Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Central Asia

Foreign direct investment outflows in Central Asia in 2025 — 720,748,954 US$. Since 2007, the indicator has fallen by 81.7%.

2025 721M US$ +141.27% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 5.18B US$2011
Period minimum -4.66B US$2018

Trend over time

2007–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Central Asia, 2007–2025-5B-2.5B02.5B5B7.5B20072009201120132015201720192021202320252007: 3,943,591,647 US$2008: 3,706,589,388 US$2009: 4,196,637,585 US$2010: 3,811,443,621 US$2011: 5,177,465,895 US$2012: 1,779,238,024 US$2013: 1,974,190,159 US$2014: 2,750,547,489 US$2015: 3,455,910,599 US$2016: 3,555,743,130 US$2017: 1,058,317,402 US$2018: -4,660,811,424 US$2019: -2,079,800,728 US$2020: 1,593,078,710 US$2021: 2,380,874,602 US$2022: -3,291,471,418 US$2023: 3,204,918,255 US$2024: -1,746,411,063 US$2025: 720,748,954 US$
Change over the period: −3.22B (−81.72%) Average annual rate: -9.01 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Central Asia 721M US$
World 1.49T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 721M +2.47B +141.27%
2024 -1.75B −4.95B −154.49%
2023 3.2B +6.5B +197.37%
2022 -3.29B −5.67B −238.25%
2021 2.38B +788M +49.45%
2020 1.59B +3.67B +176.6%
2019 -2.08B +2.58B +55.38%
2018 -4.66B −5.72B −540.4%
2017 1.06B −2.5B −70.24%
2016 3.56B +99.83M +2.89%
2015 3.46B +705M +25.64%
2014 2.75B +776M +39.33%
2013 1.97B +195M +10.96%
2012 1.78B −3.4B −65.63%
2011 5.18B +1.37B +35.84%
2010 3.81B −385M −9.18%
2009 4.2B +490M +13.22%
2008 3.71B −237M −6.01%
2007 3.94B

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.