Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was 9,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) stood at 9,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The figure is down 41.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 19,984 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, -8.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1977.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 14.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 5.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -62.0% |
| 1973 | 12.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +122.6% |
| 1974 | 18.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +51.2% |
| 1975 | -1.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -110.9% |
| 1976 | -0.6393 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -67.8% |
| 1977 | -8.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1256.3% |
| 1978 | 8.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -198.4% |
| 1979 | 26.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +209.2% |
| 1980 | 38.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 1981 | 43.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 41.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 12.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -68.9% |
| 1984 | 15.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1985 | 37.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +144.6% |
| 1986 | 46.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1987 | 83.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +79.9% |
| 1988 | 41.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1989 | 82.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +96.8% |
| 1990 | 88.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 39.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 1992 | 122 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +208.8% |
| 1993 | 228.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +87.0% |
| 1994 | 346.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 1995 | 659.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +90.5% |
| 1996 | 773.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 1,248 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +61.5% |
| 1998 | 908.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 1999 | 759.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 1,212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.7% |
| 2001 | 1,618 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2002 | 1,636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,263 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 1,844 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +46.0% |
| 2005 | 2,514 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2006 | 6,281 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +149.8% |
| 2007 | 7,973 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 13,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +71.1% |
| 2009 | 11,082 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 8,808 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 11,729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2012 | 8,025 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2013 | 9,601 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 11,469 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 14,304 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 14,420 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 13,082 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 13,982 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 16,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 19,984 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 14,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2022 | 15,904 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 9,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -1256.3% | -0.6393 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 26.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 83.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 517.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 39.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,248 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,907 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,025 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,874 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19,984 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 6 Macau, China 34.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Bahrain 9.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bermuda 2.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Maldives 2.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.33 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 Israel 747,241 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 665,980 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0821 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 221.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,504 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 275.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,589 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 9,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 19,984 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.