Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 33,972 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Southern Asia is 33,972 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.8% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Southern Asia peaked at 65,215 million USD in 2020 and was at its lowest, 346.58 million USD, in 1990.
Southern Asia ranks 17th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 346.58 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 846.33 million USD | +144.2% |
| 1992 | 1,377 million USD | +62.7% |
| 1993 | 2,521 million USD | +83.1% |
| 1994 | 3,443 million USD | +36.6% |
| 1995 | 4,618 million USD | +34.1% |
| 1996 | 5,663 million USD | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 8,886 million USD | +56.9% |
| 1998 | 6,695 million USD | -24.7% |
| 1999 | 5,638 million USD | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 6,535 million USD | +15.9% |
| 2001 | 6,592 million USD | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 6,819 million USD | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 7,911 million USD | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 12,098 million USD | +52.9% |
| 2005 | 14,578 million USD | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 23,795 million USD | +63.2% |
| 2007 | 33,350 million USD | +40.2% |
| 2008 | 35,922 million USD | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 32,401 million USD | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 21,391 million USD | -34.0% |
| 2011 | 28,141 million USD | +31.6% |
| 2012 | 24,447 million USD | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 22,602 million USD | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 31,495 million USD | +39.3% |
| 2015 | 43,311 million USD | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 46,367 million USD | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 46,474 million USD | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 48,035 million USD | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 57,422 million USD | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 65,215 million USD | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 60,298 million USD | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 51,303 million USD | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 33,972 million USD | -33.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,003 million USD | 346.58 million USD | 8,886 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,000 million USD | 6,535 million USD | 35,922 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,968 million USD | 21,391 million USD | 57,422 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,697 million USD | 33,972 million USD | 65,215 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More economy & growth data for Southern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2,420 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 5.58 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 8.34 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 9.45 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.00 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 5.31 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.03 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 5.42 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 4.51 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 2,572 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Southern Asia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Southern Asia was 33,972 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 65,215 million USD in 2020.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 346.58 million USD in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Southern Asia ranks 17th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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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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.