In a sign that Indian companies are keen on expanding their global footprints, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest report has showed that outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) by domestic firms has seen a jump of 73.77% to $5,030.48 million in June 2025 as against $2,894.90 million in June 2024. In May 2025, they stood at $2,702.92 million.

OFDI has three components - equity, loan and guarantee issued. In June 2025, overseas FDI by local companies in the form of equity stood at $2,039.57 million, over a three-fold rise against $670.69 million invested in June 2024. Equity commitments stood at $987.13 million in May 2025.

Under the loan category, OFDI by Indian companies was $585.55 million in June 2025 as compared to $454.29 million in the same month last year, higher by 28.89%. Besides, the guarantee issued by domestic firms also increased to $2,405.36 million in June 2025, as against $1,769.92 million in June 2024, recoding a rise of 35.90%