Foreign direct investment outflows in the world in 2025 — 1,485,801,097,265 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 12,310.2%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: World
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.49T | −233B | −13.54% |
| 2024 | 1.72T | +605B | +54.31% |
| 2023 | 1.11T | −1.11T | −49.95% |
| 2022 | 2.23T | −315B | −12.38% |
| 2021 | 2.54T | +1.53T | +151.52% |
| 2020 | 1.01T | −564B | −35.82% |
| 2019 | 1.57T | +654B | +71.11% |
| 2018 | 920B | −1.2T | −56.58% |
| 2017 | 2.12T | −93.53B | −4.23% |
| 2016 | 2.21T | −6.87B | −0.31% |
| 2015 | 2.22T | +358B | +19.26% |
| 2014 | 1.86T | −139B | −6.95% |
| 2013 | 2T | +190B | +10.49% |
| 2012 | 1.81T | −418B | −18.77% |
| 2011 | 2.23T | +453B | +25.52% |
| 2010 | 1.77T | +261B | +17.26% |
| 2009 | 1.51T | −1.09T | −41.86% |
| 2008 | 2.6T | −591B | −18.51% |
| 2007 | 3.19T | +1.04T | +48.13% |
| 2006 | 2.16T | +738B | +52.02% |
| 2005 | 1.42T | +222B | +18.54% |
| 2004 | 1.2T | +470B | +64.74% |
| 2003 | 726B | +73.44B | +11.25% |
| 2002 | 653B | −188B | −22.33% |
| 2001 | 841B | −563B | −40.13% |
| 2000 | 1.4T | +198B | +16.41% |
| 1999 | 1.21T | +434B | +56.28% |
| 1998 | 772B | +255B | +49.37% |
| 1997 | 517B | +87.34B | +20.34% |
| 1996 | 429B | +29.05B | +7.26% |
| 1995 | 400B | +87.87B | +28.13% |
| 1994 | 312B | +58.87B | +23.22% |
| 1993 | 254B | +23.67B | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 230B | +9.39B | +4.26% |
| 1991 | 220B | −56.96B | −20.53% |
| 1990 | 277B | +33.36B | +13.67% |
| 1989 | 244B | +53.62B | +28.15% |
| 1988 | 190B | +40.77B | +27.24% |
| 1987 | 150B | +54.44B | +57.17% |
| 1986 | 95.23B | +43.69B | +84.76% |
| 1985 | 51.54B | −2.17B | −4.04% |
| 1984 | 53.71B | +10.99B | +25.71% |
| 1983 | 42.72B | +5.81B | +15.74% |
| 1982 | 36.92B | −14.11B | −27.65% |
| 1981 | 51.02B | −4.91B | −8.77% |
| 1980 | 55.93B | −5.11B | −8.37% |
| 1979 | 61.04B | +23.43B | +62.32% |
| 1978 | 37.6B | +9.17B | +32.25% |
| 1977 | 28.43B | +733M | +2.65% |
| 1976 | 27.7B | −219M | −0.78% |
| 1975 | 27.92B | +7.38B | +35.94% |
| 1974 | 20.54B | −3.41B | −14.23% |
| 1973 | 23.95B | +8.63B | +56.39% |
| 1972 | 15.31B | +2.88B | +23.18% |
| 1971 | 12.43B | +458M | +3.82% |
| 1970 | 11.97B | — | — |
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.