Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 0.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 0.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Southern Asia peaked at 2.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
Southern Asia ranks 34th of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +35.2% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +52.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +76.9% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +47.8% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -25.8% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -31.4% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -29.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -41.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More economy & growth data for Southern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 22.60 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 5.58 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 0.578 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 29.2 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.45 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 4.51 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.00 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 2,572 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Southern Asia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Southern Asia was 0.6% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Southern Asia ranks 34th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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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