Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.4%
Change on year
down 7.7%
Rank
8th
of 19 regions
All-time high
7.6%
in 2004
All-time low
2.1%
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) stood at 2.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) peaked at 7.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2018.
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 Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +69.3% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -42.8% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +40.8% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -25.1% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +33.2% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -32.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -33.4% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +20.3% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.1% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.1% compare
- 5 Palau 28.9% compare
- 6 Singapore 27.8% compare
- 7 Mozambique 15.4% compare
- 8 Namibia 14.8% compare
- 9 Mauritania 13.2% compare
- 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.0% compare
- 11 Egypt 12.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 22,748 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 2.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 12.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 12.2% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 2.2% (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 3.87 (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 49.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 4.9% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 2.9% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services 5.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) was 2.4% 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 Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 8th out of 19 regions with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 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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