Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 24.0%
Rank
13th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2007
All-time low
0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1977
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in East Asia & Pacific is 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 24.0% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1977.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th 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 US$), per unit in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.4% |
| 1974 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.3% |
| 1985 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.7% |
| 1991 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.1% |
| 2011 | 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 10 Namibia 0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Mauritania 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Grenada 0.1202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Mongolia 0.1169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Oman 0.1164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,646 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,005 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 769.41 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in East Asia & Pacific?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in East Asia & Pacific was 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 56 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.