Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia recorded 1.5% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 3.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2002.
That places Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 21st out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +31.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +54.7% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -32.7% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
More economy & growth data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 513,521 million current US$ (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 3.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 24.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 23.7% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 3.8% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 48.6% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 3.9% (2024)
- Annual growth of the gross capital formation 2.8% (2024)
- Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 4.5% (2024)
- Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 1.5% 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 Eastern and South-Eastern 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2002.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 21st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern 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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