Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Russian Federation, 1992–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Russian Federation stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 309.4% on the previous year and up 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Russian Federation peaked at 4.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.7%, in 2022.
That places Russian Federation 151st 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 Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.3% | — |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -37.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +199.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +26.1% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +82.5% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +63.1% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -38.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +83.2% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +87.1% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -33.5% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +31.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -64.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -53.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +407.1% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -28.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -70.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +256.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -66.4% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +248.3% |
| 2022 | -1.7% | -178.5% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -71.7% |
| 2024 | -0.4% | -12.9% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -309.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -1.7% | 2.2% | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1887 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,872 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 22.14 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Russian Federation?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Russian Federation was 0.9% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7% in 2022.
- How does Russian Federation rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Russian Federation ranks 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.