At $51 bn, India became 9th largest recipient of FDI in 2019

India ranked 12th with foreign inflows at $42 billion in 2018 which increased by $9 billion in 2019.

Inflows to China, the world's second largest FDI recipient, rose to an all-time high of $141 billion, despite trade tensions.

FDI flows into developing Asia declined by 5 per cent, to $474 billion. Inflows to South Asia grew 10 per cent to $57 billion, with 20 per cent growth in inflows to India.

FDI flows to developed economies rose by 5 per cent, to $800 billion. It was concentrated in Europe, up 18 per cent to $429, but mainly because of jumps in a few economies, such as Ireland and Switzerland, after sharply negative inflows in 2018.

In 2019, global FDI flows increased marginally, by 3 per cent, to $1.54 trillion.