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38. India’s Overall Balance of Payments
Date : Sep 11, 2017
(US $ Million)
Item Jan-Mar 2016 (PR) Jan-Mar 2017 (P)
Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net
1 2 3 4 5 6
Overall Balance of Payments(1+2+3) 252,123 248,848 3,274 283,799 276,488 7,312
1 CURRENT ACCOUNT (1.1+ 1.2) 124,652 124,990 –338 138,288 141,741 –3,452
1.1 MERCHANDISE 65,831 90,586 –24,755 77,354 107,076 –29,722
1.2 INVISIBLES (1.2.1+1.2.2+1.2.3) 58,821 34,404 24,417 60,934 34,665 26,270
1.2.1 Services 39,413 23,336 16,077 40,717 23,081 17,636
1.2.1.1 Travel 5,904 3,580 2,324 6,720 3,630 3,090
1.2.1.2 Transportation 3,550 3,666 –115 4,226 3,694 533
1.2.1.3 Insurance 520 249 271 591 439 153
1.2.1.4 G.n.i.e. 133 230 –97 136 146 –10
1.2.1.5 Miscellaneous 29,306 15,611 13,695 29,043 15,173 13,871
1.2.1.5.1 Software Services 18,064 736 17,328 17,813 974 16,839
1.2.1.5.2 Business Services 7,291 8,664 –1,373 8,320 8,176 144
1.2.1.5.3 Financial Services 983 596 387 1,007 1,431 –424
1.2.1.5.4 Communication Services 601 344 257 666 204 462
1.2.2 Transfers 15,729 768 14,961 15,735 1,549 14,186
1.2.2.1 Official 41 225 –185 34 216 –183
1.2.2.2 Private 15,689 542 15,146 15,701 1,333 14,368
1.2.3 Income 3,679 10,300 –6,621 4,482 10,034 –5,552
1.2.3.1 Investment Income 2,839 9,749 –6,910 3,366 9,399 –6,033
1.2.3.2 Compensation of Employees 839 551 288 1,116 635 481
2 CAPITAL ACCOUNT (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4+2.5) 127,313 123,858 3,455 145,139 134,747 10,392
2.1 Foreign Investment (2.1.1+2.1.2) 66,942 59,683 7,259 85,079 69,283 15,796
2.1.1 Foreign Direct Investment 16,114 7,318 8,797 13,999 9,001 4,997
2.1.1.1 In India 14,752 3,367 11,384 12,342 3,201 9,141
2.1.1.1.1 Equity 10,895 3,343 7,553 7,968 2,818 5,149
2.1.1.1.2 Reinvested Earnings 3,098 3,098 3,241 3,241
2.1.1.1.3 Other Capital 758 25 733 1,133 383 750
2.1.1.2 Abroad 1,363 3,950 –2,588 1,657 5,800 –4,143
2.1.1.2.1 Equity 1,363 2,367 –1,004 1,657 3,471 –1,814
2.1.1.2.2 Reinvested Earnings 0 834 –834 0 731 –731
2.1.1.2.3 Other Capital 0 749 –749 0 1,598 –1,598
2.1.2 Portfolio Investment 50,828 52,366 –1,538 71,080 60,282 10,799
2.1.2.1 In India 50,540 51,327 –787 70,858 59,727 11,131
2.1.2.1.1 FIIs 50,540 51,327 –787 70,858 59,727 11,131
2.1.2.1.1.1 Equity 40,988 40,805 183 57,118 50,678 6,440
2.1.2.1.1.2 Debt 9,552 10,522 –970 13,739 9,049 4,691
2.1.2.1.2 ADR/GDRs 0 0 0 0 0 0
2.1.2.2 Abroad 288 1,038 –751 223 554 –332
2.2 Loans (2.2.1+2.2.2+2.2.3) 32,714 31,444 1,270 34,267 30,279 3,987
2.2.1 External Assistance 2,134 1,147 987 2,020 1,154 866
2.2.1.1 By India 15 126 –111 14 58 –43
2.2.1.2 To India 2,119 1,021 1,098 2,005 1,096 909
2.2.2 Commercial Borrowings 7,025 9,381 –2,356 6,976 7,851 –875
2.2.2.1 By India 1,926 1,646 280 1,736 1,675 61
2.2.2.2 To India 5,099 7,735 –2,636 5,240 6,176 –936
2.2.3 Short Term to India 23,556 20,917 2,639 25,270 21,274 3,996
2.2.3.1 Suppliers' Credit > 180 days & Buyers' Credit 22,505 20,917 1,588 24,645 21,274 3,371
2.2.3.2 Suppliers' Credit up to 180 days 1,051 0 1,051 625 0 625
2.3 Banking Capital (2.3.1+2.3.2) 18,939 27,941 –9,002 16,039 29,081 –13,042
2.3.1 Commercial Banks 18,904 27,941 –9,036 16,034 29,081 –13,047
2.3.1.1 Assets 3,001 12,954 –9,952 163 11,215 –11,053
2.3.1.2 Liabilities 15,903 14,987 916 15,872 17,866 –1,994
2.3.1.2.1 Non-Resident Deposits 15,052 10,664 4,388 15,006 12,308 2,698
2.3.2 Others 34 0 34 5 0 5
2.4 Rupee Debt Service 22 –22 0 48 –48
2.5 Other Capital 8,718 4,767 3,951 9,755 6,056 3,698
3 Errors & Omissions 158 158 372 372
4 Monetary Movements (4.1+ 4.2) 0 3,274 –3,274 0 7,312 –7,312
4.1 I.M.F. 0 0 0 0 0 0
4.2 Foreign Exchange Reserves (Increase - / Decrease +) 3,274 –3,274 0 7,312 –7,312
Note: Explanatory notes on these tables are available in December issue of RBI Bulletin, 2012.

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