Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — G20

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%.

2025 1.31T US$ +20.85% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.6T US$2022
Period minimum 10.52B US$1971

Trend over time

1971–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — G20, 1971–20250500B1T1.5T2T19711977198319891995200120072013201920251971: 10,517,293,082 US$1972: 12,901,326,354 US$1973: 20,910,017,827 US$1974: 16,436,331,848 US$1975: 24,012,914,270 US$1976: 23,548,924,094 US$1977: 23,199,221,028 US$1978: 32,436,340,982 US$1979: 52,036,594,683 US$1980: 46,482,578,929 US$1981: 44,008,208,782 US$1982: 30,005,289,065 US$1983: 33,554,511,786 US$1984: 42,141,836,105 US$1985: 37,565,970,911 US$1986: 77,332,934,588 US$1987: 122,559,575,165 US$1988: 147,547,241,119 US$1989: 176,146,411,170 US$1990: 213,974,009,615 US$1991: 168,092,934,148 US$1992: 177,834,810,167 US$1993: 188,549,884,027 US$1994: 223,133,121,610 US$1995: 283,746,465,094 US$1996: 291,101,909,116 US$1997: 359,884,351,302 US$1998: 557,893,217,250 US$1999: 815,341,931,886 US$2000: 871,687,595,975 US$2001: 499,448,847,479 US$2002: 463,799,152,421 US$2003: 475,935,825,660 US$2004: 733,787,325,855 US$2005: 576,077,085,158 US$2006: 1,023,997,302,695 US$2007: 1,577,049,960,675 US$2008: 1,425,445,720,781 US$2009: 729,684,637,041 US$2010: 998,029,384,142 US$2011: 1,118,232,899,736 US$2012: 926,543,413,476 US$2013: 1,044,708,200,064 US$2014: 965,206,292,565 US$2015: 954,171,714,756 US$2016: 1,082,188,175,439 US$2017: 1,318,993,867,066 US$2018: 729,473,972,004 US$2019: 992,798,797,080 US$2020: 902,048,589,046 US$2021: 1,570,654,636,454 US$2022: 1,604,722,510,538 US$2023: 1,239,139,559,878 US$2024: 1,084,601,370,871 US$2025: 1,310,782,430,897 US$
Change over the period: +1.3T (+12,363.12%) Average annual rate: 9.35 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 1.31T US$
World 1.49T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
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

About the indicator

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.

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