Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 4.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2024
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 4.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 33.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 5.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1986.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd 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 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.1% | — |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -55.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | +51.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +20.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -38.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +41.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -37.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -61.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +167.1% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | -103.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -3062.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +46.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -32.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -54.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +113.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +99.5% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +68.0% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +40.5% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +52.3% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | -0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 148.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 117.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 897.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5368 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6735 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 4.2% in 2024, 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1986.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.