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Date : Jul 31, 2026
Table 129 : Key Components of India’s Balance of Payments - Rupees
(₹ Crore)
Item/ Year 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
I. Merchandise                    
A) Exports, f.o.b. 121193 132703 144436 162753 207852 213345 260079 303915 381785 465748
B) Imports, c.i.f. 173754 190508 199914 240112 264589 268300 311776 367301 533550 695412
Trade balance (A-B) -52561 -57805 -55478 -77359 -56737 -54955 -51697 -63386 -151765 -229664
II. Invisibles, net 36279 36922 38689 57028 45139 71381 82357 127369 139591 185927
III. Current account (I+II) -16282 -20883 -16789 -20331 -11598 16426 30660 63983 -12174 -43737
IV. Capital account (A to F) 40502 37536 35034 48101 39241 40167 51377 80010 128081 109633
A) Foreign Investment 21828 19961 10169 22501 31016 38861 29072 71728 68366 94814
B) External assistance, net 3997 3463 3484 3915 2080 5819 -14863 -12553 8993 7876
C) Commercial borrowings, net 10003 14558 18557 1360 20194 -7543 -8263 -13274 24149 11610
D) Rupee debt service -2542 -2784 -3308 -3059 -2760 -2457 -2306 -1756 -1858 -2557
E) NRI deposits, net 11894 4325 4059 6709 10561 13127 14424 16869 -4439 12457
F) Other capital -4681 -1987 2072 16675 -21850 -7640 33313 18996 32870 -14567
V. Overall balance (III+IV) 24220 16653 18245 27770 27643 56593 82037 143993 115907 65896
VI. Monetary movements (VII+VIII+IX) -24220 -16653 -18245 -27770 -27643 -56593 -82037 -143993 -115907 -65896
VII. Reserves (increase -/ decrease +) -20760 -14367 -16593 -26648 -27528 -56593 -82037 -143993 -115907 -65896
VIII. IMF, net -3460 -2286 -1652 -1122 -115 0 0 0 0 0
IX. SDR allocation - - - - - - - - - -

Item/ Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
I. Merchandise                    
A) Exports, f.o.b. 582871 668008 857960 863282 1165665 1482517 1667690 1931074 1934210 1743289
B) Imports, c.i.f. 862833 1035673 1405409 1423248 1746135 2394647 2732146 2815918 2820072 2592820
Trade balance (A-B) -279962 -367664 -547449 -559965 -580470 -912129 -1064456 -884845 -885862 -849531
II. Invisibles, net 235579 304186 419820 380266 360817 536157 584846 697709 722549 705769
III. Current account (I+II) -44383 -63478 -127629 -179699 -219654 -375973 -479610 -187136 -163313 -143762
IV. Capital account (A to F) 208017 433167 30515 243935 279105 307470 500313 283190 541238 259592
A) Foreign Investment 134282 249389 126449 311704 277038 241706 298205 217933 473655 270436
B) External assistance, net 8027 8484 13139 15359 22596 12055 6882 7400 12623 13031
C) Commercial borrowings, net 73889 91212 30942 11971 53944 42099 46607 66128 1368 -38793
D) Rupee debt service -725 -492 -472 -451 -310 -381 -313 -304 -489 -476
E) NRI deposits, net 19574 705 20430 14243 14820 58241 80651 238000 86125 104666
F) Other capital -27030 83870 -159973 -108891 -88984 -46251 68281 -245967 -32044 -89272
V. Overall balance (III+IV) 163634 369689 -97114 64236 59451 -68503 20702 96054 377925 115830
VI. Monetary movements (VII+VIII+IX) -163634 -369689 97114 -64236 -59451 68503 -20702 -96054 -377925 -115830
VII. Reserves (increase -/ decrease +) -163634 -369689 97114 -64236 -59451 68503 -20702 -96054 -377925 -115830
VIII. IMF, net 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IX. SDR allocation - - 0 -24983 0 0 0 0 0 0

Item/ Year 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
I. Merchandise                    
A) Exports, f.o.b. 1878943 1991436 2358211 2270919 2193253 3199115 3661287 3655128 3740435 3942256
B) Imports, c.i.f. 2633395 3023163 3619072 3385822 2946318 4613049 5791926 5683248 6164655 6926721
Trade balance (A-B) -754452 -1031727 -1260861 -1114902 -753065 -1413934 -2130639 -2028119 -2424219 -2984465
II. Invisibles, net 657536 717601 860633 942474 935135 1123118 1595865 1812229 2234357 2763613
III. Current account (I+II) -96916 -314126 -400227 -172429 182070 -290816 -534774 -215890 -189863 -220852
IV. Capital account (A to F) 241150 594942 380023 595634 467611 639935 464724 742822 147453 12588
A) Foreign Investment 334814 396925 301927 398156 692395 312477 301011 591517 271735 221117
B) External assistance, net 14665 19423 24654 27250 83332 40259 44838 63051 53683 22978
C) Commercial borrowings, net -50928 -5129 69629 154263 874 55218 -32458 28969 157364 125053
D) Rupee debt service -665 -482 -213 -483 -484 -527 -531 -597 -586 -606
E) NRI deposits, net -83664 62390 71897 61123 55121 24007 73143 121860 136290 127469
F) Other capital 26927 121815 -87871 -44675 -363628 208501 78721 -61978 -471034 -483423
V. Overall balance (III+IV) 144234 280816 -20204 423206 649681 349119 -70049 526931 -42410 -208264
VI. Monetary movements (VII+VIII+IX) -144234 -280816 20204 -423206 -649681 -349119 70049 -526931 42410 208264
VII. Reserves (increase -/ decrease +) -144234 -280816 20204 -423206 -649681 -349119 70049 -526931 42410 208264
VIII. IMF, net 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IX. SDR allocation 0 0 0 0 0 -132346 0 0 - -
Notes : 1. Data for 2025-26 are preliminary estimates.
2. Totals may not tally due to rounding off.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Reserve Bank of India.