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This paper is made an attempt to analyse the trend of FDI flow into country. Sector wise and country wise analyse has been made. FDI is an important driver of economic growth of the country. India witnessed the significant growth in FDI reflect the impact of liberalization. In pre liberalization period, very restrictive policy was used and more focused on import substitution. Govt. put control on import in many ways such as imports were canalized, high tariffs were imposed which led to high cost of imported goods etc. after liberalization, more focus on outward oriented policy as well as reduce regulation and duties on import. . FDI inflows in to India has raised from US$4029 in 2001 to US$73455 in 2020. Major FDI inflow in India went from service sector followed by software and hardware and telecommunication. Service sector in India has been growing rapidly during last two decades. Growth in this sector has been higher than manufacturing and agriculture sector. After service sector, software and hardware and telecommunication attract good FDI flow in India. India is the 9th largest recipient of FDI among top 10 host countries in 2020. Singapore is top investing country in India with US$14.67 billion followed by Mauritius accounting for US$ 8.24 billion .Among states, Maharashtra received highest share of FDI followed by Karnataka and Delhi.