Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for April 2026 are presented in the following table. Henceforth, India’s BoP data for the reference month will be released by the 15th day or earlier of the second subsequent month. | Major Items of India's Balance of Payments | | (US$ billion) | | Item | April 2025 PR | April 2026 P | | A. Current Account (Net) [A.1 to A.4] | -4.8 | 4.7 | | A.1 Merchandise (Net) [a-b] | -27.1 | -27.9 | | a. Exports | 38.7 | 44.6 | | b. Imports | 65.8 | 72.5 | | A.2 Services (Net) [a-b] | 15.9 | 18.6 | | a. Exports | 32.8 | 37.0 | | b. Imports | 16.9 | 18.4 | | A.3 Transfers (Net) | 9.4 | 16.0 | | A.4 Income (Net) | -3.0 | -1.9 | | B. Capital Account (Net) [B.1 to B.6] | 5.3 | -11.3 | | B.1 Foreign Direct Investment (Net) [a-b] | 1.6 | 7.4 | | a. In India (Net) | 5.0 | 11.4 | | b. Abroad (Net) | 3.4 | 4.0 | | B.2 Foreign Portfolio Investment (Net) [a-b] | -2.1 | -8.7 | | a. In India (Net) | -1.8 | -8.3 | | b. Abroad (Net) | 0.3 | 0.4 | | B.3 External Commercial Borrowings (Net) [a-b] | 1.8 | 0.6 | | a. To India (Net) | 1.5 | 0.2 | | b. By India (Net) | -0.3 | -0.4 | | B.4 Short-term Credit to India (Net) | 0.1 | 0.7 | | B.5 Banking Capital (Net) | 3.3 | -3.7 | | of which NRI Deposits (Net) | 0.8 | 0.8 | | B.6 Other Capital (Net) | 0.7 | -7.7 | | C. Overall Balance (A+B) | 0.5 | -6.6 | | D. Monetary Movements [Increase - / Decrease +] | -0.5 | 6.6 | | PR: Partially Revised; and P: Preliminary. | Note: 1. Errors and omissions are included under ‘Other Capital’.
2. Total of sub-components may not tally with aggregate due to rounding off. | (Brij Raj)
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