Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Eastern Asia
Eastern 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 Eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 0.7% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Asia peaked at 2.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2024.
Eastern Asia ranks 32nd of 36 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -28.1% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +40.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -29.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +47.2% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +41.8% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -25.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -44.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Eastern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 49.31 million (2027)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 0.4549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.78 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 4.25 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 36.27 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Asia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Eastern 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Eastern Asia ranks 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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