<h1>Foreign Direct Investment trends show a quarterly decline amid global uncertainties, while year to date inflows remain higher.</h1> FDI dipped 5.6% year on year to USD 10.9 billion in Oct-Dec 2024 amid global uncertainties, while cumulative April-December 2024-25 inflows rose 27% to USD 40.67 billion and total FDI for the first nine months grew 21.3% to USD 62.48 billion. Equity inflows increased from several countries (including Singapore, the US, the Netherlands, the UAE, Cayman Islands and Cyprus) while declining from others (Mauritius, Japan, the UK, Germany). Sectoral gains occurred in services, software and hardware, trading, telecommunication, automobile and chemicals; Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat were top recipient states.