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Foreign direct investment outflows — Iraq

Foreign direct investment outflows in Iraq in 2024 — 438,700,000 US$. Ranked 62 in the world out of 171. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 394.6%.

2024 439M US$ +53.28% vs 2023
World rank 62of 171
Period maximum 490M US$2012
Period minimum 7.9M US$2007

Trend over time

2005–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Iraq, 2005–20240200M400M600M200520072009201120132015201720192021202320242005: 88,700,000 US$2006: 305,000,000 US$2007: 7,900,000 US$2008: 33,600,000 US$2009: 71,900,000 US$2010: 124,900,000 US$2011: 366,000,000 US$2012: 490,000,000 US$2013: 227,100,000 US$2014: 241,500,000 US$2015: 147,700,000 US$2016: 304,300,000 US$2017: 77,800,000 US$2018: 188,400,000 US$2019: 194,200,000 US$2020: 147,200,000 US$2021: 134,600,000 US$2022: 238,300,000 US$2023: 286,200,000 US$2024: 438,700,000 US$
Change over the period: +350M (+394.59%) Average annual rate: 8.78 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Iraq 439M US$
World 1.72T US$
Middle East & North Africa 165B US$
Western Asia computed 79.63B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 278B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 439M +153M +53.28%
2023 286M +47.9M +20.1%
2022 238M +104M +77.04%
2021 135M −12.6M −8.56%
2020 147M −47M −24.2%
2019 194M +5.8M +3.08%
2018 188M +111M +142.16%
2017 77.8M −227M −74.43%
2016 304M +157M +106.03%
2015 148M −93.8M −38.84%
2014 242M +14.4M +6.34%
2013 227M −263M −53.65%
2012 490M +124M +33.88%
2011 366M +241M +193.03%
2010 125M +53M +73.71%
2009 71.9M +38.3M +113.99%
2008 33.6M +25.7M +325.32%
2007 7.9M −297M −97.41%
2006 305M +216M +243.86%
2005 88.7M — —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AE United Arab Emirates 77.17B SA Saudi Arabia 27.61B KW Kuwait 10.32B IL Israel 9.92B TR Türkiye 6.61B QA Qatar 1.56B AZ Azerbaijan 742M GE Georgia 462M IQ Iraq 439M LB Lebanon 391M BH Bahrain 275M AM Armenia 56.78M JO Jordan 54.08M PS Palestine 10.69M OM Oman -143M CY Cyprus -55.85B
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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.

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