Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Eastern Asia

Foreign direct investment outflows in Eastern Asia in 2024 — 531,217,522,557 US$. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 10,921.1%.

2024 531B US$ −3.7% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 571B US$2022
Period minimum 4.44B US$1983

Trend over time

1982–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Eastern Asia, 1982–20240200B400B600B1982198719921997200220072012201720221982: 4,820,000,000 US$1983: 4,439,900,000 US$1984: 7,265,500,000 US$1985: 8,637,918,053 US$1986: 17,493,544,814 US$1987: 23,607,826,833 US$1988: 39,545,044,697 US$2001: 68,396,412,214 US$2002: 56,919,940,715 US$2003: 60,723,429,914 US$2004: 92,375,874,117 US$2005: 107,708,522,890 US$2006: 142,938,289,903 US$2007: 180,188,111,049 US$2008: 247,851,792,266 US$2009: 192,371,413,519 US$2010: 264,044,744,479 US$2011: 291,268,538,468 US$2012: 302,404,207,928 US$2013: 342,605,221,385 US$2014: 431,409,573,091 US$2015: 414,847,603,288 US$2016: 500,416,797,859 US$2017: 450,370,526,565 US$2018: 416,471,385,757 US$2019: 469,832,227,714 US$2020: 424,023,169,880 US$2021: 552,493,940,067 US$2022: 570,722,905,445 US$2023: 551,600,773,475 US$2024: 531,217,522,557 US$
Change over the period: +526B (+10,921.11%) Average annual rate: 11.85 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Eastern Asia 531B US$
World 1.72T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 531B −20.38B −3.7%
2023 552B −19.12B −3.35%
2022 571B +18.23B +3.3%
2021 552B +128B +30.3%
2020 424B −45.81B −9.75%
2019 470B +53.36B +12.81%
2018 416B −33.9B −7.53%
2017 450B −50.05B −10%
2016 500B +85.57B +20.63%
2015 415B −16.56B −3.84%
2014 431B +88.8B +25.92%
2013 343B +40.2B +13.29%
2012 302B +11.14B +3.82%
2011 291B +27.22B +10.31%
2010 264B +71.67B +37.26%
2009 192B −55.48B −22.38%
2008 248B +67.66B +37.55%
2007 180B +37.25B +26.06%
2006 143B +35.23B +32.71%
2005 108B +15.33B +16.6%
2004 92.38B +31.65B +52.13%
2003 60.72B +3.8B +6.68%
2002 56.92B −11.48B −16.78%
2001 68.4B
1988 39.55B +15.94B +67.51%
1987 23.61B +6.11B +34.95%
1986 17.49B +8.86B +102.52%
1985 8.64B +1.37B +18.89%
1984 7.27B +2.83B +63.64%
1983 4.44B −380M −7.89%
1982 4.82B

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.