Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate was -37.32 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-37.32 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 166.9%
Rank
27th
of 30 groups
All-time high
110.03 % change on previous year
in 1991
All-time low
-37.32 % change on previous year
in 2023
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern Asia, 1991–2023

-500501001991200720231991: 110 % change on previous year1992: 68.8 % change on previous year1993: 79.5 % change on previous year1994: 44 % change on previous year1995: 44.4 % change on previous year1996: 20 % change on previous year1997: 60.2 % change on previous year1998: -27.5 % change on previous year1999: -17.2 % change on previous year2000: 9.9 % change on previous year2001: 3.4 % change on previous year2002: 1.6 % change on previous year2003: 18.5 % change on previous year2004: 70.9 % change on previous year2005: 30.4 % change on previous year2006: 79 % change on previous year2007: 61.8 % change on previous year2008: 12.1 % change on previous year2009: -8.6 % change on previous year2010: -24.2 % change on previous year2011: 43.5 % change on previous year2012: -16 % change on previous year2013: -11.9 % change on previous year2014: 36.2 % change on previous year2015: 34.3 % change on previous year2016: 6.2 % change on previous year2017: 6.8 % change on previous year2018: -0.522 % change on previous year2019: 19.8 % change on previous year2020: 13.8 % change on previous year2021: 0.145 % change on previous year2022: -14 % change on previous year2023: -37.3 % change on previous year

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Asia stood at -37.32 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 166.9% on the previous year and down 214.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Asia peaked at 110.03 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -37.32 % change on previous year, in 2023.

Southern Asia ranks 27th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern Asia, 1991 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1991 110.03 % change on previous year —
1992 68.79 % change on previous year -37.5%
1993 79.52 % change on previous year +15.6%
1994 43.99 % change on previous year -44.7%
1995 44.43 % change on previous year +1.0%
1996 20.01 % change on previous year -55.0%
1997 60.17 % change on previous year +200.7%
1998 -27.47 % change on previous year -145.7%
1999 -17.24 % change on previous year -37.2%
2000 9.88 % change on previous year -157.3%
2001 3.37 % change on previous year -65.9%
2002 1.62 % change on previous year -51.9%
2003 18.46 % change on previous year +1039.6%
2004 70.88 % change on previous year +283.9%
2005 30.37 % change on previous year -57.2%
2006 79.01 % change on previous year +160.2%
2007 61.79 % change on previous year -21.8%
2008 12.09 % change on previous year -80.4%
2009 -8.55 % change on previous year -170.8%
2010 -24.16 % change on previous year +182.5%
2011 43.52 % change on previous year -280.1%
2012 -16.03 % change on previous year -136.8%
2013 -11.87 % change on previous year -26.0%
2014 36.22 % change on previous year -405.2%
2015 34.35 % change on previous year -5.2%
2016 6.21 % change on previous year -81.9%
2017 6.76 % change on previous year +8.9%
2018 -0.5219 % change on previous year -107.7%
2019 19.82 % change on previous year -3897.1%
2020 13.83 % change on previous year -30.2%
2021 0.1451 % change on previous year -99.0%
2022 -13.98 % change on previous year -9733.2%
2023 -37.32 % change on previous year +166.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern Asia 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 -9733.2% 0.1451 % change on previous year -13.98 % change on previous year
2019 +3897.1% -0.5219 % change on previous year 19.82 % change on previous year
2003 +1039.6% 1.62 % change on previous year 18.46 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.47 % change on previous year -27.47 % change on previous year 110.03 % change on previous year 9
2000s 27.89 % change on previous year -8.55 % change on previous year 79.01 % change on previous year 10
2010s 9.43 % change on previous year -24.16 % change on previous year 43.52 % change on previous year 10
2020s -9.33 % change on previous year -37.32 % change on previous year 13.83 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 24 Timor-Leste 103.37 % change on previous year compare
  2. 25 Suriname 102.7 % change on previous year compare
  3. 26 Eswatini 101.69 % change on previous year compare
  4. 27 Brunei Darussalam 82.53 % change on previous year compare
  5. 28 Luxembourg 82.52 % change on previous year compare
  6. 29 Kyrgyzstan 68.58 % change on previous year compare
  7. 30 Angola 68.39 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Asia?
Total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Asia was -37.32 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 110.03 % change on previous year in 1991.
What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was -37.32 % change on previous year in 2023.
How does Southern Asia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
Southern Asia ranks 27th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 214.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
238 places, 7,244 data points, 1991–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.