Foreign direct investment outflows in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 49,621,634,574 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 451,005.8%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.62B | −116B | −70% |
| 2024 | 165B | +78.21B | +89.68% |
| 2023 | 87.21B | −33.76B | −27.91% |
| 2022 | 121B | −5.02B | −3.98% |
| 2021 | 126B | +50.37B | +66.61% |
| 2020 | 75.62B | −9.99B | −11.67% |
| 2019 | 85.61B | −37.83B | −30.64% |
| 2018 | 123B | +47.57B | +62.7% |
| 2017 | 75.87B | +26.22B | +52.8% |
| 2016 | 49.65B | +7.8B | +18.64% |
| 2015 | 41.85B | +5.59B | +15.41% |
| 2014 | 36.26B | −2.53B | −6.52% |
| 2013 | 38.79B | +21.8B | +128.36% |
| 2012 | 16.99B | −17.68B | −51% |
| 2011 | 34.66B | +2.06B | +6.31% |
| 2010 | 32.6B | +17.89B | +121.61% |
| 2009 | 14.71B | −52.92B | −78.25% |
| 2008 | 67.64B | +6.55B | +10.72% |
| 2007 | 61.09B | +7.72B | +14.46% |
| 2006 | 53.37B | +27.34B | +105.07% |
| 2005 | 26.02B | +8.07B | +44.96% |
| 2004 | 17.95B | +17.44B | +3,409.78% |
| 2003 | 512M | −3.39B | −86.88% |
| 2002 | 3.9B | +3.66B | +1,515.07% |
| 2001 | 241M | −5.58B | −95.85% |
| 2000 | 5.82B | +3.72B | +176.5% |
| 1999 | 2.11B | +1.72B | +449.32% |
| 1998 | 383M | −892M | −69.95% |
| 1997 | 1.28B | −2.44B | −65.67% |
| 1996 | 3.72B | +3.18B | +599.4% |
| 1995 | 531M | −29.68M | −5.29% |
| 1994 | 561M | −245M | −30.4% |
| 1993 | 806M | −1.22B | −60.23% |
| 1992 | 2.03B | +1.59B | +364.23% |
| 1991 | 437M | +741M | +243.41% |
| 1990 | -304M | −2.28B | −115.39% |
| 1989 | 1.98B | −400M | −16.81% |
| 1988 | 2.38B | +1.24B | +108.34% |
| 1987 | 1.14B | +656M | +134.92% |
| 1986 | 486M | +265M | +120.46% |
| 1985 | 220M | −38.18M | −14.76% |
| 1984 | 259M | −91.49M | −26.14% |
| 1983 | 350M | −269M | −43.46% |
| 1982 | 619M | +596M | +2,638.31% |
| 1981 | 22.61M | −685M | −96.8% |
| 1980 | 707M | +821M | +721.37% |
| 1979 | -114M | −296M | −162.38% |
| 1978 | 182M | +1.88M | +1.04% |
| 1977 | 181M | +58.46M | +47.86% |
| 1976 | 122M | −10.19M | −7.7% |
| 1975 | 132M | +130M | +5,379.81% |
| 1974 | 2.42M | −6.06M | −71.51% |
| 1973 | 8.48M | +1.8M | +26.92% |
| 1972 | 6.68M | +1.68M | +33.6% |
| 1971 | 5M | −6M | −54.55% |
| 1970 | 11M | — | — |
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.