Foreign direct investment outflows in South Asia in 2025 — 35,701,447,036 US$.
1975–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.7B | +11.31B | +46.36% |
| 2024 | 24.39B | +10.45B | +75.01% |
| 2023 | 13.94B | −641M | −4.4% |
| 2022 | 14.58B | −2.76B | −15.92% |
| 2021 | 17.34B | +6.2B | +55.62% |
| 2020 | 11.14B | −2.1B | −15.85% |
| 2019 | 13.24B | +1.74B | +15.09% |
| 2018 | 11.5B | +216M | +1.91% |
| 2017 | 11.29B | +5.96B | +112.01% |
| 2016 | 5.32B | −2.3B | −30.19% |
| 2015 | 7.63B | −4.17B | −35.34% |
| 2014 | 11.8B | +9.42B | +396.24% |
| 2013 | 2.38B | −6.53B | −73.31% |
| 2012 | 8.91B | −4.06B | −31.31% |
| 2011 | 12.97B | −3.11B | −19.35% |
| 2010 | 16.08B | −219M | −1.35% |
| 2009 | 16.3B | −3.21B | −16.47% |
| 2008 | 19.51B | +2.29B | +13.32% |
| 2007 | 17.22B | +3.15B | +22.36% |
| 2006 | 14.07B | +11.39B | +424.78% |
| 2005 | 2.68B | +834M | +45.17% |
| 2004 | 1.85B | +579M | +45.66% |
| 2003 | 1.27B | −7.23M | −0.57% |
| 2002 | 1.28B | +200M | +18.65% |
| 2001 | 1.07B | +561M | +109.28% |
| 2000 | 514M | +410M | +396.56% |
| 1999 | 103M | +39.82M | +62.62% |
| 1998 | 63.6M | −57.39M | −47.44% |
| 1997 | 121M | −138M | −53.24% |
| 1996 | 259M | +134M | +107.85% |
| 1995 | 124M | +33.45M | +36.74% |
| 1994 | 91.04M | +83.59M | +1,122.25% |
| 1993 | 7.45M | −18.28M | −71.05% |
| 1992 | 25.73M | +31.8M | +523.36% |
| 1991 | -6.08M | −13.4M | −182.98% |
| 1990 | 7.32M | −4.72M | −39.18% |
| 1989 | 12.04M | −1.06M | −8.08% |
| 1988 | 13.1M | +6.76M | +106.73% |
| 1987 | 6.34M | +6.8M | +1,463.38% |
| 1986 | -464,753 | −4.83M | −110.65% |
| 1985 | 4.36M | +363,307 | +9.08% |
| 1984 | 4M | −1M | −20% |
| 1983 | 5M | +4M | +400% |
| 1982 | 1M | −1M | −50% |
| 1981 | 2M | −2M | −50% |
| 1980 | 4M | +4M | — |
| 1979 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — | — |
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.