India records $10 billion smartphone export and $95 billion FDI inflow in FY 2025‑26
India posted a record $9.84 billion in smartphone exports during the April‑June quarter of FY 2026‑27, a 23.4% rise from the previous year. Apple iPhone shipments accounted for the largest share, and the United States was the top destination, with smartphones representing 64.8% of the country’s $15.2 billion electronics export total.
In FY 2025‑26 India attracted a gross foreign direct investment (FDI) flow of $94.84 billion, up from $80.61 billion the year before. Net FDI rose sharply to $6.95 billion from $0.96 billion, moving India to 11th place globally in FDI receipts. Major projects included Alphabet’s $14.5 billion data‑centre greenfield investment and a $4 billion plant by Poland’s Hainfra in Andhra Pradesh.
Entities: Apple Inc. · Foxconn · India · Pankaj Chaudhary · UNCTAD
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Net FDI rose to $6.95 billion in FY 2025‑26 from $0.96 billion in FY 2024‑25. (9054a051-4888-4077-82b2-1451f6f83316)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Apple iPhone shipments accounted for the largest share of India's smartphone exports. (8067c8bc-c073-4220-8db9-1f4d0014a248, 96745f6f-b38a-4f87-821d-09dee129ff27)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] India received $94.84 billion gross foreign direct investment in FY 2025‑26. (9054a051-4888-4077-82b2-1451f6f83316)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Alphabet announced a $14.5 billion data‑centre greenfield investment in India. (9054a051-4888-4077-82b2-1451f6f83316)
- [● 2 SOURCES] India exported smartphones worth about $9.84 billion in the April‑June quarter of FY 2026‑27. (8067c8bc-c073-4220-8db9-1f4d0014a248, 96745f6f-b38a-4f87-821d-09dee129ff27)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The United States was the largest market for India's smartphone exports in the quarter. (8067c8bc-c073-4220-8db9-1f4d0014a248, 96745f6f-b38a-4f87-821d-09dee129ff27)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] India moved to 11th place globally in FDI receipt in 2025 with $38.89 billion inflow. (9054a051-4888-4077-82b2-1451f6f83316)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Smartphone exports grew 23.4% compared with the same period a year earlier. (8067c8bc-c073-4220-8db9-1f4d0014a248, 96745f6f-b38a-4f87-821d-09dee129ff27)