Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — Iceland

Foreign direct investment inflows in Iceland in 2025 — -201,702,590 US$. Ranked 86 in the world out of 97. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 4,582.3%.

2025 -202M US$ −107.12% vs 2024
World rank 86of 97
Period maximum 6.87B US$2007
Period minimum -7B US$2017

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — Iceland, 1970–2025-10B-5B05B10B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 4,500,000 US$1971: 19,800,000 US$1972: 2,800,000 US$1973: -1,500,000 US$1974: 13,200,000 US$1975: 42,400,000 US$1976: 4,500,000 US$1977: 4,200,000 US$1978: 8,100,000 US$1979: 3,100,000 US$1980: 22,300,000 US$1981: 53,000,000 US$1982: 35,800,000 US$1983: -23,400,000 US$1984: 13,700,000 US$1985: 23,600,000 US$1986: 8,500,000 US$1987: 2,400,000 US$1988: -14,800,000 US$1989: -27,400,000 US$1990: -4,803,188 US$1991: -18,436,099 US$1992: 8,648,079 US$1993: -1,175 US$1994: 2,394,198 US$1995: -9,309,003 US$1996: 83,381,484 US$1997: 148,012,830 US$1998: 154,082,592 US$1999: 66,639,313 US$2000: 155,160,734 US$2001: 163,445,772 US$2002: 91,905,493 US$2003: 335,355,205 US$2004: 755,317,000 US$2005: 3,093,680,068 US$2006: 3,876,554,983 US$2007: 6,872,169,567 US$2008: 1,203,686,965 US$2009: 63,588,141 US$2010: 256,982,202 US$2011: 1,106,958,185 US$2012: 1,024,164,328 US$2013: 472,607,546 US$2014: 766,775,539 US$2015: 1,145,767,445 US$2016: -1,066,286,957 US$2017: -6,999,892,981 US$2018: -622,718,386 US$2019: -556,463,721 US$2020: -878,458,465 US$2021: 400,954,509 US$2022: 1,382,537,405 US$2023: 1,890,181,607 US$2024: 2,832,973,530 US$2025: -201,702,590 US$
Change over the period: −206M (−4,582.28%)

Comparison, 2025

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

Iceland -202M US$
World 1.35T US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 -202M −3.03B −107.12%
2024 2.83B +943M +49.88%
2023 1.89B +508M +36.72%
2022 1.38B +982M +244.81%
2021 401M +1.28B +145.64%
2020 -878M −322M −57.86%
2019 -556M +66.25M +10.64%
2018 -623M +6.38B +91.1%
2017 -7B −5.93B −556.47%
2016 -1.07B −2.21B −193.06%
2015 1.15B +379M +49.43%
2014 767M +294M +62.24%
2013 473M −552M −53.85%
2012 1.02B −82.79M −7.48%
2011 1.11B +850M +330.75%
2010 257M +193M +304.14%
2009 63.59M −1.14B −94.72%
2008 1.2B −5.67B −82.48%
2007 6.87B +3B +77.28%
2006 3.88B +783M +25.31%
2005 3.09B +2.34B +309.59%
2004 755M +420M +125.23%
2003 335M +243M +264.89%
2002 91.91M −71.54M −43.77%
2001 163M +8.29M +5.34%
2000 155M +88.52M +132.84%
1999 66.64M −87.44M −56.75%
1998 154M +6.07M +4.1%
1997 148M +64.63M +77.51%
1996 83.38M +92.69M +995.71%
1995 -9.31M −11.7M −488.82%
1994 2.39M +2.4M +203,867.56%
1993 -1,175 −8.65M −100.01%
1992 8.65M +27.08M +146.91%
1991 -18.44M −13.63M −283.83%
1990 -4.8M +22.6M +82.47%
1989 -27.4M −12.6M −85.14%
1988 -14.8M −17.2M −716.67%
1987 2.4M −6.1M −71.76%
1986 8.5M −15.1M −63.98%
1985 23.6M +9.9M +72.26%
1984 13.7M +37.1M +158.55%
1983 -23.4M −59.2M −165.36%
1982 35.8M −17.2M −32.45%
1981 53M +30.7M +137.67%
1980 22.3M +19.2M +619.35%
1979 3.1M −5M −61.73%
1978 8.1M +3.9M +92.86%
1977 4.2M −300,000 −6.67%
1976 4.5M −37.9M −89.39%
1975 42.4M +29.2M +221.21%
1974 13.2M +14.7M +980%
1973 -1.5M −4.3M −153.57%
1972 2.8M −17M −85.86%
1971 19.8M +15.3M +340%
1970 4.5M

Northern 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.