Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Iran

Foreign direct investment outflows in Iran in 2024 — 89,423,490 US$. Ranked 90 in the world out of 171.

2024 89.42M US$ +3.18% vs 2023
World rank 90of 171
Period maximum 1.36B US$2012
Period minimum -326M US$2003

Trend over time

1976–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Iran, 1976–2024-500M0500M1B1.5B197619811986199119962001200620112016202120241976: 0 US$1977: 0 US$1978: 0 US$1979: 0 US$1980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 0 US$1987: 0 US$1988: 0 US$1989: 0 US$1990: 55,996,000 US$1991: 17,972,000 US$1992: 30,686,000 US$1993: -132,535,000 US$1994: 9,301,000 US$1995: 2,256,000 US$1996: 79,126,000 US$1997: 80,134,000 US$1998: 63,386,000 US$1999: 193,802,000 US$2000: 10,993,000 US$2001: 50,000,000 US$2002: 15,201,000 US$2003: -325,706,000 US$2004: 104,573,000 US$2005: 414,564,000 US$2006: 148,445,000 US$2007: 358,571,000 US$2008: 202,152,000 US$2009: 95,569,000 US$2010: 238,956,000 US$2011: 257,628,000 US$2012: 1,356,030,000 US$2013: 189,204,000 US$2014: 3,442,000 US$2015: 119,691,000 US$2016: 104,112,330 US$2017: 75,748,440 US$2018: 74,601,110 US$2019: 84,820,630 US$2020: 78,390,060 US$2021: 81,605,350 US$2022: 100,000,000 US$2023: 86,665,140 US$2024: 89,423,490 US$
Change over the period: +89.42M

Comparison, 2024

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

Iran 89.42M US$
World 1.72T US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 33.35B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 89.42M +2.76M +3.18%
2023 86.67M −13.33M −13.33%
2022 100M +18.39M +22.54%
2021 81.61M +3.22M +4.1%
2020 78.39M −6.43M −7.58%
2019 84.82M +10.22M +13.7%
2018 74.6M −1.15M −1.51%
2017 75.75M −28.36M −27.24%
2016 104M −15.58M −13.02%
2015 120M +116M +3,377.37%
2014 3.44M −186M −98.18%
2013 189M −1.17B −86.05%
2012 1.36B +1.1B +426.35%
2011 258M +18.67M +7.81%
2010 239M +143M +150.04%
2009 95.57M −107M −52.72%
2008 202M −156M −43.62%
2007 359M +210M +141.55%
2006 148M −266M −64.19%
2005 415M +310M +296.44%
2004 105M +430M +132.11%
2003 -326M −341M −2,242.66%
2002 15.2M −34.8M −69.6%
2001 50M +39.01M +354.83%
2000 10.99M −183M −94.33%
1999 194M +130M +205.75%
1998 63.39M −16.75M −20.9%
1997 80.13M +1.01M +1.27%
1996 79.13M +76.87M +3,407.36%
1995 2.26M −7.05M −75.74%
1994 9.3M +142M +107.02%
1993 -133M −163M −531.91%
1992 30.69M +12.71M +70.74%
1991 17.97M −38.02M −67.9%
1990 56M +56M
1989 0 +0
1988 0 +0
1987 0 +0
1986 0 +0
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0 +0
1981 0 +0
1980 0 +0
1979 0 +0
1978 0 +0
1977 0 +0
1976 0

Southern Asia, 2024

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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.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.