Foreign direct investment, net inflows in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 4.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1979.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.3% | — |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +28.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +53.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +27.4% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +54.9% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +44.1% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +65.7% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +34.2% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -32.1% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +57.2% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -37.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -54.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 1.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 40 Guinea 5.6% compare
- 41 Gabon 5.5% compare
- 42 Costa Rica 5.4% compare
- 43 Chad 5.1% compare
- 44 Cape Verde 5.0% compare
- 45 Croatia 4.9% compare
- 46 Marshall Islands 4.7% compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5647 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.6% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1979.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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About this data
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.