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38. India’s Overall Balance of Payments
Date : May 10, 2018
(US $ Million)
Item Oct-Dec 2016 (PR) Oct-Dec 2017 (P)
Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net
1 2 3 4 5 6
Overall Balance of Payments (1+2+3) 268,270 269,511 –1,242 319,724 310,290 9,434
1 CURRENT ACCOUNT (1.1+ 1.2) 130,191 138,167 –7,976 150,108 163,585 –13,478
1.1 MERCHANDISE 68,755 102,028 –33,273 77,541 121,638 –44,097
1.2 INVISIBLES (1.2.1+1.2.2+1.2.3) 61,436 36,139 25,297 72,566 41,947 30,619
1.2.1 Services 42,145 24,365 17,780 49,961 29,021 20,940
1.2.1.1 Travel 6,187 3,710 2,477 7,441 4,621 2,820
1.2.1.2 Transportation 3,797 3,268 529 4,388 4,419 –31
1.2.1.3 Insurance 522 413 109 611 435 176
1.2.1.4 G.n.i.e. 176 135 40 203 193 11
1.2.1.5 Miscellaneous 31,464 16,839 14,625 37,318 19,354 17,964
1.2.1.5.1 Software Services 18,947 945 18,002 19,974 1,333 18,641
1.2.1.5.2 Business Services 8,319 8,065 255 9,859 9,400 459
1.2.1.5.3 Financial Services 1,210 1,624 –414 983 1,574 –591
1.2.1.5.4 Communication Services 559 231 327 414 239 175
1.2.2 Transfers 15,276 1,382 13,894 17,685 1,623 16,062
1.2.2.1 Official 110 212 –102 96 202 –105
1.2.2.2 Private 15,166 1,170 13,996 17,589 1,422 16,167
1.2.3 Income 4,015 10,392 –6,377 4,920 11,303 –6,382
1.2.3.1 Investment Income 3,008 9,761 –6,753 3,765 10,724 –6,959
1.2.3.2 Compensation of Employees 1,007 631 376 1,155 578 577
2 CAPITAL ACCOUNT (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4+2.5) 137,418 131,344 6,073 168,778 146,705 22,074
2.1 Foreign Investment (2.1.1+2.1.2) 66,952 68,559 –1,607 93,990 84,371 9,619
2.1.1 Foreign Direct Investment 18,547 8,813 9,734 15,287 10,989 4,297
2.1.1.1 In India 18,066 4,871 13,196 14,317 8,315 6,002
2.1.1.1.1 Equity 14,532 4,812 9,720 10,755 8,287 2,468
2.1.1.1.2 Reinvested Earnings 3,060 3,060 3,173 3,173
2.1.1.1.3 Other Capital 475 59 416 389 29 360
2.1.1.2 Abroad 480 3,942 –3,462 969 2,674 –1,704
2.1.1.2.1 Equity 480 2,283 –1,802 969 1,111 –141
2.1.1.2.2 Reinvested Earnings 0 731 –731 0 785 –785
2.1.1.2.3 Other Capital 0 928 –928 0 778 –778
2.1.2 Portfolio Investment 48,405 59,746 –11,341 78,703 73,382 5,322
2.1.2.1 In India 48,250 59,564 –11,314 78,576 73,145 5,430
2.1.2.1.1 FIIs 48,250 59,564 –11,314 78,576 73,145 5,430
2.1.2.1.1.1 Equity 37,637 42,371 –4,733 63,467 61,246 2,221
2.1.2.1.1.2 Debt 10,613 17,194 –6,581 15,109 11,900 3,209
2.1.2.1.2 ADR/GDRs 0 0 0 0 0
2.1.2.2 Abroad 154 181 –27 127 236 –109
2.2 Loans (2.2.1+2.2.2+2.2.3) 31,150 29,469 1,682 38,186 32,096 6,090
2.2.1 External Assistance 1,601 1,058 543 1,947 1,201 746
2.2.1.1 By India 14 57 –43 14 31 –17
2.2.1.2 To India 1,587 1,001 586 1,934 1,170 764
2.2.2 Commercial Borrowings 6,092 7,917 –1,825 10,789 10,227 562
2.2.2.1 By India 963 280 683 2,755 2,623 132
2.2.2.2 To India 5,129 7,637 –2,508 8,034 7,604 430
2.2.3 Short Term to India 23,457 20,493 2,964 25,449 20,667 4,782
2.2.3.1 Suppliers' Credit > 180 days & Buyers' Credit 22,700 20,493 2,207 24,456 20,667 3,789
2.2.3.2 Suppliers' Credit up to 180 days 757 0 757 993 0 993
2.3 Banking Capital (2.3.1+2.3.2) 30,610 27,430 3,180 25,355 20,775 4,580
2.3.1 Commercial Banks 30,610 27,427 3,182 25,107 20,775 4,332
2.3.1.1 Assets 19,123 107 19,016 8,245 8,721 –475
2.3.1.2 Liabilities 11,487 27,321 –15,834 16,861 12,054 4,807
2.3.1.2.1 Non-Resident Deposits 7,450 25,980 –18,530 14,489 11,398 3,091
2.3.2 Others 0 2 –2 248 0 248
2.4 Rupee Debt Service 0 0 0 0 0
2.5 Other Capital 8,706 5,887 2,819 11,248 9,463 1,784
3 Errors & Omissions 660 660 838 838
4 Monetary Movements (4.1+ 4.2) 1,242 0 1,242 0 9,434 –9,434
4.1 I.M.F. 0 0 0
4.2 Foreign Exchange Reserves (Increase - / Decrease +) 1,242 0 1,242 0 9,434 –9,434
Note : Explanatory notes on these tables are available in December issue of RBI Bulletin, 2012.

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