Indian Industry Plus A Pratisrutiplus Suppliment
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
