Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Central and Southern Asia is 0.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 3.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2024.
Central and Southern Asia ranks 34th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +48.3% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +32.3% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -29.8% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +37.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +87.4% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +40.9% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -35.9% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -23.7% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -37.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -36.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
More economy & growth data for Central and Southern Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 37,496 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 3.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 14.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 14.3% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 4.6% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 31.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 5.7% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 4.3% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services -1.7% (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 2.55 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Central and Southern Asia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Central and Southern Asia was 0.7% 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 Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 34th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central and Southern 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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