Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — South Asia

Foreign direct investment inflows in South Asia in 2025 — 40,943,246,578 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 90,562.6%.

2025 40.94B US$ +36.27% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 66.89B US$2020
Period minimum -29.1M US$1977

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — South Asia, 1970–2025-20B020B40B60B80B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 45,160,000 US$1971: 47,960,000 US$1972: 18,210,000 US$1973: 40,540,000 US$1974: 61,310,000 US$1975: -6,670,202 US$1976: -2,145,431 US$1977: -29,098,567 US$1978: 28,644,392 US$1979: 88,571,742 US$1980: 130,850,507 US$1981: 146,284,554 US$1982: 139,697,609 US$1983: 43,462,876 US$1984: 52,109,122 US$1985: 127,452,080 US$1986: 156,459,619 US$1987: 281,519,288 US$1988: 140,690,771 US$1989: 276,909,221 US$1990: 296,423,901 US$1991: 132,597,256 US$1992: 409,460,135 US$1993: 765,798,982 US$1994: 1,159,575,063 US$1995: 2,208,800,781 US$1996: 2,589,336,626 US$1997: 4,180,527,698 US$1998: 3,041,677,680 US$1999: 2,542,327,821 US$2000: 4,059,370,968 US$2001: 5,419,801,655 US$2002: 5,478,963,506 US$2003: 4,228,912,734 US$2004: 6,172,332,656 US$2005: 8,416,782,983 US$2006: 21,028,643,966 US$2007: 26,693,800,181 US$2008: 45,672,294,619 US$2009: 37,101,194,077 US$2010: 29,486,186,947 US$2011: 39,267,994,197 US$2012: 26,865,516,802 US$2013: 32,143,974,283 US$2014: 38,396,776,441 US$2015: 47,876,623,186 US$2016: 48,262,865,298 US$2017: 43,786,729,858 US$2018: 46,799,690,261 US$2019: 54,421,771,181 US$2020: 66,886,303,909 US$2021: 47,889,363,847 US$2022: 53,231,654,056 US$2023: 31,119,556,577 US$2024: 30,044,677,469 US$2025: 40,943,246,578 US$
Change over the period: +40.9B (+90,562.64%) Average annual rate: 13.18 %

Comparison, 2025

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

South Asia 40.94B US$
World 1.35T US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 40.94B +10.9B +36.27%
2024 30.04B −1.07B −3.45%
2023 31.12B −22.11B −41.54%
2022 53.23B +5.34B +11.16%
2021 47.89B −19B −28.4%
2020 66.89B +12.46B +22.9%
2019 54.42B +7.62B +16.29%
2018 46.8B +3.01B +6.88%
2017 43.79B −4.48B −9.27%
2016 48.26B +386M +0.81%
2015 47.88B +9.48B +24.69%
2014 38.4B +6.25B +19.45%
2013 32.14B +5.28B +19.65%
2012 26.87B −12.4B −31.58%
2011 39.27B +9.78B +33.17%
2010 29.49B −7.62B −20.52%
2009 37.1B −8.57B −18.77%
2008 45.67B +18.98B +71.1%
2007 26.69B +5.67B +26.94%
2006 21.03B +12.61B +149.84%
2005 8.42B +2.24B +36.36%
2004 6.17B +1.94B +45.96%
2003 4.23B −1.25B −22.82%
2002 5.48B +59.16M +1.09%
2001 5.42B +1.36B +33.51%
2000 4.06B +1.52B +59.67%
1999 2.54B −499M −16.42%
1998 3.04B −1.14B −27.24%
1997 4.18B +1.59B +61.45%
1996 2.59B +381M +17.23%
1995 2.21B +1.05B +90.48%
1994 1.16B +394M +51.42%
1993 766M +356M +87.03%
1992 409M +277M +208.8%
1991 133M −164M −55.27%
1990 296M +19.51M +7.05%
1989 277M +136M +96.82%
1988 141M −141M −50.02%
1987 282M +125M +79.93%
1986 156M +29.01M +22.76%
1985 127M +75.34M +144.59%
1984 52.11M +8.65M +19.89%
1983 43.46M −96.23M −68.89%
1982 140M −6.59M −4.5%
1981 146M +15.43M +11.8%
1980 131M +42.28M +47.73%
1979 88.57M +59.93M +209.21%
1978 28.64M +57.74M +198.44%
1977 -29.1M −26.95M −1,256.3%
1976 -2.15M +4.52M +67.84%
1975 -6.67M −67.98M −110.88%
1974 61.31M +20.77M +51.23%
1973 40.54M +22.33M +122.62%
1972 18.21M −29.75M −62.03%
1971 47.96M +2.8M +6.2%
1970 45.16M

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.