Foreign direct investment inflows in the world in 2025 — 1,346,739,716,722 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 10,798.1%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: World
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.35T | −224B | −14.25% |
| 2024 | 1.57T | +598B | +61.49% |
| 2023 | 973B | −957B | −49.59% |
| 2022 | 1.93T | −591B | −23.45% |
| 2021 | 2.52T | +1.33T | +111.97% |
| 2020 | 1.19T | −755B | −38.83% |
| 2019 | 1.94T | +837B | +75.57% |
| 2018 | 1.11T | −1.15T | −51.03% |
| 2017 | 2.26T | −492B | −17.87% |
| 2016 | 2.75T | −41.44B | −1.48% |
| 2015 | 2.79T | +827B | +42.08% |
| 2014 | 1.97T | −201B | −9.26% |
| 2013 | 2.17T | +96.72B | +4.67% |
| 2012 | 2.07T | −318B | −13.32% |
| 2011 | 2.39T | +545B | +29.56% |
| 2010 | 1.84T | +327B | +21.53% |
| 2009 | 1.52T | −922B | −37.8% |
| 2008 | 2.44T | −676B | −21.7% |
| 2007 | 3.11T | +923B | +42.11% |
| 2006 | 2.19T | +637B | +40.97% |
| 2005 | 1.55T | +545B | +54.04% |
| 2004 | 1.01T | +272B | +36.97% |
| 2003 | 737B | −14.86B | −1.98% |
| 2002 | 752B | −144B | −16.08% |
| 2001 | 896B | −674B | −42.93% |
| 2000 | 1.57T | +366B | +30.39% |
| 1999 | 1.2T | +413B | +52.24% |
| 1998 | 791B | +263B | +49.82% |
| 1997 | 528B | +119B | +29.08% |
| 1996 | 409B | +46.94B | +12.97% |
| 1995 | 362B | +83.56B | +30.02% |
| 1994 | 278B | +44.77B | +19.16% |
| 1993 | 234B | +47.31B | +25.39% |
| 1992 | 186B | +11.37B | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 175B | −64.49B | −26.94% |
| 1990 | 239B | +39.26B | +19.62% |
| 1989 | 200B | +34.26B | +20.65% |
| 1988 | 166B | +26.38B | +18.91% |
| 1987 | 140B | +57.75B | +70.63% |
| 1986 | 81.77B | +36.81B | +81.87% |
| 1985 | 44.96B | −14.83B | −24.8% |
| 1984 | 59.79B | +6.72B | +12.66% |
| 1983 | 53.07B | −11.77B | −18.16% |
| 1982 | 64.85B | −4.75B | −6.83% |
| 1981 | 69.6B | +16.18B | +30.3% |
| 1980 | 53.41B | +11.46B | +27.32% |
| 1979 | 41.95B | +8.21B | +24.33% |
| 1978 | 33.74B | +6.65B | +24.54% |
| 1977 | 27.09B | +6.52B | +31.67% |
| 1976 | 20.58B | −5.27B | −20.38% |
| 1975 | 25.84B | +1.71B | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 24.13B | +4.03B | +20.06% |
| 1973 | 20.1B | +5.33B | +36.08% |
| 1972 | 14.77B | +748M | +5.33% |
| 1971 | 14.02B | +1.66B | +13.46% |
| 1970 | 12.36B | — | — |
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.
How much direct investment the residents of a country place abroad.
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