Foreign direct investment outflows in the G20 in 2025 — 1,310,782,430,897 US$. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 12,363.1%.
1971–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.31T | +226B | +20.85% |
| 2024 | 1.08T | −155B | −12.47% |
| 2023 | 1.24T | −366B | −22.78% |
| 2022 | 1.6T | +34.07B | +2.17% |
| 2021 | 1.57T | +669B | +74.12% |
| 2020 | 902B | −90.75B | −9.14% |
| 2019 | 993B | +263B | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 729B | −590B | −44.69% |
| 2017 | 1.32T | +237B | +21.88% |
| 2016 | 1.08T | +128B | +13.42% |
| 2015 | 954B | −11.03B | −1.14% |
| 2014 | 965B | −79.5B | −7.61% |
| 2013 | 1.04T | +118B | +12.75% |
| 2012 | 927B | −192B | −17.14% |
| 2011 | 1.12T | +120B | +12.04% |
| 2010 | 998B | +268B | +36.78% |
| 2009 | 730B | −696B | −48.81% |
| 2008 | 1.43T | −152B | −9.61% |
| 2007 | 1.58T | +553B | +54.01% |
| 2006 | 1.02T | +448B | +77.75% |
| 2005 | 576B | −158B | −21.49% |
| 2004 | 734B | +258B | +54.18% |
| 2003 | 476B | +12.14B | +2.62% |
| 2002 | 464B | −35.65B | −7.14% |
| 2001 | 499B | −372B | −42.7% |
| 2000 | 872B | +56.35B | +6.91% |
| 1999 | 815B | +257B | +46.15% |
| 1998 | 558B | +198B | +55.02% |
| 1997 | 360B | +68.78B | +23.63% |
| 1996 | 291B | +7.36B | +2.59% |
| 1995 | 284B | +60.61B | +27.16% |
| 1994 | 223B | +34.58B | +18.34% |
| 1993 | 189B | +10.72B | +6.03% |
| 1992 | 178B | +9.74B | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 168B | −45.88B | −21.44% |
| 1990 | 214B | +37.83B | +21.48% |
| 1989 | 176B | +28.6B | +19.38% |
| 1988 | 148B | +24.99B | +20.39% |
| 1987 | 123B | +45.23B | +58.48% |
| 1986 | 77.33B | +39.77B | +105.86% |
| 1985 | 37.57B | −4.58B | −10.86% |
| 1984 | 42.14B | +8.59B | +25.59% |
| 1983 | 33.55B | +3.55B | +11.83% |
| 1982 | 30.01B | −14B | −31.82% |
| 1981 | 44.01B | −2.47B | −5.32% |
| 1980 | 46.48B | −5.55B | −10.67% |
| 1979 | 52.04B | +19.6B | +60.43% |
| 1978 | 32.44B | +9.24B | +39.82% |
| 1977 | 23.2B | −350M | −1.49% |
| 1976 | 23.55B | −464M | −1.93% |
| 1975 | 24.01B | +7.58B | +46.1% |
| 1974 | 16.44B | −4.47B | −21.39% |
| 1973 | 20.91B | +8.01B | +62.08% |
| 1972 | 12.9B | +2.38B | +22.67% |
| 1971 | 10.52B | — | — |
Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Business FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
Business Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
Business Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)The annual turnover in shares as a percent of GDP — the liquidity of the market.