Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current) … inflows annual in World
World: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current) … inflows annual was -14.25 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual in World, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual in World stood at -14.25 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 123.2% on the previous year and down 133.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual in World peaked at 111.97 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -51.03 % change on previous year, in 2018.
World ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current) … inflows annual in World, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 5.33 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1973 | 36.08 % change on previous year | +576.5% |
| 1974 | 20.06 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 1975 | 7.1 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 1976 | -20.38 % change on previous year | -386.9% |
| 1977 | 31.67 % change on previous year | -255.4% |
| 1978 | 24.54 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 1979 | 24.33 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 27.32 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 30.3 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 1982 | -6.83 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
| 1983 | -18.16 % change on previous year | +165.9% |
| 1984 | 12.66 % change on previous year | -169.7% |
| 1985 | -24.8 % change on previous year | -296.0% |
| 1986 | 81.87 % change on previous year | -430.1% |
| 1987 | 70.63 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 1988 | 18.91 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
| 1989 | 20.65 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 19.62 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1991 | -26.94 % change on previous year | -237.3% |
| 1992 | 6.5 % change on previous year | -124.1% |
| 1993 | 25.39 % change on previous year | +290.5% |
| 1994 | 19.17 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1995 | 30.01 % change on previous year | +56.6% |
| 1996 | 12.97 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 1997 | 29.08 % change on previous year | +124.2% |
| 1998 | 49.82 % change on previous year | +71.3% |
| 1999 | 52.24 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 30.39 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 2001 | -42.93 % change on previous year | -241.3% |
| 2002 | -16.08 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 2003 | -1.98 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
| 2004 | 36.97 % change on previous year | -1970.0% |
| 2005 | 54.04 % change on previous year | +46.2% |
| 2006 | 40.97 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 42.11 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2008 | -21.7 % change on previous year | -151.5% |
| 2009 | -37.8 % change on previous year | +74.2% |
| 2010 | 21.53 % change on previous year | -157.0% |
| 2011 | 29.56 % change on previous year | +37.3% |
| 2012 | -13.32 % change on previous year | -145.0% |
| 2013 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -135.1% |
| 2014 | -9.26 % change on previous year | -298.2% |
| 2015 | 42.08 % change on previous year | -554.6% |
| 2016 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -103.5% |
| 2017 | -17.87 % change on previous year | +1104.8% |
| 2018 | -51.03 % change on previous year | +185.5% |
| 2019 | 75.57 % change on previous year | -248.1% |
| 2020 | -38.83 % change on previous year | -151.4% |
| 2021 | 111.97 % change on previous year | -388.4% |
| 2022 | -23.45 % change on previous year | -120.9% |
| 2023 | -49.59 % change on previous year | +111.4% |
| 2024 | 61.49 % change on previous year | -224.0% |
| 2025 | -14.25 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current) … inflows annual in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1970.0% | -1.98 % change on previous year | 36.97 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | -1104.8% | -1.48 % change on previous year | -17.87 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.8 % change on previous year | -20.38 % change on previous year | 36.08 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 21.25 % change on previous year | -24.8 % change on previous year | 81.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.79 % change on previous year | -26.94 % change on previous year | 52.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4 % change on previous year | -42.93 % change on previous year | 54.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.05 % change on previous year | -51.03 % change on previous year | 75.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.89 % change on previous year | -49.59 % change on previous year | 111.97 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 16 Japan 142.69 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Uruguay 128.4 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Fiji 124.81 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Cyprus 122.17 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Denmark 121.54 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Brunei 112.66 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Eritrea 106.46 % change on previous year compare
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 110.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0002 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 80.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual in World?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual in World was -14.25 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 111.97 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -51.03 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does World rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- World ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 133.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.