Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Turkey
Turkey: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) was 9.83 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows in Turkey, 1974–2025
Source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows in Turkey is 9.83 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.7% on the previous year and up 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows in Turkey peaked at 9.83 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$, in 1974.
Turkey ranks 26th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.00 million BoP, current US$ | +89900.0% |
| 1988 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | -99.9% |
| 1989 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15.00 million BoP, current US$ | +149900.0% |
| 1991 | 27.00 million BoP, current US$ | +80.0% |
| 1992 | 65.00 million BoP, current US$ | +140.7% |
| 1993 | 56.00 million BoP, current US$ | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 49.00 million BoP, current US$ | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 113.00 million BoP, current US$ | +130.6% |
| 1996 | 110.00 million BoP, current US$ | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 251.00 million BoP, current US$ | +128.2% |
| 1998 | 367.00 million BoP, current US$ | +46.2% |
| 1999 | 645.00 million BoP, current US$ | +75.7% |
| 2000 | 870.00 million BoP, current US$ | +34.9% |
| 2001 | 497.00 million BoP, current US$ | -42.9% |
| 2002 | 143.00 million BoP, current US$ | -71.2% |
| 2003 | 480.00 million BoP, current US$ | +235.7% |
| 2004 | 780.00 million BoP, current US$ | +62.5% |
| 2005 | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ | +36.4% |
| 2006 | 924.00 million BoP, current US$ | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 2.11 billion BoP, current US$ | +127.9% |
| 2008 | 2.55 billion BoP, current US$ | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ | -39.1% |
| 2010 | 1.48 billion BoP, current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.37 billion BoP, current US$ | +59.9% |
| 2012 | 4.11 billion BoP, current US$ | +73.2% |
| 2013 | 3.64 billion BoP, current US$ | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 7.05 billion BoP, current US$ | +93.9% |
| 2015 | 5.10 billion BoP, current US$ | -27.7% |
| 2016 | 3.14 billion BoP, current US$ | -38.4% |
| 2017 | 2.70 billion BoP, current US$ | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 3.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +33.4% |
| 2019 | 3.01 billion BoP, current US$ | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 3.25 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 6.43 billion BoP, current US$ | +97.9% |
| 2022 | 4.93 billion BoP, current US$ | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 6.09 billion BoP, current US$ | +23.5% |
| 2024 | 6.61 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 9.83 billion BoP, current US$ | +48.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 9.83 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.60 million BoP, current US$, 98.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 9.83 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 803.14 million BoP, current US$, 12.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +149900.0% | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | 15.00 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1987 | +89900.0% | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | 9.00 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 6 |
| 1980s | 905,000 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 9.00 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 169.80 million BoP, current US$ | 15.00 million BoP, current US$ | 645.00 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 143.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2.55 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.48 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.05 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.19 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 23 Israel 14.72 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 24 Mexico 12.98 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 25 Malta 11.40 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 27 Thailand 9.58 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 28 United Kingdom 9.43 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 29 Malaysia 9.09 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Turkey
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0288 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 64.2 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 72.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows in Turkey?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows in Turkey was 9.83 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 9.83 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ in 1974.
- How does Turkey rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Turkey ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.