Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Low income
Low income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 4.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Low income, 1970–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Low income recorded 4.0% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Low income peaked at 5.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1983.
Low income ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -61.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | +130.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +36.7% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | +37.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -50.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +22.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -24.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -21.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +57.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -79.1% |
| 1983 | -0.2% | -284.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -130.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +134.8% |
| 1986 | -0.1% | -162.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -269.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +122.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +123.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -74.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +35.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +198.5% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -37.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -56.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +29.9% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +190.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +64.5% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -37.9% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +48.6% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +38.1% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +29.7% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | -0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Low income
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 901.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 615.02 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 85.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 719.74 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 29.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1023 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Low income?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Low income was 4.0% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1983.
- How does Low income rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Low income ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low income 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.