Overview
- RBI data show net FDI was negative by $1.61 billion in December 2025, the fourth consecutive month of outflows.
- Foreign investors repatriated a record $7.45 billion in December, with year-to-date exits largely from equity reductions.
- Outward FDI by Indian firms rose to about $2.75 billion in December and reached $24.88 billion in April–December, up 35% year-on-year.
- The RBI sold a net $10.02 billion in foreign exchange in December as the rupee fell to fresh lows near 91–92 per dollar before stabilizing.
- Gross FDI inflows remained strong at $8.58 billion in December and $73.3 billion in April–December, while early February saw roughly $2 billion of FPI equity purchases after the interim India–US tariff deal.