Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Italy
Italy: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Italy, 1970–2025
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 Italy is 0.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.1% on the previous year and down 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Italy peaked at 3.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 2020.
That places Italy 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5% | — |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -17.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -22.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -82.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +801.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -65.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -30.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +14.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +115.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -44.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +87.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -21.3% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | -110.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -2275.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +46.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -69.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +131.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -64.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +22.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +48.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -42.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +105.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -34.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -30.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +166.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +107.2% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +77.8% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +47.6% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | -113.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -291.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -38.4% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +222.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +54425.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +88.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -67.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +375.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | -0.9% | -150.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -234.8% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +144.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -38.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -34.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -97.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | -0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | -0.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -0.9% | 2.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Italy
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2852 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 12,352 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2557 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,073 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Italy?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Italy was 0.0% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Italy ranks 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.