Foreign direct investment, net inflows in IDA total
IDA total: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 2.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in IDA total, 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 IDA total is 2.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in IDA total peaked at 3.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1980.
IDA total ranks 16th 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.2% | — |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -21.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -40.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -74.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +205.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -27.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +136.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -62.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +193.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +130.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -50.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +52.6% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +37.6% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -32.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +49.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +26.2% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for IDA total
- Inflation, GDP deflator 4.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1851 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 297.67 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 212.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1529 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 245.81 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 11.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 431.12 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in IDA total?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in IDA total was 2.4% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1980.
- How does IDA total rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- IDA total ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA total 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.