Japan tops India's FDI chart in Q1 FY27 with $5.71 billion inflows
Japan has emerged as the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India during April-June of the current fiscal year, according to government data.
FDI inflows from Japan stood at USD 5.71 billion in the first quarter of 2026-27, surpassing the USD 3.74 billion India received from the country during the entire 2025-26 fiscal year.
It was USD 2.48 billion in 2025-26.
The foreign inflows from Japan account for nearly 29 per cent of the total equity inflows (USD 19.81 billion) which India received during the quarter, the data showed.
The investments from Japan are important as Japan had set a target of investing 10 trillion yen (about Rs seven lakh crore) in India in over a decade.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal visited Japan last month to further boost bilateral trade and investment ties between the countries.
Goyal in Nagoya stated that Japanese firms have already invested Rs 1 lakh crore of the 10 trillion Yen (around Rs 6 lakh crore) investment target in
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