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

Latest (2024)
0.7%
Change on year
down 17.5%
Rank
33rd
of 37 groups
All-time high
2.6%
in 2007
All-time low
0.7%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Asia, 2000–2024

0.511.522.52000201220242000: 1.9 %2001: 1.4 %2002: 1.2 %2003: 1.3 %2004: 1.4 %2005: 2 %2006: 2.1 %2007: 2.6 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 1.8 %2010: 2.6 %2011: 2.5 %2012: 2 %2013: 2.4 %2014: 2.5 %2015: 2.5 %2016: 1.9 %2017: 1.7 %2018: 1.7 %2019: 1.4 %2020: 2 %2021: 2.1 %2022: 1.6 %2023: 0.871 %2024: 0.718 %

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 33rd 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 Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Eastern Asia, 2000 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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 33rd out of 37 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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
249 places, 6,020 data points, 2000–2024
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