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• While 77 of 118 countries improved their scores in 2025, the share of countries advancing across
all three energy dimensions -- security, sustainability, and equity -- was only 28 per cent,
highlighting that the majority still progressed unevenly. The US led in energy security, while India
advanced in energy efficiency and investment capacity.

7. India reaches 15th spot in top FDI destinations in 2024: UNCTAD report

According to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), foreign direct investment
(FDI) into India remained unchanged year-on-year in 2024 at $28 billion even as global FDI flows dropped
11 per cent.

According to UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2025, India moved up a notch in countries’ rankings for
FDI inflows to hit the 15th spot in 2024. According to data from the Department for Promotion of Industry
and Internal Trade, FDI equity inflows stood at $50 billion in 2024-25 (FY25), up 13 per cent.

The country is ranked fourth in terms of greenfield project announcement numbers, the same as the
previous year. However, it slipped to the fifth position in international project finance (IPF) deals in 2024
with 97 deals, after recording the second highest number of deals in 2023.

Figure 12: Tracking investment

Source- UNCTAD Page | 20

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