New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- Outstanding overseas direct investment (ODI) by Indian entities grew 40.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 16.71 lakh crore at end-March 2026, outpacing the 8.5 per cent increase in inward foreign direct investment (FDI) stock to Rs 70.72 lakh crore, according to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest census.

Consequently, the ratio of inward FDI to ODI declined to 4.2 times from 5.5 times a year earlier. In dollar terms, inward FDI stood at USD 747.13 billion and ODI at USD 176.59 billion.

Investment Trends and Sectoral Shares

Outward equity investment rose to Rs 13.30 lakh crore from Rs 10.09 lakh crore, while debt investment nearly doubled to Rs 3.41 lakh crore from Rs 1.77 lakh crore. Inward FDI equity increased t...