Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 1.7% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 2.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1974.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st 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 in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -46.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +15.0% |
| 1974 | -0.2% | -149.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -531.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -76.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +49.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +27.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -49.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -83.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +2795.8% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -41.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -35.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -45.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +127.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +29.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +56.2% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +31.6% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +27.7% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +38.8% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -30.7% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +22.3% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -20.5% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | -0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 598.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 515.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2,855 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5751 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Early-demographic dividend?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Early-demographic dividend was 1.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1974.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.