India, June 30 -- Female participation in cross-border investing among Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) has risen sharply over the past year, according to a new report by cross-border investment platform, Belong. It also revealed that women in Western countries such as the US and UK invest at significantly higher rates than those living in Gulf nations.

The report, which analyzed investor participation across 34 countries between July 2025 and June 2026, found that women accounted for 7.3% of all NRI investors in June 2026, up from 4.3% a year earlier. This is an increase of nearly 70%.

The analysis is based on investor participation and does not account for portfolio sizes, asset values or investment amounts.

According to Belong, the answe...