Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry

08-August-2012 15:13 IST

Inflow of FDI

According to the UNCTAD’s World investment Report, 2012, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows of US $ 684399 million were received in developing economies of the World during 2011, of which India received 4.6%.  FDI inflows, in respect of some of the developing economies, including India, during 2011, are as under:-

 

DEVELOPING ECONOMIES	2011 US $ (MILLION)
China	123985
Hong Kong, China	83156
Brazil	66660
Singapore	64003
British Virgin Islands	53717
India	31554
Mexico	19554
Indonesia	18906
Chile	17299

            According to the UNCTAD’s World Investment Report, 2012, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows of US $ 31554 million have been received in India during 2011, as against FDI inflows of US $ 24159 received during 2010.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.        

DS/GK

Foreign Direct Investment inflows show India's share among developing economies increased, reflecting higher annual FDI receipts and ranking. Foreign Direct Investment inflows into India in 2011 amounted to US$ 31,554 million, up from US$ 24,159 million in 2010, and are reported alongside comparable FDI figures for other developing economies per UNCTAD's World Investment Report, 2012; this information was communicated by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha and published as a government press release.