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The International Investment Position (IIP) is the statement of the stock of external financial assets and liabilities of a country. The financial assets consist of the country's financial claims on non-residents and financial liabilities consist of the country's financial liabilities to non-residents. These transactions are classified according to institutional resident sectors, namely, monetary authority, government, banks, and other sectors including corporate sector. The net international investment position (the stock of external financial assets less the stock of external financial liabilities) shows the difference between what an economy owns in relation to what it owes.

As per the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), data on IIP are to be disseminated on annual basis (quarterly encouraged) with a time lag of two quarters. In India, since the quarter end-June 2006 onwards, the IIP is being disseminated on quarterly basis with a lag of less than two quarters.

The quarterly IIP of India as at end-June 2008 has been summarized below:

The net IIP (Assets - Liabilities) of India as at end-June 2008 resulting in net claim of non-residents on India, declined by US$ 3.39 billion to US$ 49.12 billion from a level of US$ 52.51 billion as at end-March 2008. The total external financial assets declined by US$ 3.81 billion to US$ 377.63 billion as at end-June 2008 over the previous quarter mainly due to decrease in external loan extended through NOSTRO Accounts by the banking sector to the tune of US$ 8.46 billion. Among the other components of external financial assets, the Reserve Assets registered an increase of US$ 2.37 billion over the end-March 2008 and stood at US$ 312.09 billion at end-June 2008. Direct Investment abroad increased by US$ 2.02 billion during the same period and was at US$ 48.21 billion as at end-June 2008.

The total external financial liabilities declined by US$ 7.2 billion over the previous quarter and stood at US$ 426.76 billion as at end-June 2008. This declined was mainly attributed to outflow by FIIs from Portfolio equity investment during April-June 2008 and also effect of valuation changes. Direct Investment in India increased by US$ 4.03 billion at end-June 2008 over end- March 2008. Further, trade credits, component of 'Other Investment' in India, increased by US$ 2.06 billion during end-June 2008 over end-March 2008, mainly due to increase in short term trade credit (US$ 2.17 billion). The Reserve Assets stood at US$ 312.09 billion exceeding the entire external debt (US$ 221.30 billion*) by US$ 90.79 billion as at end-June 2008.

Note *: As published in External Debt Statistics of India, June 2008, RBI.

Overall International Investment Position
(US $ billion)
Period Jun. 06 (R) Jun. 07 (PR) Mar. 08 (PR) Jun. 08 (P)
Net IIP -59.46 -80.73 -52.51 -49.12
A Assets 192.22 261.89 381.45 377.63
  1. Direct Investment 17.27 33.73 46.19 48.21
  2. Portfolio Investment 1.02 0.93 0.73 0.70
  2.1 Equity Securities 0.60 0.56 0.64 0.62
  2.2 Debit Securities 0.43 0.38 0.09 0.07
  3. Other Investment 11.02 13.87 24.80 16.64
  3.1 Trade Credits -1.40 -1.02 0.85 1.95
  3.2 Loans 1.52 2.15 10.51 2.06
  3.3 Currency and Deposits 7.47 8.55 8.23 6.39
  3.4 Other Assets 3.44 4.20 5.21 6.24
  4. Reserve Assets 162.91 213.35 309.72 312.09
           
B Liabilities 251.68 342.62 433.96 426.76
  1. Direct Investment 53.73 88.33 115.51 119.54
  2. Portfolio Investment 64.32 93.81 119.45 107.98
  2.1 Equity Securities 52.47 75.17 98.28 87.44
  2.2 Debt Securities 11.86 18.65 21.17 20.54
  3. Other Investment 133.63 160.48 199.01 199.24
  3.1 Trade Credits 22.41 29.49 45.22 47.28
  3.2 Loans 70.76 85.73 106.44 106.52
  3.3 Currency and Deposits 39.37 43.81 44.79 43.59
  3.4 Other Liabilities 1.08 1.45 2.56 1.85
R: Revised.PR: Partially revised. P: Provisional.
[figures in the Table have been compiled based on IIP estimates in terms of US $ Million]
  Source: Reserve Bank of India

Sectorwise Classification of Approved Overseas Investments

During the period from April 1999 to March 2007, the largest amount of approvals for overseas investment was in the financial and non-financial services sector (including software development) at US$ 13099.72 million followed by manufacturing sector at US$ 12538.38 mn, Other activities at US$ 2393.06 million and Trading sector at US$ 1884.57 million respectively.

(Amount in US$ million)
Year Manufacturing Financial services Non financial services Trading Others
1999-00 548.84 4.26 1143.52 58.31 2.30
2000-01 370.74 16.61 876.53 89.17 29.14
2001-02 2210.90 48.62 565.49 139.18 61.34
2002-03 1056.74 1.82 280.17 69.880 61.69
2003-04 765.64 35.11 438.79 76.940 134.08
2004-05 2026.43 9.210 548.24 69.120 151.330
2005-06 1711.08 167.71 707.44 134.34 134.29
2006-07 3748.01 24.99 8231.21 1247.63 1808.16
Total 12538.38
(42%)
308.33
(1%)
12791.39
(43%)
1884.57
(6%)
2393.06
(8%)
Source: Ministry of Finance

Regionwise Approved Overseas Investments For 2006-07

In the year 2006-07, Other European countries (US$ 6702.96 million) accounted for major share of India's overseas investment followed by European Common Market Region (US$ 3344.89 mn, Economic & Social Commission for Asia Pacific Region (US$ 1737.89 mn), Organisation Commune African El Malagache Region (US$ 1289 mn) and North American region (US$ 1252.44 mn) respectively.

1st April 2006 – 31st March 2007
Amount in US$ million
Name of the Region No. of approvals Equity Loan Guarantee Total
Central American Common Market 001 -- 0.096 -- 0.096
Caribbean Common Market 001 0.050 0.050 -- 0.100
Common Wealth of Independent States 28 17.597 14.852 3.000 35.449
East African Community 002 0.201 - - 0.201
East European countries 10 1.534 34.500 -- 36.034
Economic Commission for West Asia 215 111.138 104.371 115.276 330.785
European Common Market 300 2248.461 117.997 978.433 3344.891
European Free Trade Area 43 83.733 55.677 -- 139.410
Economic & Social Commission for Asia & Pacific 448 1157.397 259.509 320.985 1737.891
North America 477 943.919 275.425 33.100 1252.444
Organisation of African Unity 24 6.194 9.465 -- 15.659
Organisation Commune African El Malagache 130 671.043 540.210 75.761 1289.014
Other African countries 32 218.169 4.858 -- 223.027
Other Asian & Oceanian & Antarctic & Artic Counter 4 0.975 -- -- 0.975
Other Central American & Caribbean countries 13 23.776 2.058 5.000 30.834
Other European countries 46 5733.441 55.111 914.405 6702.957
South America 42 25.967 1.106 5.000 32.073
Total 1817 11244.96 1475.28 2339.76 15060.00
Source: Ministry of Finance

Countrywise Approved Indian Direct Investments in Joint Ventures and Wholly Owned Subsidiaries

During the period from April 1996 to July 2006, Russia was the largest recipient of approvals for Indian direct investment at US$ 2828 million, followed by USA at US$ 2619 million, Mauritius at US$ 1927 million, Sudan at US$ 1035 million and U.K at US$ 989 million.

During the period April 1996 to March 2007, Channel Island was the largest recipient of approvals for Indian direct investment at US$ 5414.07 million, followed by USA at US$ 3285.19 million, Russia at US$ 2839.63 million, U.K at US$ 2683.3 million and Mauritius at US$ 2572 million.

(Amount US$ million)
S.No Name of the country Apl. 1996 to Mar 02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Total
1 Afghanistan -- -- -- -- 0.055 -- 0.055
2 Algeria -- -- 0.54 0.25 0.235 0.315 1.340
3 Australia 6.99 94.97 92.87 158.76 75.271 174.912 603.773
4 Austria 77.64 -- -- 0.11 -- 1.696 79.446
5 Argentina 0.30 -- -- -- -- -- 0.3
6 Azerbaijan 0.01 -- -- 2.05 -- -- 2.06
7 Bangladesh 14.95 1.18 4.08 1.72 1.203 15.952 39.085
8 Bahamas 0.01 -- 0.02 -- -- 0.100 0.130
9 Bahrain 11.36 1.16 -- 0.05 0.712 0.411 13.693
10 Belgium 5.15 0.30 9.19 1.06 69.382 97.799 182.881
11 BritishVirgin Island 776.53 3.27 4.92 131.41 29.534 62.799 1008.463
12 Belize 0.36 -- -- -- -- -- 0.36
13 Bermuda 232.63 28.95 142.46 221.26 2.600 -- 627.90
14 Botswana 3.46 -- 0.05 0.02 0.017 -- 3.547
15 Brazil 12.98 5.17 4.95 17.21 420.122 26.638 487.070
16 Burkino Faso -- -- -- 0.05 -- -- 0.05
17 Bulgaria -- -- -- -- -- 0.288 0.288
18 Bhutan -- -- -- -- -- 1.118 1.118
19 Channel Island 13.64 0.49 -- 3.61 37.490 5358.843 5414.073
20 Cameroon -- 0.02 -- -- -- -- 0.02
21 Canada 5.58 2.34 0.66 0.80 1.557 404.274 414.090
22 Cayman Island 11.63 -- -- 2.76 82.437 7.085 103.912
23 Colombia 16.23 -- -- -- -- -- 16.23
24 Congo -- -- -- -- 0.220 -- 0.220
25 China 38.35 29.55 26.59 15.13 52.167 54.614 216.401
26 Cambodia -- -- -- 0.04 -- 14.458 14.498
27 Cuba -- -- -- -- -- 17.000 17.000
28 Cyprus 1.85 -- 0.03 1.93 13.400 1344.158 1361.368
29 Czech Republic -- -- 0.01 0.35 0.421 34.508 35.289
30 Denmark 0.01 -- -- 6.78 16.516 2.358 25.664
31 Egypt 8.49 0.01 -- 3.07 0.100 0.084 11.754
32 Ethiopia 0.54 0.57 0.22 0.20 1.796 2.523 5.849
33 France 5.07 1.83 84.37 22.31 0.630 0.693 114.903
34 Finland 2.40 -- -- 0.03 -- 0.01 2.44
35 Gabon -- -- -- -- -- 63.00 63.000
36 Germany 11.82 4.92 18.24 9.09 36.077 67.899 148.046
37 Georgia -- -- -- -- 0.130 8.861 8.991
38 Ghana 0.03 0.33 0.01 -- 0.660 1.689 2.719
39 Greece 0.05 -- -- -- -- 0.185 0.235
40 Honduras Republic -- -- -- -- 0.200 0.096 0.296
41 Hong Kong 445.12 14.80 16.15 73.64 88.758 80.115 718.583
42 Hungary 5.51 -- 1.89 -- -- -- 7.40
43 Indonesia 20.19 0.12 19.30 80.80 7.918 31.332 159.660
44 Iraq 5.00 -- -- -- -- -- 5.00
45 Iran 59.15 43.60 0.49 0.21 0.312 0.561 104.323
46 Isle of Man -- -- -- -- -- 0.066 0.066
47 Israel 2.88 -- -- 0.68 -- -- 3.56
48 Ireland 43.46 -- 4.63 1.93 3.596 2.906 56.523
49 Italy 42.21 0.09 0.06 7.62 0.216 7.117 57.313
50 Ivory Coast 0.01 -- -- 7.24 6.852 0.390 14.492
51 Jordan 0.03 -- -- -- -- -- 0.03
52 Japan 5.74 0.37 0.04 -- 0.087 1.309 7.546
53 Kazakhstan 4.44 0.11 74.96 44.00 9.600 10.000 143.110
54 Kenya 12.75 0.59 1.77 0.19 0.319 0.200 15.819
55 Kuwait 11.81 0.04 0.21 1.55 0.301 -- 13.911
56 Kyrgyzstan 7.98 0.15 -- 2.75 2.000 -- 12.88
57 North Korea -- -- 51.51 -- -- -- 51.51
58 South Korea 0.45 -- -- 1.55 -- 0.700 2.700
59 Latvia -- -- -- -- -- 0.275 0.275
60 Liechtenstein 0.01 -- -- -- -- -- 0.01
61 Luxembourg 17.30 0.95 -- -- -- 0.009 18.259
62 Libya 30.00 -- -- -- 25.280 75.00 130.280
63 Liberia 0.28 -- -- -- 154.940 -- 155.220
64 Malta 21.69 24.37 40.25 10.04 -- -- 96.35
65 Mauritius 618.34 133.35 175.59 149.38 332.665 1162.786 2572.111
66 Myanmar 8.07 -- 4.31 -- -- 59.067 71.447
67 Maldives 21.00 -- -- -- 1.10 0.143 22.243
68 Moldova -- -- -- 3.75 1.500 1.250 6.500
69 Malaysia 39.22 0.79 1.44 4.85 4.392 14.594 65.286
70 Republic of Madagascar 0.03 -- -- -- -- -- 0.03
71 Morocco 32.49 -- -- -- -- -- 32.49
72 Mozambique -- -- -- 2.55 7.515 -- 10.065
73 Mexico 0.70 0.50 -- 0.26 51.851 9.611 62.922
74 Nepal 67.00 5.69 5.32 3.86 0.793 4.112 86.775
75 Netherlands 157.92 15.92 30.18 30.65 284.619 1286.129 1805.418
76 Niger -- -- -- -- 0.010 -- 0.010
77 Nigeria 6.69 4.08 2.16 7.53 4.301 11.637 36.398
78 Namibia 0.06 -- -- 0.001 -- -- 0.06
79 New Zealand 0.13 0.57 0.03 0.00 0.102 0.596 1.428
80 Norway -- 0.01 -- -- -- 0.395 0.405
81 Oman 204.88 0.35 1.51 5.00 2.256 27.386 241.382
82 Pakistan -- 2.50 -- -- -- -- 2.50
83 Peru -- -- -- -- -- 0.085 0.085
84 Philippines 0.14 0.01 0.79 3.34 4.478 1.125 9.883
85 Poland 0.11 0.12 0.37 0.50 0.483 0.578 2.161
86 Portugal 3.01 -- -- -- -- -- 3.01
87 Panama 0.67 -- -- -- 19.209 3.954 23.33
88 Qatar -- -- 0.32 -- 15.500 0.054 15.874
89 Romania -- -- 0.10 -- 10.506 0.319 10.925
90 Russia 1748.68 0.15 1.43 1076.17 1.168 12.031 2839.629
91 South Africa 21.56 0.07 0.79 2.88 10.422 23.390 59.112
92 Sierra Leone -- -- -- 0.01 -- 0.010 0.020
93 Saudi Arabia 18.81 0.12 3.27 -- -- 18.492 40.692
94 Senegal 22.24 -- -- -- 1.00 -- 23.24
95 Singapore 152.96 46.79 15.85 239.29 200.493 1085.604 1740.987
96 St. Vincent -- -- -- 0.050 -- -- 0.050
97 Sri Lanka 61.58 6.60 44.52 9.95 17.429 8.269 148.348
98 Spain 0.55 0.04 0.19 0.008 2.194 10.628 13.611
99 Sudan -- 750.00 162.03 51.548 63.048 118.154 1144.780
100 Sweden 0.64 0.01 2.16 -- 4.500 2.890 10.200
101 Switzerland 6.99 1.05 0.75 2.452 73.307 134.421 218.970
102 SyrianArab Republic -- -- 9.45 -- -- -- 9.45
103 Tajikistan 0.36 -- -- 0.041 -- 3.964 4.365
104 Taiwan -- -- -- -- 0.240 0.023 0.263
105 Thailand 25.09 7.73 7.36 3.465 3.384 93.429 140.458
106 Tanzania 4.02 0.01 0.08 0.342 -- -- 4.452
107 Trinidad & Tobacco 2.09 -- 0.60 -- -- -- 2.69
108 Tunisia -- -- -- -- -- 5.242 5.242
109 Turkey 0.06 -- -- -- 0.278 0.196 0.534
110 UAE 110.24 12.60 32.07 41.851 141.019 284.454 622.234
111 Uganda 2.44 -- 0.010 0.190 -- 0.001 2.641
112 U.K 410.62 34.53 138.48 71.852 158.270 1869.548 2683.300
113 Ukraine 0.70 -- -- 3.960 -- 0.280 4.940
114 USA 1540.83 185.27 207.14 251.42 270.256 830.276 3285.192
115 Uruguay -- 1.39 1.96 1.800 25.250 5.500 35.900
116 Uzbekistan 25.73 1.56 0.16 0.177 0.027 0.065 27.719
117 Vanatua 0.001 -- -- 2.301 0.175 -- 2.477
118 Vietnam 228.79 0.06 0.04 0.055 -- 76.216 305.161
119 Zambia 2.35 -- -- 0.105 -- -- 2.455
120 Zanzibar 0.09 -- -- -- -- -- 0.09
121 Zimbabwe 1.11 -- -- 0.175 0.300 0.948 2.533
Source: Ministry of Finance

Overseas Investment Approvals and Outflows

The overseas investment approvals have been steadily increasing since 1996 both in terms of number of approvals and value. The value of approved/reported Indian investments abroad has gone increased by more than 5 time to US$ 2854.84 million between April 1996 to March 2006.

In the year 2006-07, 1817 approvals were granted to Indian companies for overseas investments worth US$ 15060 million, a substantial increase in terms of number of approvals and value of investments approved as compared to last 5 years.

(Amount in USD million)
Financial
Year
No.of approvals Equity Loan Guarantee Total Annual Cap Actual outflows
1996-97 290 363.73 37.76 155.12 556.61 500 204.99
1997-98 228 482.01 8.34 135.52 625.87 750 120.77
1998-99 275 144.98 18.48 86.21 249.67 750 142.83
1999-00 395 1298.93 50.44 407.64 1757.01 750 318.64
2000-01 714 1176.83 89.84 113.43 1380.10 1000 1211.85
2001-02 908 2712.46 157.21 155.86 3025.53 1000 981.67
2002-03 1034 1298.69 104.49 141.53 1544.71 1000 1799.08
2003-04 1214 822.40 229.90 413.84 1450.56 Annual ceiling removed w.e.f. 1.4.2003 1494.26
2004-05 1281 2010.03 384.39 409.91 2804.33 ---- 1744.50
2005-06 1395 1887.87 629.74 337.32 2854.84 ---- 4531.87
2006-07 1817 11244.96 1475.28 2339.76 15060.010 ---- 11001.28
Source: Ministry of Finance

Actual outflows of overseas investments

Actual outflows rose from US$ 318.64 million in 1999-2000 to US$ 4531.87 million in the year 2005-06, a jump of 1422%. In the year 2006-07, actual outflows stood at US$ 11001.28 million as compared to US$ 4531.87 million during the last year.

US$/million
Financial year Equity Loan Invoked guarantee Total
1999-2000 314.31 3.93 0.40 318.64
2000-2001 1138.32 68.55 4.98 1211.85
2001-2002 859.82 121.43 0.42 981.67
2002-2003 1698.06 100.38 -- 1798.44
2003-2004 1234.25 260.67 -- 1494.92
2004-2005 1349.34 395.16 --- 1744.50
2005-2006 3594.84 934.03 3.00 4531.87
2006-2007 10130.37 870.91 -- 11001.28
Source: Ministry of Finance

Inflows from Joint Ventures (JVs)/Wholly Owned Subsidiaries(WOSs)

Foreign exchange inflows from Indian overseas investments in joint ventures and wholly owned subsidiaries have been steadily rising. While inflows rose from US$ 49 million in 1999-2000 to US$ 51 million in 2000-01, there was more than eight fold increase when the inflows aggregated US$ 438.17 million in year 2005-06. During the year 2006-07, actual outflows declined to US$ US$ 181.95 million by way of repatriation of dividend etc. from overseas JV/WOS and non equity exports has been increased as Rs. 1919.67 crores as against Rs. 1366.22 crores during the previous year.

US$ million
Financial year Dividend Others (Tech.know-how, royalty, Engg. fees, consultancy etc.) Total @ Non-equity exports
(Rs. in crs)
1999-2000 17.63 031.56 049.19 0555.30
2000-2001 12.50 038.93 051.43 1325.80
2001-2002 36.31 242.97 279.28 1889.68
2002-2003 33.60 068.66 102.26 1007.07
2003-04 26.24 324.49 350.73 0627.08
2004-05 24.23 066.50 090.73 0854.06
2005-06 28.08 410.09 438.17 1366.22
2006-07 14.20 167.75 181.95 1919.67
Source: Ministry of Finance

@ Figures are provisional and are updated on receipt of ODRs/APRs by RBI

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