India ranked 9th on the foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2016 – World Investment Report 2017.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is the investment through capital instruments by a person resident outside India - (a) in an unlisted Indian company OR - (b) in 10 per cent or more of the post-issue paid-up equity capital on a fully diluted basis of a listed Indian company. [...] FDI inflows in India increased to $55.56 bn in 2015-16, $60.22 billion in 2016-17, $60.97 bn in 2017-18, and $62.00 bn (provisional figure) in 2018-19. India has attracted around $74 bn investments across sectors during 2019-20. [...] Foreign Direct Investment in India: Top Countries (2000-2019)