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Date : Aug 29, 2025
Table 128 : India’s Overall Balance of Payments - Rupees
(₹ Crore)
Item/Year 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A. Current account                  
1. Merchandise 2270919 3385822 -1114902 2193253 2946318 -753065 3199115 4613049 -1413934
2. Invisibles (a+b+c) 2281179 1338706 942474 2278625 1343490 935135 2755292 1632174 1123118
a) Services 1511659 909278 602381 1528236 871336 656900 1897558 1096248 801311
i) Travel 212684 155741 56943 62900 85360 -22460 67899 121416 -53517
ii) Transportation 148761 172134 -23373 162013 146410 15603 243582 267395 -23813
iii) Insurance 17238 12335 4903 17625 15246 2379 24719 15468 9251
iv) G.n.i.e. 4677 7841 -3164 4672 7594 -2923 5976 7217 -1241
v) Miscellaneous 1128298 561226 567072 1281026 616725 664301 1555383 684752 870630
of which: Software services 660148 60024 600124 741557 75926 665631 910096 93615 816481
Business services 324150 332437 -8287 364553 367352 -2800 439668 385257 54411
Financial services 33519 20803 12716 32166 35301 -3135 40805 41900 -1096
Communication services 19297 9196 10101 20791 10661 10130 23369 8416 14953
b) Transfers 590992 57786 533206 595789 50867 544922 665791 66175 599616
i) Official 1138 8296 -7158 1061 8327 -7266 1456 7284 -5828
ii) Private 589854 49490 540364 594728 42540 552188 664334 58891 605444
c) Income 178528 371642 -193114 154600 421288 -266687 191943 469751 -277808
i) Investment income 138648 352530 -213882 110143 400495 -290352 144554 446919 -302365
ii) Compensation of employees 39880 19112 20768 44457 20793 23664 47390 22832 24557
Total Current account (1+2) 4552099 4724528 -172429 4471878 4289808 182070 5954407 6245223 -290816
B. Capital account                  
1. Foreign investment (a+b) 2614747 2302532 312215 2962726 2370869 591856 3561413 3400485 160928
a) Foreign direct investment (i+ii) 551647 246827 304820 639521 314139 325382 657396 369930 287467
i) In India 527347 130392 396955 607771 201006 406765 632047 213284 418763
Equity 366490 129168 237322 452767 200543 252224 444457 202679 241778
Reinvested earnings 100561 0 100561 125600 0 125600 144219 0 144219
Other capital 60296 1224 59072 29404 463 28941 43371 10605 32766
ii) Abroad 24300 116435 -92135 31750 113133 -81383 25349 156645 -131296
Equity 24300 53771 -29471 31750 41415 -9665 25349 74920 -49571
Reinvested earnings 0 22338 -22338 0 22364 -22364 0 25173 -25173
Other capital 0 40326 -40326 0 49354 -49354 0 56551 -56551
b) Portfolio investment 2063100 2055705 7395 2323205 2056730 266474 2904017 3030555 -126539
i) In India 2015956 2014755 1200 2310454 2024824 285630 2873927 2980213 -106286
FIIs 2015956 2014755 1200 2310454 2024824 285630 2873927 2980213 -106286
of which:                  
Equity 1527940 1532035 -4095 1997201 1710157 287044 2556446 2674045 -117599
Debt 488016 482720 5295 313253 314666 -1414 317481 306168 11313
GDRs/ADRs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ii) Abroad 47144 40949 6194 12751 31907 -19156 30090 50342 -20253
2. Loans (a+b+c) 668960 486712 182248 634710 584127 50583 787108 535905 251203
a) External assistance 66039 39536 26503 125583 42578 83005 82048 41891 40157
i) By India 56 803 -747 284 611 -327 379 481 -102
ii) To India 65983 38733 27250 125299 41967 83332 81669 41410 40259
b) Commercial borrowings 328239 164791 163448 231890 233902 -2012 224781 164160 60621
ii) By India 48723 39538 9185 21199 24085 -2886 14021 8619 5403
ii) To India 279516 125253 154263 210691 209817 874 210760 155542 55218
c) Short term to India 274682 282385 -7704 277237 307647 -30411 480279 329854 150425
i) Suppliers’ Credit >180 days & Buyers’ Credit 264945 271324 -6378 261995 296295 -34299 339086 329854 9232
ii) Suppliers’ credit up to 180 days 9737 11062 -1325 15241 11353 3889 141194 0 141194
3. Banking capital (a+b) 601082 639907 -38825 551356 706588 -155231 766628 717339 49289
a) Commercial banks 600265 634474 -34209 546792 700765 -153973 763736 711096 52639
i) Assets 189723 222176 -32453 175636 333005 -157369 377142 362114 15028
ii) Liabilities 410542 412298 -1756 371156 367760 3396 386594 348983 37611
of which: Non-resident deposits 394304 333182 61123 344627 289505 55121 338520 314513 24007
b) Others 817 5433 -4616 4564 5823 -1259 2892 6242 -3350
4. Rupee debt service 0 483 -483 0 484 -484 0 527 -527
5. Other capital 446158 312730 133428 289780 306298 -16518 558286 382560 175727
Total capital account (1 to 5) 4330947 3742363 588584 4438572 3968366 470206 5673435 5036815 636620
C. Errors & omissions 13260 6210 7051 7040 9636 -2595 10628 7313 3314
D. Overall balance (A+B+C) 8896306 8473100 423206 8917490 8267810 649681 11638469 11289351 349119
E. Monetary movements (i+ii) 0 423206 -423206 0 649681 -649681 120545 469664 -349119
i) I.M.F. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ii) Foreign exchange reserves (Increase- / Decrease+) 0 423206 -423206 0 649681 -649681 120545 469664 -349119
of which: SDR Allocation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132346 -132346
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TABLE 128 : INDIA’S OVERALL BALANCE OF PAYMENTS - RUPEES (Concld.)
(₹ Crore)
Item/Year 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net
1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
A. Current account                  
1. Merchandise 3661287 5791926 -2130639 3655128 5683248 -2028119 3738083 6164452 -2426369
2. Invisibles (a+b+c) 3748234 2152369 1595865 4152104 2339875 1812229 4878384 2644369 2234015
a) Services 2617435 1463226 1154209 2824167 1476157 1348010 3279876 1680590 1599286
i) Travel 218653 228915 -10262 279274 278887 388 289154 294426 -5273
ii) Transportation 289500 325303 -35803 241600 242157 -558 285330 296164 -10834
iii) Insurance 26306 18900 7407 27540 24164 3376 30132 25688 4444
iv) G.n.i.e. 5483 8189 -2706 5045 9013 -3968 5419 10668 -5249
v) Miscellaneous 2077494 881920 1195573 2270708 921936 1348772 2669841 1053643 1616198
of which: Software services 1180770 124617 1056154 1327596 151207 1176389 1528441 177890 1350551
Business services 647132 480372 166760 733329 491192 242136 907836 563647 344189
Financial services 62910 45789 17121 66671 37745 28926 71681 34315 37366
Communication services 41789 27513 14276 24130 13184 10947 19905 17694 2211
b) Transfers 906560 94597 811963 984685 108470 876215 1147322 103230 1044092
i) Official 1326 8575 -7249 1558 8557 -7000 1411 11277 -9866
ii) Private 905234 86022 819212 983128 99913 883215 1145911 91953 1053958
c) Income 224239 594546 -370307 343252 755247 -411996 451187 860550 -409363
i) Investment income 170130 567019 -396889 280907 724612 -443704 380670 826048 -445378
ii) Compensation of employees 54109 27526 26582 62344 30636 31708 70517 34502 36015
Total Current account (1+2) 7409521 7944295 -534774 7807233 8023123 -215890 8616467 8808821 -192354
B. Capital account                  
1. Foreign investment (a+b) 3088781 2903490 185291 4481898 4033073 448825 6109419 6074346 35073
a) Foreign direct investment (i+ii) 602635 380751 221884 620344 536323 84021 711181 703452 7730
i) In India 571322 236307 335015 590396 368152 222244 680929 434141 246788
Equity 380273 218140 162134 379405 342179 37226 430135 417618 12517
Reinvested earnings 153752 0 153752 163704 0 163704 192652 0 192652
Other capital 37297 18168 19129 47287 25973 21314 58142 16523 41619
ii) Abroad 31313 144444 -113131 29948 168171 -138223 30252 269310 -239059
Equity 31313 71056 -39742 29948 75485 -45537 30252 143902 -113650
Reinvested earnings 0 35455 -35455 0 47898 -47898 0 57902 -57902
Other capital 0 37934 -37934 0 44787 -44787 0 67507 -67507
b) Portfolio investment 2486146 2522739 -36593 3861554 3496749 364804 5398238 5370895 27343
i) In India 2466959 2500963 -34004 3832234 3462960 369273 5372175 5347229 24947
FIIs 2466959 2500963 -34004 3832234 3462960 369273 5372175 5347229 24947
of which:                  
Equity 2198315 2241326 -43011 3382321 3173627 208694 4613201 4749639 -136438
Debt 268644 259637 9007 449913 289333 160580 758974 597590 161384
GDRs/ADRs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ii) Abroad 19187 21777 -2590 29320 33789 -4469 26063 23666 2397
2. Loans (a+b+c) 809181 743367 65814 971173 917234 53940 1456999 1210334 246666
a) External assistance 93054 48684 44370 114554 52684 61869 118701 65681 53020
i) By India 253 721 -468 284 1465 -1182 207 870 -663
ii) To India 92801 47963 44838 114270 51219 63051 118494 64811 53683
b) Commercial borrowings 167229 196921 -29691 369354 370543 -1189 763922 629136 134785
ii) By India 10370 7603 2767 92585 122743 -30158 358676 380192 -21516
ii) To India 156859 189318 -32458 276769 247800 28969 405245 248944 156301
c) Short term to India 548898 497762 51136 487265 494006 -6741 574377 515516 58860
i) Suppliers’ Credit >180 days & Buyers’ Credit 548898 447960 100938 447367 473354 -25986 479000 500307 -21306
ii) Suppliers’ credit up to 180 days 0 49802 -49802 39898 20652 19246 95377 15210 80167
3. Banking capital (a+b) 1035012 870089 164923 1233022 897238 335784 1367552 1452960 -85408
a) Commercial banks 1034393 864910 169483 1222056 896644 325412 1363803 1451016 -87213
i) Assets 461983 370868 91115 395502 266770 128732 393276 643041 -249765
ii) Liabilities 572410 494042 78368 826554 629874 196680 970527 807976 162551
of which: Non-resident deposits 518959 445816 73143 733628 611768 121860 884328 748038 136290
b) Others 619 5179 -4560 10966 594 10372 3749 1944 1805
4. Rupee debt service 0 531 -531 0 597 -597 0 586 -586
5. Other capital 463798 406130 57668 369752 468202 -98450 505628 564648 -59019
Total capital account (1 to 5) 5396772 4923607 473165 7055845 6316343 739502 9439599 9302873 136726
C. Errors & omissions 7146 15587 -8440 13164 9844 3320 16979 3761 13218
D. Overall balance (A+B+C) 12813439 12883489 -70049 14876242 14349310 526931 18073046 18115455 -42410
E. Monetary movements (i+ii) 242411 172362 70049 0 526931 -526931 318081 275671 42410
i) I.M.F. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ii) Foreign exchange reserves (Increase- / Decrease+) 242411 172362 70049 0 526931 -526931 318081 275671 42410
of which: SDR Allocation 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
Notes : 1. G.n.i.e.: Government not included elsewhere.
2. Data for 2024-25 are preliminary estimates.
3. Total may not tally due to rounding off.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Reserve Bank of India.