In the five months of the current financial year, foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments of Rs. According to the Department of Industry, there have been investment commitments equal to that amount in 319 industries.

An investment commitment of 2.13 billion rupees has been made in 138 industries through the automatic route. Similarly, according to the department's data, foreign investment commitments of 18 billion 647 million rupees have been received in 181 industries. On the basis of

amount, if we look at the investment commitment sector wise, the highest percentage is in tourism 62%, service sector 23%, manufacturing 9%, information and technology 3% and agriculture 3%. 145 in tourism, 40 in service, 22 in manufacturing, 1 in infrastructure and 106 in the information and technology sector have received foreign investment commitments.

In the four months of the current financial year, the foreign investment commitments of 18.66 billion rupees have been made, as only 5.76 billion rupees have been received, the data shows that the inflow amount is less than the commitment. Nepal Rastra Bank's data shows that despite the increase in foreign investment commitment, the inflow amount is low. 

Stakeholders say that there is no policy arrangement that all foreign investments that have been promised will come or should come in the same period. Stakeholders also say that when the government approves foreign investment, it allows investors to bring in investment in a phased manner. Government officials also say that the commitment and the approved amount will not be received at the same time.