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39. India's Overall Balance of Payments
Date : Sep 11, 2018
(₹ Billion)
Item Jan-Mar 2017 (PR) Jan-Mar 2018 (P)
Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net
1 2 3 4 5 6
Overall Balance of Payments(1+2+3) 19,032 18,542 490 21,198 20,347 852
1 CURRENT ACCOUNT (1.1+ 1.2) 9,339 9,511 –172 10,082 10,922 –841
1.1 MERCHANDISE 5,184 7,175 –1,992 5,290 7,968 –2,678
1.2 INVISIBLES (1.2.1+1.2.2+1.2.3) 4,155 2,336 1,819 4,791 2,954 1,837
1.2.1 Services 2,800 1,559 1,241 3,319 2,022 1,297
1.2.1.1 Travel 450 245 205 496 304 192
1.2.1.2 Transportation 283 248 36 302 318 –16
1.2.1.3 Insurance 40 29 10 41 24 17
1.2.1.4 G.n.i.e. 9 10 –1 12 20 –8
1.2.1.5 Miscellaneous 2,018 1,027 991 2,469 1,356 1,113
1.2.1.5.1 Software Services 1,241 65 1,175 1,281 87 1,194
1.2.1.5.2 Business Services 558 552 5 639 607 32
1.2.1.5.3 Financial Services 67 96 –28 108 75 33
1.2.1.5.4 Communication Services 45 14 31 39 17 22
1.2.2 Transfers 1,054 104 951 1,165 121 1,043
1.2.2.1 Official 2 14 –12 2 14 –12
1.2.2.2 Private 1,052 89 963 1,163 107 1,055
1.2.3 Income 300 673 –373 308 811 –503
1.2.3.1 Investment Income 226 630 –404 235 771 –536
1.2.3.2 Compensation of Employees 75 43 32 73 40 33
2 CAPITAL ACCOUNT (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4+2.5) 9,725 9,031 694 11,034 9,424 1,610
2.1 Foreign Investment (2.1.1+2.1.2) 5,701 4,643 1,059 5,519 4,961 559
2.1.1 Foreign Direct Investment 938 603 335 891 478 412
2.1.1.1 In India 827 214 613 843 289 554
2.1.1.1.1 Equity 534 189 345 585 287 298
2.1.1.1.2 Reinvested Earnings 217 0 217 218 0 218
2.1.1.1.3 Other Capital 76 26 50 39 2 37
2.1.1.2 Abroad 111 389 –278 48 189 –141
2.1.1.2.1 Equity 111 233 –122 48 81 –33
2.1.1.2.2 Reinvested Earnings 0 49 –49 0 46 –46
2.1.1.2.3 Other Capital 0 107 –107 0 62 –62
2.1.2 Portfolio Investment 4,763 4,040 724 4,629 4,482 146
2.1.2.1 In India 4,748 4,002 746 4,620 4,467 153
2.1.2.1.1 FIIs 4,748 4,002 746 4,620 4,467 153
2.1.2.1.1.1 Equity 3,828 3,396 432 3,750 3,613 137
2.1.2.1.1.2 Debt 921 606 314 870 854 16
2.1.2.1.2 ADR/GDRs 0 0 0 0 0 0
2.1.2.2 Abroad 15 37 –22 9 15 –6
2.2 Loans (2.2.1+2.2.2+2.2.3) 2,296 2,029 267 2,628 2,179 448
2.2.1 External Assistance 135 77 58 173 81 92
2.2.1.1 By India 1 4 –3 1 2 –1
2.2.1.2 To India 134 73 61 172 79 93
2.2.2 Commercial Borrowings 467 526 –59 874 810 64
2.2.2.1 By India 116 112 4 395 392 2
2.2.2.2 To India 351 414 –63 479 418 62
2.2.3 Short Term to India 1,693 1,426 268 1,581 1,288 292
2.2.3.1 Suppliers' Credit > 180 days & Buyers' Credit 1,652 1,426 226 1,477 1,288 188
2.2.3.2 Suppliers' Credit up to 180 days 42 0 42 104 0 104
2.3 Banking Capital (2.3.1+2.3.2) 1,075 1,949 –874 2,048 1,750 298
2.3.1 Commercial Banks 1,074 1,949 –874 2,043 1,750 293
2.3.1.1 Assets 11 752 –741 459 705 –246
2.3.1.2 Liabilities 1,064 1,197 –134 1,584 1,045 539
2.3.1.2.1 Non-Resident Deposits 1,006 825 181 1,291 993 298
2.3.2 Others 0 0 0 5 0 5
2.4 Rupee Debt Service 0 3 –3 0 3 –3
2.5 Other Capital 653 407 245 839 531 309
3 Errors & Omissions –32 0 –32 82 0 82
4 Monetary Movements (4.1+ 4.2) 0 490 –490 0 852 –852
4.1 I.M.F. 0 0 0
4.2 Foreign Exchange Reserves (Increase - / Decrease +) 0 490 –490 0 852 –852
Note: Explanatory notes on these tables are available in December issue of RBI Bulletin, 2012.

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