Total FDI inflows β Value US$, 2015 prices in Least Developed Countries
Least Developed Countries: Total FDI inflows β Value US$, 2015 prices was 27,444 million USD in 2023. β Volatile
Total FDI inflows β Value US$, 2015 prices in Least Developed Countries, 1990β2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries recorded 27,444 million USD for total fdi inflows β value us$, 2015 prices in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows β value us$, 2015 prices in Least Developed Countries peaked at 43,659 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, 131.24 million USD, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,134 million USD | 131.24 million USD | 15,269 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,021 million USD | 7,498 million USD | 24,338 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,362 million USD | 21,219 million USD | 43,659 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,074 million USD | 22,844 million USD | 27,444 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries
More economy & growth data for Least Developed Countries
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.92 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.64 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances 17.54 Percentage of GDP (2028)
- Total FDI inflows β Value US$ 31,299 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI outflows β Value US$ 1,160 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI outflows β Value US$, 2015 prices 1,053 million USD (2023)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 15.64 Percentage of GDP (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 17 - Trade by 117,722 US dollar (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade 107.31 Percentage of merchandise value (2020)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 67.56 Percentage of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows β value us$, 2015 prices in Least Developed Countries?
- Total fdi inflows β value us$, 2015 prices in Least Developed Countries was 27,444 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows β value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 43,659 million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows β value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 131.24 million USD in 1990.
- How does Least Developed Countries rank for total fdi inflows β value us$, 2015 prices?
- Least Developed Countries ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows β value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows β Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.