The details of foreign investment reported through routes of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow and Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) inflows (net) during the last five financial years are as under:
| S. No. | Financial Year | Total FDI Inflow (amount in US$ million) | FPI inflows (net) (amount in US$ million) |
| 1. | 2016-17 | 60,220 | 7,735 |
| 2. | 2017-18 | 60,974 | 22,165 |
| 3. | 2018-19 | 62,001 | (-) 2,225 |
| 4. | 2019-20 | 74,390 | 552 |
| 5. | 2020-21 | 81,973 | 38,725 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India.
As shown in table above, despite COVID-19 pandemic, the country has shown growth both in FDI inflow and FPI inflows (net) during Financial Year 2020-21 as compared to previous Financial Year 2019-20.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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