Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in OECD members
OECD members: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) was 843.96 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in OECD members, 1970–2025
Source: 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. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in OECD members is 843.96 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.9% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in OECD members peaked at 2.33 trillion BoP, current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.17 billion BoP, current US$, in 1970.
OECD members ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.17 billion BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 10.96 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.5% |
| 1972 | 12.14 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 15.90 billion BoP, current US$ | +30.9% |
| 1974 | 22.50 billion BoP, current US$ | +41.5% |
| 1975 | 17.43 billion BoP, current US$ | -22.5% |
| 1976 | 15.99 billion BoP, current US$ | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 20.84 billion BoP, current US$ | +30.3% |
| 1978 | 26.12 billion BoP, current US$ | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 34.90 billion BoP, current US$ | +33.6% |
| 1980 | 48.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +39.3% |
| 1981 | 49.51 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 41.80 billion BoP, current US$ | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 38.76 billion BoP, current US$ | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 43.93 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 34.35 billion BoP, current US$ | -21.8% |
| 1986 | 70.19 billion BoP, current US$ | +104.3% |
| 1987 | 122.91 billion BoP, current US$ | +75.1% |
| 1988 | 141.48 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.1% |
| 1989 | 177.13 billion BoP, current US$ | +25.2% |
| 1990 | 209.70 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 142.70 billion BoP, current US$ | -32.0% |
| 1992 | 141.64 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 162.46 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 188.40 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 262.35 billion BoP, current US$ | +39.3% |
| 1996 | 287.13 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 357.74 billion BoP, current US$ | +24.6% |
| 1998 | 620.42 billion BoP, current US$ | +73.4% |
| 1999 | 996.61 billion BoP, current US$ | +60.6% |
| 2000 | 1.31 trillion BoP, current US$ | +31.8% |
| 2001 | 697.06 billion BoP, current US$ | -46.9% |
| 2002 | 591.10 billion BoP, current US$ | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 521.09 billion BoP, current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 715.82 billion BoP, current US$ | +37.4% |
| 2005 | 1.19 trillion BoP, current US$ | +65.9% |
| 2006 | 1.61 trillion BoP, current US$ | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 2.33 trillion BoP, current US$ | +44.8% |
| 2008 | 1.63 trillion BoP, current US$ | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 864.97 billion BoP, current US$ | -47.1% |
| 2010 | 956.31 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 1.38 trillion BoP, current US$ | +44.2% |
| 2012 | 1.08 trillion BoP, current US$ | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 1.16 trillion BoP, current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 994.21 billion BoP, current US$ | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 1.71 trillion BoP, current US$ | +72.3% |
| 2016 | 1.89 trillion BoP, current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 1.35 trillion BoP, current US$ | -28.8% |
| 2018 | 176.58 billion BoP, current US$ | -86.9% |
| 2019 | 1.03 trillion BoP, current US$ | +480.7% |
| 2020 | 472.70 billion BoP, current US$ | -53.9% |
| 2021 | 1.29 trillion BoP, current US$ | +173.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 trillion BoP, current US$ | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 231.24 billion BoP, current US$ | -77.8% |
| 2024 | 586.31 billion BoP, current US$ | +153.5% |
| 2025 | 843.96 billion BoP, current US$ | +43.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in OECD members changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +480.7% | 176.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.03 trillion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 34.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 34.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 177.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 336.92 billion BoP, current US$ | 141.64 billion BoP, current US$ | 996.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 trillion BoP, current US$ | 521.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.33 trillion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 trillion BoP, current US$ | 176.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.89 trillion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 744.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 231.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.29 trillion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 United States 307.02 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 2 Singapore 159.09 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 3 Hong Kong 120.98 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 4 Germany 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 5 China 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Brazil 77.68 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Ireland 75.00 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.09 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in OECD members?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in OECD members was 843.96 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 trillion BoP, current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.17 billion BoP, current US$ in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.