Foreign direct investment, net inflows in OECD members
OECD members: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 1.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in OECD members peaked at 5.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1976.
That places OECD members 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4% | — |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +26.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -30.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +15.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | +25.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -14.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -25.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +68.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +51.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +19.7% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -35.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +26.5% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +74.2% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +54.1% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +28.8% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -46.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +56.8% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -34.1% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -43.4% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +34.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +82.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -31.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -83.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +340.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -53.1% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +147.1% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -78.5% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +210.4% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Industry (including construction), value added 11.64 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.69 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 731.26 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Manufacturing, value added 7.62 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 30,368 current US$ per person (2021)
- Industry (including construction), value added 12.98 trillion current US$ (2022)
- Services, value added 69.8% (2021)
- Services, value added 41.66 trillion current US$ (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in OECD members?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in OECD members was 1.1% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1976.
- How does OECD members rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- OECD members ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.