United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) ranks India 11th among top FDI destinations in 2025

Key facts

• India climbed to the 11th position among global foreign direct investment (FDI) recipients in 2025, with inflows rising to $38.89 billion from $27.09 billion in 2024.
• The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2026 identified the United States as the largest FDI recipient with $277 billion and China as the fourth largest with $104.66 billion.
• India attracted the world's largest announced greenfield investment project in 2025, a $14.5 billion data centre investment by Alphabet Inc, and a $4 billion investment in Andhra Pradesh by Hynfra.
• India's outward FDI increased to $35.66 billion in 2025, placing the country 18th among the world's top home economies for FDI.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reported that India's net FDI stood at $3.34 billion in 2025, up from $2.83 billion in 2024.