Reasons: Why Foreign Investors should Invest In India

One of the world's fastest-growing economies

India attracted the highest ever FDI inflow of $83.57 bn during financial year 2021-22
Source: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Govt. of India
Hon'ble PM Shri Narendra Modi announced a special economic and comprehensive package of more than $270 bn - equivalent to 10% of India’s GDP, under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (Self-reliant India).
Source: Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Finance
India’s economy is projected to grow at 6.7% in 2022, the fastest in the world during the year
Source: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Trade and Development Report 2021
India’s real GDP is projected to grow at 9% in both 2021-22 and 2022-23 and at 7.1% in 2023-24. This projects India as the fastest growing major economy in the world in all these three years.
Source: Ministry of Finance

The population of India is expected to rise from 121.1 cr to 152.2 cr during 2011-36 an increase of 25.7% in twenty five years.
Source: National Commission on Population, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
India has its largest ever adolescent and youth population. It will continue to have one of the youngest populations in the world till 2030.
Source: United Nations Population Fund
India has the third-largest group of scientists and technicians in the world.
Source: All India Management Association, The Boston Consulting Group
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports signed a Statement of Intent with YuWaah with UNICEF to strengthen resolve to mobilise 1 crore youth volunteers to achieve goals of Atmanirbhar Bharat
Source: Ministry of Youth Affairs
By 2030, it is estimated that around 42% of India’s population would be urbanised from 31% in 2011.
Source: World Bank

Hon'ble Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman announced the National Infrastructure Pipeline first-of-its-kind initiative to provide world-class infrastructure across the country.
- The NIP will attract investments into infrastructure and will be crucial for attaining the target of becoming a $5 Tn economy by FY 2025.
- Nearly 7,000 projects across different sectors costing above INR 100 Crore per project and totaling INR 111 Lakh Crore have been identified
- Sectors such as Energy (24%), Roads (18%), Urban (17%) and Railways (12%) amount to around 71% of the projected infrastructure investments in India.
  Source: Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance and India Investment Grid
An equity infusion of INR 6,000 crores has been made in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) Infrastructure Debt Financing Platform to attract debt and equity investments in infrastructure
Source: Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Finance
India Industrial Land Bank (IILB), a GIS-based portal, is a repository of all industrial infrastructure-related information containing approximately 4,000 industrial parks mapped across an area of 5.5 lakh hectares of land
Source: Ministry of Commerce & Industry

India jumps 79 positions from 142^nd (2014) to 63^rd (2019) in 'World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Ranking 2020'.
Source: World Bank
India ranks 68^th on the Global Competitiveness Index 2018-19.
Source: World Economic Forum
India jumps 6 places to 37th rank on IMD’s World Competitiveness Index; Denmark tops chart
95% of 1.2 billion Indians are covered under Aadhar Scheme, one of the world’s largest social security program.
Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, a formalization of savings scheme under which 312 mn bank accounts have been opened with savings amounting to $11.6 bn.
Source: Ministry of Finance, Government of India
Goods and Services Tax (GST), the biggest tax reforms since independence, paves way for a common national market by integrating various indirect taxes.
Source: Government of India

India climbs to the 40^th rank in the Global Innovation Index; a huge leap of 41 places in 7 years
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization
India ranks #1 in the Central & Southern Asia Region
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization
India ranks 3^rd amongst the Lower Middle-Income Economy Group
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization

Centre of global maritime trade to move from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean Region. India and China will be the largest manufacturing hubs of the world by 2030.
Source: Lloyd’s Register Marine & University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Connectivity to Central Asia and Europe via the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).
Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India
In the next five years, India to have greater economic influence across the Asia-Pacific Region.
Source: Baker McKenzie & Mergermarket Group