Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in United States
United States: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in United States, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in United States stood at 1.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in United States peaked at 3.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
United States ranks 151st of 214 countries 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 United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -52.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -37.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +71.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -37.6% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +97.9% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -51.8% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +57.7% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +95.8% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -46.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +41.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -56.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +215.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -22.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 40% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +215.0% | 0.7% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in United States?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in United States was 1.0% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does United States rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- United States ranks 151st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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