**Executive Summary**
This document is the Monthly Fact Sheet for August 2025, providing Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) data from April 2000 to August 2025. It includes cumulative ODI outflows and financial commitments, component-wise break-ups, repatriation summaries, and country and sector-wise details. The data is provisional and subject to change based on ongoing reports from Authorized Dealer (AD) banks.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Cumulative ODI (April 2000 to August 2025):**
* Actual Outflows: US$3,38,927 million.
* Financial Commitment: US$7,97,185 million.
* **Component-wise Break-up of ODI (in US$ Million):**
* Total Equity: 31,607
* Total Loans: 16,391
* Total Guarantee Issued: 66,019
* Total Guarantee Invoked: 285
* Total Financial Commitment (2023-2026): 114,016
* Total Actual ODI Outflow (2023-2026): 48,283
* **Summary of Repatriation (Inflow) from JV/WOS (Based on APR):**
* Total Repatriation (April 2000 - August 2025): US$2,94,246 million.
* **Top Ten ODI Destination Countries (Financial Year Wise):**
* Singapore is the top destination, accounting for 27% of total ODI.
* The top 10 countries account for 82% of total ODI
* **Country-Wise ODI Outflows (April 2000 to August 2025):**
* Singapore leads with US$67,920 million, comprising 20% of total ODI.
* **Sectors Attracting Highest ODI Outflows (Financial Years Wise):**
* Financial, Insurance and Business Services (47%)
* Manufacturing (18%)
* Wholesale, Retail Trade, Restaurants and Hotels (13%)
* **Sectors Attracting Highest ODI Outflows (Month-Wise):**
* April 2025: Electricity, Gas and Water
* May 2025: Transport, Storage and Communication Services
* June 2025: Financial, Insurance and Business Services
* July 2025: Financial, Insurance and Business Services
* August 2025: Financial, Insurance and Business Services
**Impact Analysis**
**Authorized Dealer (AD) Banks**
* **Impact:** The AD banks are responsible for the continuing online reporting of ODI data. This data is used in the creation of this monthly fact sheet.
* **Action Required:** AD banks must ensure the accuracy and timely submission of ODI data for ongoing reporting.
**Entities with Overseas Direct Investment (ODI)**
* **Impact:** This information can assist with strategic decision-making.
* **Action Required:** No specific action is listed, but entities are encouraged to review the factsheet to inform their financial strategies.
Key Entities Referenced
Overseas Direct Investment (ODI): Primary subject of the report, covering outflows, financial commitments, repatriation, and destination countries.
Singapore: Consistently the top destination country for ODI outflows, specifically from April 2000 to August 2025
MONTHLY FACT SHEET FOR AUGUST 2025
OVERSEAS DIRECT INVESTMENT (ODI)1 DATA
FROM APRIL 2000 TO AUGUST 2025
A. CUMULATIVE ODI OUTFLOWS (FROM APRIL 2000 TO AUGUST 2025)
(Figures in US$ Million)
Sl. No. CUMULATIVE AMOUNT OF ACTUAL ODI OUTFLOWS
Guarantee
Equity Loans Total
1 Invoked
I II III (I+II+III)
Period (from April,
2,26,553 1,05,318 7,056 3,38,927
2000 to August, 2025)
CUMULATIVE AMOUNT OF ODI (FINANCIAL COMMITMENT)
Guarantee
2 Equity Loans Total
Issued
IV V VI (IV+V+VI)
Period (from April,
2,26,553 1,05,318 4,65,314 7,97,185
2000 to August, 2025)
B. COMPONENT-WISE BREAK-UP OF ODI
(Figures in US$ Million)
Financial Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) Financial Actual
year Commitment ODI
(II+III+IV) Outflow
(II+III+V)
Equity Loans Guarantee Guarantee
Issued Invoked
I II III IV V VI VII
2023-24 9,355 4,859 22,030 230 36,244 14,444
2024-25 15,669 7,925 31,833 55 55,426 23,649
2025-26 6,583 3,607 12,156 0 22,346 10,190
(April-
August)
Total 31,607 16,391 66,019 285 114,016 48,283
1 Disclaimer: The monthly factsheet published is based on ODI data as on 1st September, 2025 and is provisional
subject to change on account of the continuing online reporting made by the Authorized Dealer (AD) banks. The
break-up for August not add-up to the totals given due to rounding-off of decimals.
Page 1 of 9C. SUMMARY OF REPATRIATION (INFLOW) FROM JV/WOS (BASED ON APR)
(Figures in US$ Million)
Sl. Item 2023-24 2024-25** 2025-26 Cumulative (April
(April-August) 2000- August 2025)
No.
I II III IV V VI
1 Dividend 2,307 803 0 26,265
2 Repayment of 3,243 131 0 30,787
Loans
3 Non-Equity Exports 15,683 2,873 0 1,23,404
Realised
4 Royalties 271 5 0 4,370
5 Technical know- 52 9 0 711
how fees
6 Consultancy fees 500 10 0 6,466
7 Others* 5,060 1,481 565 1,02,243
Total 27,115 5,311 565 2,94,246
Note: I. * Others include Repayment of Repatriations, Refund of share Application Money and
Others fee.
II. ** Details regarding repatriation from foreign entities is captured from Annual Performance
Report (APR), submitted by person resident in India to designated AD bank. For entities
whose accounting year ended on December 31, 2024 or by April, 2025 has time to submit
APR till December 31, 2025. The data in column No. 4 may move forward based on further
reporting.
D. ODI ACTUAL OUTFLOWS (MONTH-WISE)
(Figures in US$ Million)
Sl. No. Month Actual ODI outflow
2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
I II III IV V
1 April 1,125 958 2,765
2 May 789 1473 2,035
3 June 623 996 2,391
4 July 1,054 2502 1,997
5 August 1,057 1949 1,002
6 September 1,053 1780 -
7 October 1,244 1500 -
8 November 664 1955 -
9 December 1,802 1754 -
10 January 583 1652 -
11 February 1,064 3474 -
12 March 3,386 3655 -
Total 14,444 23,649 10,190
Page 2 of 9E. TOP TEN ODI DESTINATION COUNTRIES (FINANCIAL YEAR WISE)
(Figures in US$ Million)
Rank Country ODI Cumulative ODI
(April 2023- August 2025)
2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Total As % of ‘Total
(April- (III+IV+V) ODI (April
August) 2023- August
2025)’
I II III IV V VI VII
1 Singapore 3,980 5,906 3,098 12,984 27%
2 Mauritius 485 2,414 1,276 4,175 9%
3 United States of 2,697 3,420 1,757 7,874 16%
America
4 Netherlands 1,109 1,603 595 3,307 7%
5 United Kingdom 1,344 1,463 582 3,389 7%
6 United Arab 1,333 2,599 1,070 5,002 10%
Emirates
7 Russia 5 1 85 91 0%
8 British Virgin 127 226 100 453 1%
Islands
9 Switzerland 636 750 53 1,439 3%
10 Sri Lanka 203 764 94 1,061 2%
Total ODI to Top 11,919 19,146 8,710 39,775 82%
10 Countries
83% 81% 85% 82%
Total ODI (to All 14,444 23,649 10,190 48,283
Countries)
Page 3 of 9F. COUNTRY-WISE ODI OUTFLOWS FROM APRIL 2000 TO AUGUST 2025
(Figures in US$ Million)
Sr. No Name of the Country ODI As % of Total ODI
1 Singapore 67,920 20%
2 Mauritius 46,125 14%
3 United States of America 42,611 13%
4 Netherlands 28,217 8%
5 United Kingdom 21,074 6%
6 United Arab Emirates 18,347 5%
7 Russia 12,794 4%
8 Channel Island 10,579 3%
9 British Virgin Islands 9,356 3%
10 Switzerland 8,968 3%
11 Cyprus 7,397 2%
12 Sri Lanka 7,006 2%
13 Cayman Island 5,172 2%
14 Mozambique 4,182 1%
15 Sudan 3,125 1%
16 Germany 2,367 1%
17 Hongkong 2,286 1%
18 Canada 2,177 1%
19 Australia 2,084 1%
20 Bermuda 1,933 1%
21 Azerbaijan 1,927 1%
22 Myanmar 1,793 1%
23 Indonesia 1,573 *
24 South Africa 1,485 *
25 Ifsc Gift City 1,294 *
26 Jersey 1,227 *
27 Philippines 1,184 *
28 Vietnam 1,147 *
29 Ireland 1,138 *
30 Belgium 950 *
31 China 937 *
32 Luxembourg 929 *
33 Brazil 883 *
34 Bangladesh 827 *
35 South Korea 803 *
36 Norway 783 *
37 Italy 764 *
38 Malaysia 752 *
39 Isle of Man 734 *
Page 4 of 9Sr. No Name of the Country ODI As % of Total ODI
40 Spain 675 *
41 Oman 675 *
42 Colombia 627 *
43 Maldives 609 *
44 Thailand 591 *
45 Panama 591 *
46 France 512 *
47 Japan 499 *
48 Saudi Arabia 488 *
49 Israel 465 *
50 Sweden 454 *
51 Egypt 428 *
52 Kazakhistan 393 *
53 Denmark 366 *
54 Kenya 357 *
55 Czech Republic 293 *
56 Libya 273 *
57 Mexico 266 *
58 Nepal 265 *
59 Bahrain 244 *
60 Morocco 241 *
61 Nigeria 235 *
62 Jordan 214 *
63 Zambia 211 *
64 Turkey 211 *
65 Gabon 197 *
66 Ethiopia 184 *
67 Malta 182 *
68 Liberia 181 *
69 Bahamas 181 *
70 Chile 176 *
71 Qatar 173 *
72 Tanzania 167 *
73 Ghana 142 *
74 Finland 131 *
75 Congo 129 *
76 Botswana 128 *
77 Cuba 119 *
78 Uruguay 119 *
79 Ivory Coast 111 *
80 Uganda 111 *
81 Bhutan 100 *
Page 5 of 9Sr. No Name of the Country ODI As % of Total ODI
82 Iran 89 *
83 New Zealand 89 *
84 Austria 80 *
85 Syrian Arab Republic 73 *
86 Poland 67 *
87 Greece 63 *
88 Bolivia 56 *
89 Romania 52 *
90 Hungary 50 *
91 Cambodia 37 *
92 Guyana 35 *
93 Croatia 34 *
94 Senegal 34 *
95 Rwanda 32 *
96 Peru 30 *
97 Kyrgyz Republic 30 *
98 Portugal 28 *
99 Marshall Island 28 *
100 Yemen 26 *
101 Uzbekistan 24 *
102 Laos 23 *
103 Democratic Republic of Timor Leste 22 *
104 Mongolia 21 *
105 Puerto Rico 21 *
106 Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis 21 *
107 Zimbabwe 17 *
108 Venezula 14 *
109 Mali 14 *
110 Algeria 14 *
111 Taiwan 13 *
112 Tunisia 12 *
113 Afghanistan 11 *
114 Costa Rica 11 *
115 Gambia 11 *
116 Kuwait 10 *
117 Republic of Serbia 10 *
118 Europian Union 10 *
119 Guatemal 10 *
120 Liechtenstein 9 *
121 Trinidad and Tobago 9 *
122 Tadjikistan 8 *
123 Seychelles 8 *
Page 6 of 9Sr. No Name of the Country ODI As % of Total ODI
124 Mauritania 7 *
125 Brunei 7 *
126 Guinea Republic 6 *
127 Gibralter 6 *
128 Maldova 6 *
129 Togo 5 *
130 Ecuador 5 *
131 Saint Lucia 5 *
132 Georgia 5 *
133 Kirghizstan 5 *
134 Republic of Madagascar 5 *
135 Ukraine 5 *
136 Belarus 5 *
137 Namibia 5 *
138 Malawi 4 *
139 Guernsey 4 *
140 Paraguay 3 *
141 Argentina 3 *
142 Vanatua 2 *
143 Benin 2 *
144 Niger 2 *
145 Burkino Faso 2 *
146 Bulgaria 2 *
147 Dominican Republic 1 *
148 Honduras Pepublic 1 *
149 Republic of Macedonia 1 *
150 Barbados 1 *
151 Latvia 1 *
152 Lithuania 1 *
153 Slovakia 1 *
154 Slovenia 1 *
155 Fiji 1 *
156 Albania 1 *
157 Sierra Leone 1 *
158 Estonia 1 *
159 Swaziland 1 *
160 Jamaica 1 *
161 Iraq 0 *
162 Djibouti Republic 0 *
163 Cameroon 0 *
164 Chad 0 *
165 Belize 0 *
Page 7 of 9Sr. No Name of the Country ODI As % of Total ODI
166 Central African Republic 0 *
167 Angola 0 *
168 St. Vincent 0 *
169 Burundi 0 *
170 Comoros 0 *
171 Somalia 0 *
172 British Anguilla 0 *
173 Iceland 0 *
Total 338,927 100%
Note: * Insignificant within the total considered.
G. SECTORS ATTRACTING HIGHEST ODI OUTFLOWS (FINANCIAL YEARS WISE)
(Figures in US$ Million)
Rank Sectors Yearly Actu al Outflows Cumulative Outflows
2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Total As % of
(April- (III+IV+ ‘Total ODI
August) V) (April 2023
– August
2025)
I II III IV V VI VII
1 Financial, Insurance and 6,426 11,730 4,330 22,486 47%
Business Services
2 Transport, Storage and 989 1,119 1,824 3,932 7%
Communication Services
3 Manufacturing 3,049 4,292 1,374 8,715 18%
4 Electricity, Gas and Water 198 233 867 1,298 3%
5 Wholesale, Retail Trade, 1,827 3,671 797 6,295 13%
Restaurants and Hotels
6 Agriculture and Mining 777 1,333 366 2,476 5%
7 Construction 686 440 297 1,423 3%
8 Community, Social and 466 778 310 1,554 3%
Personal Services
9 Miscellaneous 26 53 25 104 *
Total Outflows 14,444 23,649 10,190 48,283 100%
Note: * Insignificant within the total considered
Page 8 of 9H. SECTORS ATTRACTING HIGHEST ODI OUTFLOWS (MONTH-WISE)
(Figures in US$ Million)
Rank Sector April 2025 May 2025 June July 2025 August
2025 2025
I II IV V VI VII VIII
1 Financial, 718 288 1,591 1,265 468
Insurance and
Business Services
2 Transport, Storage 678 942 72 30 102
and Communication
Services
3 Manufacturing 318 331 310 260 156
4 Electricity, Gas and 786 16 13 41 11
Water
5 Wholesale, Retail 131 283 141 103 139
Trade, Restaurants
and Hotels
6 Agriculture and 48 57 90 121 50
Mining
7 Construction 35 72 139 33 18
8 Community, Social 40 46 24 142 58
and Personal
Services
9 Miscellaneous 11 0 11 2 0
Total Outflows 2,765 2,035 2,391 1,997 1,002
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