India's FDI inflow rise 18% to USD 35.18 bn in Apr-Sep; inflows from US double

India's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) rose over 18% in the second quarter (April-September) of the current fiscal year, amounting to $35,180, while the inflow from the US more than doubled to $6.62 billion during the period, according to the latest government data released on Monday.

Investments from overseas during the April-September period of the previous fiscal year stood at $29.79 billion.

During the preceding June-September quarter of 2025-26, the inflows increased by over 21% year-on-year to $16.54 billion.


FDI equity inflow stood at $16,552 million.

Services sector, that includes Financial, Banking, Insurance, Non-Financial / Business, Outsourcing, R&D, Courier, Tech. Testing and Analysis constituted the highest portion of total FDI Equity inflow of 16%, amounting to $5,098.

Out of all Indian states, Maharashtra stood out with the highest percentage of total FDI Equity inflow at 31%, amounting to $10,571, followed by Karnataka and Gujarat at 21% and 15%, respectively.