The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the provisional results of the annual census on foreign liabilities and assets (FLA) for the 2025-26 round, covering cross-border liabilities and assets of Indian entities with inward or outward direct investment.
According to the RBI, around 97 per cent of the entities reporting foreign direct investment (FDI) and overseas direct investment (ODI) were unlisted as of end-March 2026. Non-financial companies accounted for over 90 per cent of FDI equity at face value. The United States, Mauritius, Singapore, and the United Kingdom were the top sources of outstanding FDI, while Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States were the top destinations for ODI.
The manufacturing sector held the highest share in total outstanding FDI equity capital at market value at 50.1 per cent, followed by the services sector at 45 per cent.
Source
Reserve Bank of India, “Census on Foreign Liabilities and Assets of Indian Direct Investment Entities for 2025-26” dated 6 November 2026. Read the original release.
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