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. |
