Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was -0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Russian Federation, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded -0.4% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and down 140.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Russian Federation peaked at 4.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.7%, in 2022.
That places Russian Federation 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +83.2% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +87.1% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -33.5% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +31.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -64.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -53.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +407.1% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -28.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -70.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +256.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -66.4% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +248.3% |
| 2022 | -1.7% | -178.5% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -72.1% |
| 2024 | -0.4% | -11.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Russian Federation changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +407.1% | 0.5% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -1.7% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 192 French Polynesia -0.2% compare
- 193 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -0.4% compare
- 193 United Kingdom -0.4% compare
- 195 Russia -0.4% compare
- 197 Lesotho -0.6% compare
- 198 Papua New Guinea -0.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Russian Federation
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, annual 9.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate -0.1729 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 8.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 4.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, annual 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 4.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Russian Federation?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Russian Federation was -0.4% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7% in 2022.
- How does Russian Federation rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Russian Federation ranks 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 140.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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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