Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Northern America
Northern America: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Northern America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Northern America is 1.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Northern America peaked at 3.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places Northern America 27th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -53.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -34.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +62.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +102.8% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -54.5% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +53.7% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +77.1% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -39.8% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +36.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -53.5% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +189.5% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 24 Dominica 8.7% compare
- 25 New Caledonia 8.5% compare
- 26 United Arab Emirates 8.3% compare
- 27 Iceland 8.1% compare
- 28 Kosovo 7.7% compare
- 29 Saint Lucia 7.3% compare
- 30 Montenegro 7.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Northern America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 29.81 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 31.41 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 21.64 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 81,512 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 63,589 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 24.50 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.13 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.47 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 5.85 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 22.11 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Northern America?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Northern America was 1.2% 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Northern America rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Northern America ranks 27th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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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