Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for July 2026 are presented in the following table. | Major Items of India's Balance of Payments | | (US$ billion) | | Item | July 2025 PR | July 2026 P | April-July 2025 PR | April-July 2026 P | | A. Current Account (Net) [A.1 to A.4] | -3.2 | -7.0 | -6.6 | -11.2 | | A.1 Merchandise (Net) [a-b] | -28.2 | -31.7 | -97.1 | -117.8 | | a. Exports | 37.4 | 45.1 | 150.0 | 177.1 | | b. Imports | 65.6 | 76.8 | 247.1 | 294.9 | | A.2 Services (Net) [a-b] | 16.4 | 17.6 | 64.3 | 69.3 | | a. Exports | 33.7 | 38.3 | 131.2 | 144.5 | | b. Imports | 17.3 | 20.6 | 66.8 | 75.2 | | A.3 Transfers (Net) | 12.6 | 13.2 | 43.4 | 53.9 | | A.4 Income (Net) | -4.0 | -6.1 | -17.3 | -16.6 | | B. Capital Account (Net) [B.1 to B.6] | 3.5 | 27.7 | 11.4 | 23.9 | | B.1 Foreign Direct Investment (Net) [a-b] | 4.5 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 13.4 | | a. In India (Net) | 7.2 | 10.7 | 21.6 | 26.3 | | b. Abroad (Net) | 2.7 | 3.4 | 11.9 | 12.8 | | B.2 Foreign Portfolio Investment (Net) [a-b] | -2.5 | 4.1 | -0.9 | -5.5 | | a. In India (Net) | -2.4 | 4.4 | 0.04 | -4.3 | | b. Abroad (Net) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | | B.3 External Commercial Borrowings (Net) [a-b] | 1.4 | -2.3 | 6.8 | -1.3 | | a. To India (Net) | 0.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 5.8 | | b. By India (Net) | -0.5 | 4.8 | -1.6 | 7.0 | | B.4 Short-term Credit to India (Net) | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 5.4 | | B.5 Banking Capital (Net) | 6.0 | 18.4 | 4.4 | 21.1 | | of which: NRI Deposits (Net) | 1.0 | 33.5 | 4.7 | 36.2 | | B.6 Other Capital (Net) | -7.0 | -1.6 | -9.7 | -9.3 | | C. Overall Balance (A+B) | 0.3 | 20.8 | 4.8 | 12.7 | | D. Monetary Movements [‘-’ : Increase ; ‘+’ : Decrease] | -0.3 | -20.8 | -4.8 | -12.7 | | PR: Partially Revised; and P: Preliminary. | Note: 1. Errors and omissions are included under ‘Other Capital’.
2. Total of sub-components may not tally with aggregate due to rounding off. | (Brij Raj)
Chief General Manager Press Release: 2026-2027/1118 |
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