As compared to previous years, Foreign Direct Investment has increased in the financial year 2018-19. The year-wise increase in FDI inflow can be seen in the following table:

S. No.	Financial Year	Total FDI Inflow (in US$  billion)
1.	2015-16	55.56
2.	2016-17	60.22
3.	2017-18	60.97
4.	2018-19 (P)	62.00

Note: (P) Figures are provisional. Source: Reserve Bank of India.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

Foreign Direct Investment inflows rose steadily through 2018-19, signalling increased investor interest and provisional gains. Foreign Direct Investment inflows exhibited a steady upward trend from financial year 2015-16 through 2018-19 (provisional), with annual totals rising year-on-year and the 2018-19 figure reported as provisional. The data underpinning this trend was disclosed in a parliamentary written reply and is based on official statistical reporting, noting the provisional nature of the most recent year's total.