Foreign direct investment, net inflows in IDA only
IDA only: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 3.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in IDA only, 1972–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 3.1% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in IDA only peaked at 4.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1983.
That places IDA only 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.3% | — |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +31.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -30.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +27.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | +61.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -30.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +20.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -39.6% |
| 1983 | -0.1% | -124.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -302.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +41.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -83.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +906.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +44.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +83.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -33.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +96.2% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +27.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +62.5% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +20.8% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | -0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for IDA only
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 366.34 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 475.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 6.1% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 29.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 870.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 716.36 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 45.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2468 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 552.28 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in IDA only?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in IDA only was 3.1% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1983.
- How does IDA only rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- IDA only ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA only 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.