Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Western Asia
Western Asia: 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 Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 1.2% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 34.9% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Western Asia peaked at 4.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2020.
That places Western Asia 26th 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +104.5% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +38.4% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +42.8% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +57.7% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -34.9% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -44.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +45.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +16.0% |
| 2020 | -0.8% | -117.2% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -417.7% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -17.9% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -0.8% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 23 Zambia 9.3% compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Western Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 4.37 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1.19 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 14,704 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 12,408 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.84 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.59 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.74 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.8 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 26.15 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Western Asia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Western Asia 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2020.
- How does Western Asia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Western Asia ranks 26th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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