Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 289,072 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
289,072 million USD
Change on year
down 14.4%
Rank
4th
of 30 groups
All-time high
344,897 million USD
in 2021
All-time low
16,654 million USD
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Eastern Asia, 1990–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200620231990: 17.8k million USD1991: 16.7k million USD1992: 37.6k million USD1993: 74.5k million USD1994: 109.7k million USD1995: 103.0k million USD1996: 111.2k million USD1997: 121.5k million USD1998: 131.6k million USD1999: 146.2k million USD2000: 194.1k million USD2001: 153.7k million USD2002: 151.0k million USD2003: 155.8k million USD2004: 202.8k million USD2005: 194.5k million USD2006: 185.1k million USD2007: 231.8k million USD2008: 250.3k million USD2009: 211.8k million USD2010: 238.0k million USD2011: 260.1k million USD2012: 224.7k million USD2013: 219.9k million USD2014: 269.2k million USD2015: 319.5k million USD2016: 289.4k million USD2017: 275.9k million USD2018: 257.2k million USD2019: 239.9k million USD2020: 285.4k million USD2021: 344.9k million USD2022: 337.8k million USD2023: 289.1k million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

Eastern Asia recorded 289,072 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Eastern Asia peaked at 344,897 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16,654 million USD, in 1991.

Eastern Asia ranks 4th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Eastern Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 17,787 million USD
1991 16,654 million USD -6.4%
1992 37,603 million USD +125.8%
1993 74,521 million USD +98.2%
1994 109,674 million USD +47.2%
1995 103,037 million USD -6.1%
1996 111,222 million USD +7.9%
1997 121,484 million USD +9.2%
1998 131,593 million USD +8.3%
1999 146,164 million USD +11.1%
2000 194,055 million USD +32.8%
2001 153,738 million USD -20.8%
2002 150,993 million USD -1.8%
2003 155,794 million USD +3.2%
2004 202,753 million USD +30.1%
2005 194,517 million USD -4.1%
2006 185,055 million USD -4.9%
2007 231,769 million USD +25.2%
2008 250,252 million USD +8.0%
2009 211,830 million USD -15.4%
2010 237,994 million USD +12.4%
2011 260,102 million USD +9.3%
2012 224,732 million USD -13.6%
2013 219,919 million USD -2.1%
2014 269,157 million USD +22.4%
2015 319,489 million USD +18.7%
2016 289,426 million USD -9.4%
2017 275,920 million USD -4.7%
2018 257,186 million USD -6.8%
2019 239,911 million USD -6.7%
2020 285,380 million USD +19.0%
2021 344,897 million USD +20.9%
2022 337,769 million USD -2.1%
2023 289,072 million USD -14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86,974 million USD 16,654 million USD 146,164 million USD 10
2000s 193,076 million USD 150,993 million USD 250,252 million USD 10
2010s 259,384 million USD 219,919 million USD 319,489 million USD 10
2020s 314,280 million USD 285,380 million USD 344,897 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 1 China, mainland 148,788 million USD compare
  2. 2 Singapore 130,506 million USD compare
  3. 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 96,674 million USD compare
  4. 4 Brazil 60,305 million USD compare
  5. 5 Canada 42,015 million USD compare
  6. 6 British Virgin Islands 41,500 million USD compare
  7. 7 France 36,831 million USD compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Eastern Asia?
Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Eastern Asia was 289,072 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 344,897 million USD in 2021.
What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 16,654 million USD in 1991.
How does Eastern Asia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
Eastern Asia ranks 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 7,665 data points, 1990–2023
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.