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May 21, 2022

India has recorded the highest ever annual FDI inflow of USD 83.57 billion in the Financial Year 2021-22. India’s FDI inflows have increased 20-fold since FY03-04 when the inflows were USD 4.3 billion only.
According to the reports, in 2014-2015, FDI inflow in India stood at a mere 45.15 USD billion as compared to the highest ever annual FDI inflow of USD 83.57 billion reported during the financial year 2021-22 overtaking last year’s FDI by USD 1.60 billion despite military operation in Ukraine and COVID-19 pandemic.
Further, India is rapidly emerging as a preferred country for foreign investments in the manufacturing sector. FDI Equity inflow in Manufacturing Sectors have increased by 76% in FY 2021-22 (USD 21.34 billion) compared to previous FY 2020-21 (USD 12.09 billion).
The following trends in India’s Foreign Direct Investment inflow are an endorsement of its status as a preferred investment destination amongst global investors.
Under the sector `Computer Software & Hardware’, the major recipient states of FDI Equity inflow are Karnataka (53%), Delhi (17%), and Maharashtra (17%) during FY 2021-22. Karnataka is the top recipient state with 38% share of the total FDI Equity inflow reported during the FY 2021-22 followed by Maharashtra (26%) and Delhi (14%). The majority of the equity inflow of Karnataka has been reported in the sectors of Computer Software & Hardware (35%), Automobile Industry (20%), and `Education’ (12%) during the FY 2021-22.
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