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Invisibles in detail: every category of services, income and transfer receipts and payments, quarterly, base BPM6

243 series, each with its latest value, its change on a year earlier and its trend.

Source Reserve Bank of India, Database on Indian Economy (via the Data Bank) Base BPM6 Frequency quarterly Vintage 2026-10-09 Download CSV, JSON
243 series
Trend Data
Receipts: Invisibles Receipts ( A+B+C)Base BPM6All India$143.65 bnApr to Jun 2025+9.8%Series data
Receipts: ServicesBase BPM6All India$97.43 bnApr to Jun 2025+9.9%Series data
Receipts: Services: TravelBase BPM6All India$5.85 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠20.4%Series data
Receipts: Travel: BusinessBase BPM6All India$0.48 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠19.8%Series data
Receipts: Travel: HealthBase BPM6All India$0.04 bnApr to Jun 2025+11.3%Series data
Receipts: Travel: EducationBase BPM6All India$0.05 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠16.9%Series data
Receipts: Travel: OthersBase BPM6All India$5.28 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠20.6%Series data
Receipts: Services: TransportBase BPM6All India$7.71 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠10.9%Series data
Receipts: Transport: Sea TransportBase BPM6All India$0.43 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠19.4%Series data
Receipts: Sea Transport: Surplus remitted by Indian companies operating abroadBase BPM6All India$0.15 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠29.1%Series data
Receipts: Sea Transport: Operating expenses of foreign companies in IndiaBase BPM6All India$0.15 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠26.3%Series data
Receipts: Sea Transport: Charter hire chargesBase BPM6All India$0.13 bnApr to Jun 2025+8.3%Series data
Receipts: Transport: Air TransportBase BPM6All India$0.27 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠14.0%Series data
Receipts: Air Transport: Surplus remitted by Indian companies operating abroadBase BPM6All India$0.21 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠11.6%Series data
Receipts: Air Transport: Operating expenses of foreign companies in IndiaBase BPM6All India$0.05 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠27.4%Series data
Receipts: Air Transport: Charter hire chargesBase BPM6All India$0.00 bnApr to Jun 2025+651.5%Series data
Receipts: Transport: Freight on exportsBase BPM6All India$4.22 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠1.8%Series data
Receipts: Transport: Postal & courier servicesBase BPM6All India$0.09 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠24.0%Series data
Receipts: Postal & courier services: Postal & Courier services by AirBase BPM6All India$0.08 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠23.6%Series data
Receipts: Postal & courier services: Postal & Courier services by SeaBase BPM6All India$0.00 bnApr to Jun 2025+21.2%Series data
Receipts: Postal & courier services: Postal & Courier services by othersBase BPM6All India$0.01 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠33.6%Series data
Receipts: Transport: Others (includes port charges, bunker, stevedoring, demurrage and other port facilities)Base BPM6All India$2.70 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠20.5%Series data
Receipts: Services: InsuranceBase BPM6All India$0.93 bnApr to Jun 2025+0.4%Series data
Receipts: Insurance: Direct InsuranceBase BPM6All India$0.58 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠1.7%Series data
Receipts: Insurance: ReinsuranceBase BPM6All India$0.31 bnApr to Jun 2025+1.3%Series data
Receipts: Insurance: Auxilary InsuranceBase BPM6All India$0.01 bnApr to Jun 2025+2.9%Series data
Receipts: Insurance: Pension & standardized gurantee serviceBase BPM6All India$0.02 bnApr to Jun 2025+94.4%Series data
Receipts: Pension & standardized gurantee service: Standardized guarantee servicesBase BPM6All India$0.01 bnApr to Jun 2025+209.2%Series data
Receipts: Pension & standardized gurantee service: Premium for pension fundsBase BPM6All India$0.01 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠2.5%Series data
Receipts: Services: Government Not Included ElsewhereBase BPM6All India$0.13 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠16.8%Series data
Receipts: Government Not Included Elsewhere: Maintenance of foreign embassies and diplomatic missions in IndiaBase BPM6All India$0.10 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠4.8%Series data
Receipts: Government Not Included Elsewhere: Maintenance of international and regional institution in IndiaBase BPM6All India$0.04 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠37.6%Series data
Receipts: Services: Telecommunications, computer and information servicesBase BPM6All India$47.93 bnApr to Jun 2025+12.7%Series data
Receipts: Telecommunications, computer and information services: Telecommunication servicesBase BPM6All India$0.50 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠3.1%Series data
Receipts: Telecommunication services: Telecommunication services including electronic mail services and voice mail servicesBase BPM6All India$0.49 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠2.6%Series data
Receipts: Telecommunication services: Satellite services including space shuttle and rockets, etc.Base BPM6All India$0.01 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠18.0%Series data
Receipts: Telecommunications, computer and information services: Software servicesBase BPM6All India$47.32 bnApr to Jun 2025+12.9%Series data
Receipts: Telecommunications, computer and information services: Information Services (News agency)Base BPM6All India$0.11 bnApr to Jun 2025+9.6%Series data
Receipts: Information Services (News agency): News agency servicesBase BPM6All India$0.02 bnApr to Jun 2025+23.0%Series data
Receipts: Information Services (News agency): Other information services- Subscription to newspapers, periodicals, etc.Base BPM6All India$0.09 bnApr to Jun 2025+7.3%Series data
Receipts: Services: Construction servicesBase BPM6All India$1.10 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠25.7%Series data
Receipts: Construction services: Construction abroadBase BPM6All India$0.21 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠23.6%Series data
Receipts: Construction services: Construction in the reporting economyBase BPM6All India$0.89 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠26.2%Series data
Receipts: Services: Financial servicesBase BPM6All India$1.94 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠12.2%Series data
Receipts: Financial services: Explicitly charged and other financial servicesBase BPM6All India$1.72 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠16.2%Series data
Receipts: Explicitly charged and other financial services: Financial intermediation except investment banking - Bank charges, collection charges, LC charges, etc.Base BPM6All India$1.68 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠16.5%Series data
Receipts: Explicitly charged and other financial services: Investment banking - brokerage, under writing commission etcBase BPM6All India$0.04 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠0.8%Series data
Receipts: Financial services: Financial intermediation services indirectly measuredBase BPM6All India$0.23 bnApr to Jun 2025+36.8%Series data
Receipts: Services: Royalties, copyright and license feesBase BPM6All India$0.45 bnApr to Jun 2025+31.0%Series data
Receipts: Royalties, copyright and license fees: Franchises servicesBase BPM6All India$0.03 bnApr to Jun 2025+28.4%Series data
Receipts: Royalties, copyright and license fees: Receipts for use, through licensing arrangements, of produced originals or prototypes(such as manuscripts and films), patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial processes,franchises etcBase BPM6All India$0.41 bnApr to Jun 2025+31.2%Series data
Receipts: Services: Business servicesBase BPM6All India$29.51 bnApr to Jun 2025+28.3%Series data
Receipts: Business services: Research & DevelopmentBase BPM6All India$3.20 bnApr to Jun 2025+84.9%Series data
Receipts: Research & Development: Research & Development servicesBase BPM6All India$2.83 bnApr to Jun 2025+98.4%Series data
Receipts: Research & Development: Market research and public opinion polling serviceBase BPM6All India$0.37 bnApr to Jun 2025+21.9%Series data
Receipts: Business services: Professional and management consulting servicesBase BPM6All India$21.85 bnApr to Jun 2025+39.6%Series data
Receipts: Professional and management consulting services: Legal servicesBase BPM6All India$0.26 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠7.9%Series data
Receipts: Professional and management consulting services: Accounting, auditing, book keeping servicesBase BPM6All India$0.94 bnApr to Jun 2025+21.3%Series data
Receipts: Professional and management consulting services: Business and management consultancy and public relations servicesBase BPM6All India$15.27 bnApr to Jun 2025+58.3%Series data
Receipts: Professional and management consulting services: Advertising, trade fair serviceBase BPM6All India$1.37 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠8.6%Series data
Receipts: Professional and management consulting services: Architectural servicesBase BPM6All India$0.21 bnApr to Jun 2025+12.1%Series data
Receipts: Professional and management consulting services: Engineering ServicesBase BPM6All India$3.52 bnApr to Jun 2025+15.8%Series data
Receipts: Professional and management consulting services: Tax consulting servicesBase BPM6All India$0.28 bnApr to Jun 2025+24.6%Series data
Receipts: Business services: Technical, trade-related, and other business servicesBase BPM6All India$4.46 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠20.6%Series data
Receipts: Technical, trade-related, and other business services: Trade related services - commission on exports / importsBase BPM6All India$1.47 bnApr to Jun 2025+20.2%Series data
Receipts: Technical, trade-related, and other business services: Operational leasing services (other than financial leasing) without operating crew,including charter hire- Airlines companiesBase BPM6All India$0.02 bnApr to Jun 2025+28.7%Series data
Receipts: Technical, trade-related, and other business services: Agricultural services like protection against insects & disease, increasing of harvest yields, forestry servicesBase BPM6All India$0.01 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠29.4%Series data
Receipts: Technical, trade-related, and other business services: Inward remittance for maintenance of offices in IndiaBase BPM6All India$0.54 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠27.8%Series data
Receipts: Technical, trade-related, and other business services: Environmental ServicesBase BPM6All India$0.03 bnApr to Jun 2025+23.1%Series data
Receipts: Technical, trade-related, and other business services: Publishing and printing servicesBase BPM6All India$0.07 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠0.8%Series data
Receipts: Technical, trade-related, and other business services: Mining services like on-site processing services analysis of ores etc.Base BPM6All India$0.08 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠2.0%Series data
Receipts: Technical, trade-related, and other business services: Commission agent servicesBase BPM6All India$0.75 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠19.5%Series data
Receipts: Technical, trade-related, and other business services: Wholesale and retailing trade services.Base BPM6All India$0.11 bnApr to Jun 2025+24.6%Series data
Receipts: Technical, trade-related, and other business services: Operational leasing services (other than financial leasing) without operating crew,including charter hire- Shipping companiesBase BPM6All India$0.06 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠56.4%Series data
Receipts: Technical, trade-related, and other business services: Other Technical Services including scientific/space services.Base BPM6All India$1.30 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠42.6%Series data
Receipts: Services: Personal, cultural & Recreational servicesBase BPM6All India$1.21 bnApr to Jun 2025+3.0%Series data
Receipts: Personal, cultural & Recreational services: Audiovisual and related servicesBase BPM6All India$0.47 bnApr to Jun 2025+32.2%Series data
Receipts: Audiovisual and related services: Audio-visual and related services like Motion picture and video tape production, distribution and projection servicesBase BPM6All India$0.37 bnApr to Jun 2025+39.3%Series data
Receipts: Audiovisual and related services: Radio and television production, distribution and transmission servicesBase BPM6All India$0.10 bnApr to Jun 2025+11.6%Series data
Receipts: Personal, cultural & Recreational services: Other personal, cultural, and recreational servicesBase BPM6All India$0.74 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠9.6%Series data
Receipts: Other personal, cultural, and recreational services: Entertainment servicesBase BPM6All India$0.06 bnApr to Jun 2025+3.5%Series data
Receipts: Other personal, cultural, and recreational services: Museums, library and archival servicesBase BPM6All India$0.00 bnApr to Jun 2025+5.3%Series data
Receipts: Other personal, cultural, and recreational services: Recreation and sporting activity servicesBase BPM6All India$0.02 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠82.8%Series data
Receipts: Other personal, cultural, and recreational services: Educational services (e.g. fees received for correspondence courses offered to non-resident by Indian institutions)Base BPM6All India$0.28 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠4.2%Series data
Receipts: Other personal, cultural, and recreational services: Health Service (Receipts on account of services provided by Indian hospitals, doctors, nurses, paramedical and similar services etc. rendered remotely or on-site)Base BPM6All India$0.19 bnApr to Jun 2025+7.6%Series data
Receipts: Other personal, cultural, and recreational services: Other Personal, Cultural & Recreational servicesBase BPM6All India$0.18 bnApr to Jun 2025+26.8%Series data
Receipts: Services: Maintenance and Repair ServicesBase BPM6All India$0.08 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠5.7%Series data
Receipts: Maintenance and Repair Services: Receipts on account of maintenance and repair services rendered for Vessels, Ships,Boats, Warships, etc.Base BPM6All India$0.06 bnApr to Jun 2025+34.6%Series data
Receipts: Maintenance and Repair Services: Receipts of maintenance and repair services rendered for aircrafts, Space shuttles,Rockets, military aircrafts, etcBase BPM6All India$0.02 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠54.9%Series data
Receipts: Services: Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by othersBase BPM6All India$0.25 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠5.6%Series data
Receipts: Services: Other Services not included elsewhereBase BPM6All India$0.33 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠24.7%Series data
Receipts: Primary Income ReceiptsBase BPM6All India$12.17 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠4.1%Series data
Receipts: Primary Income Receipts: Compensation of EmployeeBase BPM6All India$2.13 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠0.3%Series data
Receipts: Compensation of Employee: Wages received by Indians working on foreign contracts or the foreigners working in India on foreign contractsBase BPM6All India$2.13 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠0.3%Series data
Receipts: Primary Income Receipts: Investment Income Receipts (i to vii)Base BPM6All India$8.50 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠1.9%Series data
Receipts: Investment Income Receipts (i to vii): Inward remittance towards interest on loans extended to non-residents (ST/MT/LT loans)Base BPM6All India$0.37 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠57.4%Series data
Receipts: Investment Income Receipts (i to vii): Dividend/Profit received by Indian on Foreign InvestmentBase BPM6All India$1.25 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠23.8%Series data
Receipts: Dividend/Profit received by Indian on Foreign Investment: of which :DividendBase BPM6All India$1.10 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠20.9%Series data
Receipts: Dividend/Profit received by Indian on Foreign Investment: of which :ProfitsBase BPM6All India$0.16 bnApr to Jun 2025−⁠39.1%Series data
Receipts: Investment Income Receipts (i to vii): Reinvested EarningsBase BPM6All India$1.88 bnApr to Jun 2025+10.1%Series data

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