Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for August 2026 are presented in the following table. | Major Items of India's Balance of Payments | | (US$ billion) | | Item | August 2025 PR | August 2026 P | April-August 2025 PR | April-August 2026 P | | A. Current Account (Net) [A.1 to A.4] | -6.1 | -5.2 | -12.8 | -18.3 | | A.1 Merchandise (Net) [a-b] | -27.6 | -26.6 | -124.7 | -146.0 | | a. Exports | 35.1 | 44.7 | 185.0 | 219.9 | | b. Imports | 62.7 | 71.3 | 309.8 | 366.0 | | A.2 Services (Net) [a-b] | 15.6 | 16.5 | 79.9 | 85.8 | | a. Exports | 31.2 | 35.5 | 162.3 | 180.0 | | b. Imports | 15.6 | 18.9 | 82.4 | 94.2 | | A.3 Transfers (Net) | 12.2 | 12.8 | 55.6 | 66.8 | | A.4 Income (Net) | -6.3 | -8.0 | -23.6 | -24.8 | | B. Capital Account (Net) [B.1 to B.6] | 0.5 | 50.6 | 12.0 | 76.3 | | B.1 Foreign Direct Investment (Net) [a-b] | -0.1 | 3.3 | 9.6 | 13.8 | | a. In India (Net) | 2.0 | 5.2 | 23.6 | 31.5 | | b. Abroad (Net) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 14.0 | 17.7 | | B.2 Foreign Portfolio Investment (Net) [a-b] | -2.6 | 1.7 | -3.5 | -3.7 | | a. In India (Net) | -2.5 | 1.9 | -2.5 | -2.4 | | b. Abroad (Net) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | | B.3 External Commercial Borrowings (Net) [a-b] | -0.1 | -22.4 | 6.7 | -28.3 | | a. To India (Net) | -0.6 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 7.3 | | b. By India (Net) | -0.4 | 23.9 | -2.0 | 35.7 | | B.4 Short-term Credit to India (Net) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 5.5 | | B.5 Banking Capital (Net) | -4.7 | 64.7 | -0.3 | 85.8 | | of which: NRI Deposits (Net) | 1.0 | 83.0 | 5.6 | 119.2 | | B.6 Other Capital (Net) | 7.8 | 3.0 | -1.9 | 3.2 | | C. Overall Balance (A+B) | -5.6 | 45.4 | -0.8 | 58.0 | | D. Monetary Movements [‘-’ : Increase ; ‘+’ : Decrease] | 5.6 | -45.4 | 0.8 | -58.0 | | 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)
Chief General Manager Press Release: 2026-2027/1335 | |