Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Asia
Asia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 1.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Asia is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Asia peaked at 3.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2002.
Asia ranks 25th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +30.6% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -31.4% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More economy & growth data for Asia
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 106.47 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 13.40 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 12.58 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 33.73 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2.88 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.51 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.9 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.54 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 37.66 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 39.74 million million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Asia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Asia was 1.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2002.
- How does Asia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Asia ranks 25th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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