India Ranks 7th Globally for Land and Development Capital in 2025

India has retained its place among the world’s 10 most-sought-after destinations for cross-border investment in land and development sites, ranking seventh in a new Colliers report. Institutional inflows into Indian real estate touched US $1.3 billion in Q1 2025—31 per cent higher than a year ago highlighting the sector’s resilience and rising global confidence. Favourable policy moves and a sustained infrastructure push continue to sharpen the country’s appeal across Asia-Pacific.

Foreign capital made up close to 40 per cent of those inflows, signalling long-term commitment as investors look beyond traditional office assets to residential projects, life-science parks and data-centre campuses. Colliers notes that recent repo-rate reductions, which have brought the benchmark lending rate down to 5.5 per cent, its lowest in three years, should further spur deployment of global and regional funds. With robust demand, an expanding supply pipeline and newer structures such as development platforms, India’s real-estate landscape is set to offer even broader opportunities in commercial, industrial and warehousing segments over the coming quarters.