Along with Japan, these five countries accounted for over half of the total foreign company registrations in India in FY26, pushing the count to a nine-year high.Singapore was the highest contributor with 13 new registrations (seven in FY25), followed by the US at 10 (six in FY25) and the UK at nine (four in FY25), according to the MCA data. Germany led the growth with eight registrations, up from one in FY25, while South Korea’s count grew to eight from four. Japan’s fell to seven from eight.
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Last fiscal, registration of rose to a nine-year high of 101, up from 57 in FY25. It was 103 in FY17.
According to Indian Companies Act, 2013, a foreign company is an overseas incorporated entity that conducts business in India whether by itself or through an agent.
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South Africa, Ghana and Uzbekistan registered companies in India for the first time in FY26.
Singapore, the US, the UK, Germany and Japan also feature among India’s top 10 sources of foreign direct investment (FDI). Collectively, these five countries contributed 62.4% of total FDI equity inflows in FY26 (till December).
Data shows China ranked eighth in FY26 with three registrations compared with zero in the preceding three years.
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