Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India over the last decade: Identify the sector that has attracted the highest FDI inflows. Consider broad sectoral groupings used in official statistics (e.g., services, computer software & hardware, manufacturing, telecom). Choose the correct sector.

Given data

• We compare aggregate FDI inflows by sector over a decade horizon.

Concept / ApproachAcross multi-year windows, the services sector—which typically aggregates financial, banking, insurance, business process management, R&D, and other market services—has consistently been among the top FDI recipients, often ranking first in cumulative terms.

Step-by-step reasoningWhile computer software & hardware has topped certain individual years, the broader services basket generally leads on a 10-year cumulative basis → choose Services.

Common pitfalls

• Using a single financial year's ranking instead of a decade-long cumulative perspective.
• Confusing narrow sub-sectors with the broader services aggregate used in policy reporting.

Final AnswerThe sector with the highest cumulative inflows over the past decade is the Services sector.