The details of foreign investment reported through routes of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow and Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) inflows (net) during the last five financial years are as under:
|
S. No.
|
Financial Year
|
Total FDI Inflow
(amount in US$ million)
|
FPI inflows (net)
(amount in US$ million)
|
|
1.
|
2016-17
|
60,220
|
7,735
|
|
2.
|
2017-18
|
60,974
|
22,165
|
|
3.
|
2018-19
|
62,001
|
(-) 2,225
|
|
4.
|
2019-20
|
74,390
|
552
|
|
5.
|
2020-21
|
81,973
|
38,725
|
Source: Reserve Bank of India.
As shown in table above, despite COVID-19 pandemic, the country has shown growth both in FDI inflow and FPI inflows (net) during Financial Year 2020-21 as compared to previous Financial Year 2019-20.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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