No declining trend in FDI into India: Piyush Goyal

India sees consistent growth in FDI, attracting USD 748.78 billion over 11 years, with renewed inflows and global appeal.

There is no declining trend in Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) into India, though periodic fluctuations may occur sometimes due to global interest rate changes, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said.

Mr. Goyal added that India is seeing renewed overseas inflows and the government is open to suggestions and will adopt new measures to promote FDI in the country.

Over the last eleven financial years (2014-25), India attracted FDI worth USD 748.78 billion, an increase of 143 per cent over the previous eleven years (2003-14), which saw USD 308.38 billion in inflows.

Additionally, the number of source countries for FDI increased from 89 in 2013-14 to 112 in 2024-25, underscoring India's growing global appeal as an investment destination, Mr. Goyal said.

Given these figures, "I don't think that there is any declining trend, periodically there may be some changes, and that happens more due to changes in interest rate cycles in other countries, so if the bond yields in some countries become exorbitantly high, money tends to flow into those countries. we have once again seen money flowing back into India," Mr. Goyal told reporters here.

In 2024-25, India received a total FDI of USD 81 billion, which is the highest in the last three years, he said.

With USD 81 billion, India is back into the FDI growth trajectory, he said, adding, "We are a listening government. We are open to suggestions and we are always ready to adopt newer measures".