Foreign direct investment outflows in the OECD in 2025 — 1,092,593,717,421 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 9,055.7%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: OECD
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.09T | +1.05B | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.09T | +560B | +105.33% |
| 2023 | 532B | −1.05T | −66.33% |
| 2022 | 1.58T | −276B | −14.89% |
| 2021 | 1.85T | +1.2T | +184.82% |
| 2020 | 651B | −336B | −34% |
| 2019 | 987B | +684B | +225.38% |
| 2018 | 303B | −1.2T | −79.83% |
| 2017 | 1.5T | −212B | −12.37% |
| 2016 | 1.72T | +101B | +6.27% |
| 2015 | 1.61T | +442B | +37.72% |
| 2014 | 1.17T | −285B | −19.57% |
| 2013 | 1.46T | +140B | +10.62% |
| 2012 | 1.32T | −405B | −23.53% |
| 2011 | 1.72T | +431B | +33.39% |
| 2010 | 1.29T | +126B | +10.81% |
| 2009 | 1.17T | −1.02T | −46.75% |
| 2008 | 2.19T | −628B | −22.28% |
| 2007 | 2.82T | +942B | +50.25% |
| 2006 | 1.87T | +612B | +48.5% |
| 2005 | 1.26T | +199B | +18.73% |
| 2004 | 1.06T | +407B | +62.11% |
| 2003 | 656B | +55.84B | +9.31% |
| 2002 | 600B | −149B | −19.88% |
| 2001 | 749B | −509B | −40.48% |
| 2000 | 1.26T | +120B | +10.52% |
| 1999 | 1.14T | +411B | +56.56% |
| 1998 | 727B | +281B | +63.01% |
| 1997 | 446B | +76.6B | +20.73% |
| 1996 | 370B | +20.98B | +6.02% |
| 1995 | 349B | +76.55B | +28.14% |
| 1994 | 272B | +56.86B | +26.42% |
| 1993 | 215B | +8.99B | +4.36% |
| 1992 | 206B | −3.5B | −1.67% |
| 1991 | 210B | −57.64B | −21.56% |
| 1990 | 267B | +42B | +18.64% |
| 1989 | 225B | +45.85B | +25.55% |
| 1988 | 179B | +35.78B | +24.9% |
| 1987 | 144B | +51.85B | +56.46% |
| 1986 | 91.84B | +43.22B | +88.92% |
| 1985 | 48.61B | −2.61B | −5.09% |
| 1984 | 51.22B | +10.22B | +24.93% |
| 1983 | 41B | +5.79B | +16.43% |
| 1982 | 35.21B | −14.71B | −29.47% |
| 1981 | 49.92B | −3.32B | −6.23% |
| 1980 | 53.24B | −7.56B | −12.43% |
| 1979 | 60.8B | +23.86B | +64.58% |
| 1978 | 36.94B | +9.07B | +32.54% |
| 1977 | 27.87B | +635M | +2.33% |
| 1976 | 27.24B | −228M | −0.83% |
| 1975 | 27.47B | +7.15B | +35.19% |
| 1974 | 20.32B | −3.51B | −14.71% |
| 1973 | 23.82B | +8.58B | +56.32% |
| 1972 | 15.24B | +2.84B | +22.92% |
| 1971 | 12.4B | +464M | +3.89% |
| 1970 | 11.93B | — | — |
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.