Foreign direct investment, net outflows in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net outflows was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1982–2025
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 % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1983.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 outflows in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.1% | — |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +109.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -24.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +62.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -20.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +259.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -26.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +68.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -27.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +30.3% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +43.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +60.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -31.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +31.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -35.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -14.6% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -21.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +259.1% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 15 Andorra 2.9% compare
- 16 Macau, China 2.5% compare
- 17 Papua New Guinea 2.5% compare
- 18 Canada 2.5% compare
- 19 Spain 2.4% compare
- 20 Chile 2.4% compare
- 21 Switzerland 2.4% compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3602 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,949 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP growth 4.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.8% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1983.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (% of GDP). 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, and is divided by GDP.