Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 2.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 4.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2005.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +66.1% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +38.8% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -46.3% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +33.1% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +37.3% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -32.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +42.1% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 9 Mauritania 13.2% compare
- 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.0% compare
- 11 Egypt 12.0% compare
- 12 Grenada 11.9% compare
- 13 Mongolia 11.7% compare
- 14 Oman 11.6% compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 11.6% compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 11.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 437,904 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 6.33 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.46 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 31.16 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 25.21 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 1.51 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,271 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,183 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.94 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 380,646 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 2.5% 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2005.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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