Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was -1,303.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Liechtenstein, 2000–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded -1,303.1% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 316.3% on the previous year and down 508.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Liechtenstein peaked at 1,282.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1,303.1%, in 2018.
Liechtenstein ranks 200th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 799.3% | — |
| 2001 | 376.8% | -52.9% |
| 2002 | 255.3% | -32.2% |
| 2003 | 563.5% | +120.7% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | -90.5% |
| 2005 | -7.3% | -113.7% |
| 2006 | 1,114.9% | -15383.4% |
| 2007 | 728.9% | -34.6% |
| 2008 | 319.1% | -56.2% |
| 2009 | 664.6% | +108.3% |
| 2010 | 587.8% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 460.2% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 540.4% | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -96.7% |
| 2014 | 140.3% | +676.4% |
| 2015 | 1,282.6% | +814.2% |
| 2016 | 972.7% | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 602.4% | -38.1% |
| 2018 | -1,303.1% | -316.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 486.9% | -7.3% | 1,114.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 366.8% | -1,303.1% | 1,282.6% | 9 |
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More economy & growth data for Liechtenstein
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.967 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5743 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 118,747 current US$ per person (2023)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.516 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 106,693 current LCU per person (2023)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate -9.9 % change on previous year (2009)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 179,662 current LCU per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Liechtenstein?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Liechtenstein was -1,303.1% in 2018, 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 1,282.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,303.1% in 2018.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Liechtenstein ranks 200th out of 200 countries with data for 2018.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 508.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.