Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — Belgium

Foreign direct investment inflows in Belgium in 2025 — -28,789,111,917 US$. Ranked 95 in the world out of 97. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 9,268.5%.

2025 -28.79B US$ +30.39% vs 2024
World rank 95of 97
Period maximum 190B US$2008
Period minimum -41.6B US$2018

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — Belgium, 1970–2025-100B0100B200B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 314,000,000 US$1971: 428,000,000 US$1972: 386,000,000 US$1973: 719,000,000 US$1974: 1,137,000,000 US$1975: 954,600,000 US$1976: 871,790,000 US$1977: 1,274,930,000 US$1978: 1,435,800,000 US$1979: 1,130,080,000 US$1980: 1,544,780,000 US$1981: 1,386,450,000 US$1982: 1,472,180,000 US$1983: 1,289,700,000 US$1984: 389,370,000 US$1985: 1,051,490,000 US$1986: 729,860,000 US$1987: 2,354,920,000 US$1988: 5,212,470,000 US$1989: 7,020,270,000 US$1990: 8,046,730,000 US$1991: 9,362,560,000 US$1992: 11,285,800,000 US$1993: 10,750,000,000 US$1994: 8,513,580,000 US$1995: 10,688,700,000 US$1996: 14,063,900,000 US$1997: 11,998,300,000 US$1998: 22,690,500,000 US$1999: 119,692,913,000 US$2000: 88,738,714,000 US$2001: 88,203,254,000 US$2002: 18,118,954,671 US$2003: 34,559,267,490 US$2004: 44,498,165,771 US$2005: 33,662,010,794 US$2006: 58,821,552,824 US$2007: 96,551,634,531 US$2008: 190,391,844,689 US$2009: 77,354,509,260 US$2010: 125,491,894,873 US$2011: 163,624,381,385 US$2012: 11,810,272,331 US$2013: -29,640,924,980 US$2014: -15,205,871,358 US$2015: -19,514,245,855 US$2016: 57,538,351,507 US$2017: -37,288,840,312 US$2018: -41,601,387,267 US$2019: -10,587,088,044 US$2020: -30,140,703,657 US$2021: 33,980,656,226 US$2022: 13,136,474,102 US$2023: -4,247,857,015 US$2024: -41,357,732,773 US$2025: -28,789,111,917 US$
Change over the period: −29.1B (−9,268.51%)

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium -28.79B US$
World 1.35T US$
Western Europe computed 21.57B US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 -28.79B +12.57B +30.39%
2024 -41.36B −37.11B −873.61%
2023 -4.25B −17.38B −132.34%
2022 13.14B −20.84B −61.34%
2021 33.98B +64.12B +212.74%
2020 -30.14B −19.55B −184.69%
2019 -10.59B +31.01B +74.55%
2018 -41.6B −4.31B −11.57%
2017 -37.29B −94.83B −164.81%
2016 57.54B +77.05B +394.85%
2015 -19.51B −4.31B −28.33%
2014 -15.21B +14.44B +48.7%
2013 -29.64B −41.45B −350.98%
2012 11.81B −152B −92.78%
2011 164B +38.13B +30.39%
2010 125B +48.14B +62.23%
2009 77.35B −113B −59.37%
2008 190B +93.84B +97.19%
2007 96.55B +37.73B +64.14%
2006 58.82B +25.16B +74.74%
2005 33.66B −10.84B −24.35%
2004 44.5B +9.94B +28.76%
2003 34.56B +16.44B +90.74%
2002 18.12B −70.08B −79.46%
2001 88.2B −535M −0.6%
2000 88.74B −30.95B −25.86%
1999 120B +97B +427.5%
1998 22.69B +10.69B +89.11%
1997 12B −2.07B −14.69%
1996 14.06B +3.38B +31.58%
1995 10.69B +2.18B +25.55%
1994 8.51B −2.24B −20.8%
1993 10.75B −536M −4.75%
1992 11.29B +1.92B +20.54%
1991 9.36B +1.32B +16.35%
1990 8.05B +1.03B +14.62%
1989 7.02B +1.81B +34.68%
1988 5.21B +2.86B +121.34%
1987 2.35B +1.63B +222.65%
1986 730M −322M −30.59%
1985 1.05B +662M +170.05%
1984 389M −900M −69.81%
1983 1.29B −182M −12.4%
1982 1.47B +85.73M +6.18%
1981 1.39B −158M −10.25%
1980 1.54B +415M +36.7%
1979 1.13B −306M −21.29%
1978 1.44B +161M +12.62%
1977 1.27B +403M +46.24%
1976 872M −82.81M −8.67%
1975 955M −182M −16.04%
1974 1.14B +418M +58.14%
1973 719M +333M +86.27%
1972 386M −42M −9.81%
1971 428M +114M +36.31%
1970 314M

Western Europe, 2025

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About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.