Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Late-demographic dividend, 1978–2025
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 Late-demographic dividend is 1.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 5.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
That places Late-demographic dividend 39th out of 47 groups 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -29.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +12.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -16.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -20.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +24.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +37.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +29.6% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +57.8% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +34.3% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -28.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -34.5% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +62.9% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -46.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -66.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +88.9% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Late-demographic dividend
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 244.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3356 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP 28.99 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 31.87 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.7% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,321 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,235 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP growth 4.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Late-demographic dividend?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Late-demographic dividend was 1.0% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.