Lok Sabha Question No. 3925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Quantum of FDI
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Subbarayan K, Com. Selvaraj V

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3925. TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 25 TH  MARCH, 2025.

## Quantum of FDI

3925.  Shri Subbarayan K: Com. Selvaraj V:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the details of the quantum of FDI at the end of 2023-24 and 2024-25 so far; and
- (b) the details of the outflow of foreign exchange by way of repatriation of Royalty, profit etc. during the last two years by the multinational companies?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a): The details of the quantum of total FDI inflow for the Financial Years 2023-24 and 2024-25 (up-to December, 2024) are as under:
- (b): The details of the outflow of foreign exchange specifically by the multinational companies are not centrally maintained. However, outflow of foreign exchange by way of intellectual property and dividend/profit, as published by RBI in its quarterly press release on 'Data on India's Invisibles', are as under:

|   S. No. | Period                                     |   Total FDI Inflow (Amount in USD billion) |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2023-24 (April, 2023 - March, 2024)        |                                      71.28 |
|        2 | 2023-24 (April, 2023 - December, 2023)     |                                      51.82 |
|        3 | 2024-25 (April, 2024 - December, 2024) (P) |                                      62.48 |

Source: Reserve Bank of India

(P): Data is provisional. Subject to reconciliation with RBI.

| Table 1: Invisibles Payments by Category of Transactions (USD billion)                                                                                                                            | Table 1: Invisibles Payments by Category of Transactions (USD billion)   | Table 1: Invisibles Payments by Category of Transactions (USD billion)   | Table 1: Invisibles Payments by Category of Transactions (USD billion)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Items                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2022-23                                                                  | 2023-24                                                                  | 2024-25 (Apr-Sep) (Preliminary)                                          |
| 1) Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e. (Royalties, copyright and license fees)                                                                                                    | 10.6                                                                     | 15.0                                                                     | 8.3                                                                      |
| 1.1 Franchises services                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.2                                                                      | 0.2                                                                      | 0.1                                                                      |
| 1.2 Receipts for use, through licensing arrangements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as manuscripts and films), patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial processes, franchises etc. | 10.4                                                                     | 14.8                                                                     | 8.2                                                                      |
| 2) Payment of dividend/profit to non- resident share holder                                                                                                                                       | 21.3                                                                     | 29.3                                                                     | 14.5                                                                     |
| 2.1 Dividend                                                                                                                                                                                      | 18.7                                                                     | 26.3                                                                     | 13.0                                                                     |
| 2.2 Profit                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2.6                                                                      | 3.0                                                                      | 1.5                                                                      |

Source: Reserve Bank of India

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