Foreign direct investment, net inflows in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1979.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 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% | -0.6% |
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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3602 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,949 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP growth 4.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1979.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.