Foreign direct investment outflows in high-income countries in 2024 — 1,371,876,947,887 US$. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 232.9%.
1996–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.37T | +604B | +78.68% |
| 2023 | 768B | −1.11T | −59.11% |
| 2022 | 1.88T | −372B | −16.52% |
| 2021 | 2.25T | +1.46T | +186.63% |
| 2020 | 785B | −554B | −41.37% |
| 2019 | 1.34T | +660B | +97.22% |
| 2018 | 679B | −1.2T | −63.83% |
| 2017 | 1.88T | −23.59B | −1.24% |
| 2016 | 1.9T | −43.5B | −2.24% |
| 2015 | 1.94T | +340B | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6T | −194B | −10.78% |
| 2013 | 1.8T | +175B | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 1.62T | −434B | −21.12% |
| 2011 | 2.06T | +476B | +30.14% |
| 2010 | 1.58T | +181B | +12.98% |
| 2009 | 1.4T | −1.03T | −42.49% |
| 2008 | 2.43T | −632B | −20.63% |
| 2007 | 3.06T | +1.03T | +50.34% |
| 2006 | 2.04T | +675B | +49.59% |
| 2005 | 1.36T | +212B | +18.47% |
| 2004 | 1.15T | +450B | +64.32% |
| 2003 | 700B | +63.06B | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 637B | −186B | −22.6% |
| 2001 | 823B | −562B | −40.58% |
| 2000 | 1.38T | +198B | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 1.19T | +434B | +57.6% |
| 1998 | 753B | +260B | +52.65% |
| 1997 | 493B | +81.06B | +19.67% |
| 1996 | 412B | — | — |
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.