India Posts $7.1 Billion Q4 FY26 Current Account Surplus as Remittances Jump to $43.5 Billion
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Updated · The Economic Times · Jun 8
India Posts $7.1 Billion Q4 FY26 Current Account Surplus as Remittances Jump to $43.5 Billion
3 articles · Updated · The Economic Times · Jun 8
Summary
$7.1 billion current account surplus in Q4 FY26 marked a positive surprise for India, despite a wider merchandise trade deficit during the West Asia conflict.
$43.5 billion in personal transfer receipts, up from $33.9 billion a year earlier, and strong services exports drove the surplus; economists said precautionary fund transfers may have lifted remittances.
$83.4 billion merchandise trade deficit widened from $59.3 billion, though economists said lower crude import volumes in March kept the gap rangebound.
FY26 net invisible receipts rose to $312 billion from $264 billion, while net FDI inflows increased to $6.9 billion and foreign portfolio investors pulled out a net $16.4 billion.
FY27 balance-of-payments expectations have improved from a possible $50-$75 billion deficit to near neutral, helped by recent RBI and government measures even with oil assumptions near $90 a barrel.