Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in India dropped to $1.4 billion during the first 10 months of the 2024-25 financial year (April 2024-January 2025), a significant decrease from $11.5 billion during the same period last year.

• This decline was primarily due to increased repatriation and outward FDI from India. 
• According to data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
• Gross FDI remained strong, showing a 12.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth, reaching $67.7 billion during April 2024-January 2025, compared to $60.2 billion in the same period of the previous year.
• Repatriation and disinvestment by foreign investors in India rose to $46.1 billion in the 2024-25 period, up from $36.9 billion during April 2023-January 2024.
• Overseas investments by Indian companies, or outward FDI, surged significantly to $20.2 billion in the period from April 2024 to January 2025, up from $11.8 billion in the same period the previous year.