11.9 billion in Q4:2024-25 from $14.8 billion in Q4:2023-24.

In the financial account, foreign direct investment (FDI) recorded a net inflow of $400 million in Q4:2024-25 as compared to an inflow of $2.3 billion in the corresponding period of 2023-24. Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) recorded a net outflow of $5.9 billion in Q4:2024-25 as against a net inflow of $11.4 billion in Q4:2023-24. There was an accretion of $8.8 billion to the foreign exchange reserves (on a BoP basis) in Q4:2024-25 as compared to an accretion of $30.8 billion in Q4:2023-24.

On Balance of Payments (BoP) during 2024-25, RBI said India’s current account deficit at $23.3 billion (0.6 per cent of GDP) during 2024-25 was lower than $26 billion (0.7 per cent of GDP) during 2023-24, primarily due to higher net invisibles receipts. Net inflow under FDI at $1 billion during 2024-25 was lower than $10.2 billion during 2023-24. During 2024-25, FPI recorded a net inflow of $3.6 billion, lower than $44.1 billion a year ago. Balance of Payments is an indicator of the country’s external payment scenario.


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