Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Asia
Asia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 673,600 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Asia stood at 673,600 million USD.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Asia peaked at 766,784 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25,048 million USD, in 1990.
That places Asia 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 75,829 million USD | 25,048 million USD | 135,577 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 275,936 million USD | 131,732 million USD | 463,391 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 568,201 million USD | 492,079 million USD | 666,135 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 681,001 million USD | 526,526 million USD | 766,784 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 China, mainland 163,253 million USD compare
- 2 Singapore 159,670 million USD compare
- 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 112,676 million USD compare
- 4 Caribbean 74,479 million USD compare
- 5 Brazil 65,897 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Asia
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 105.52 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 106.47 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices 98.54 USD (2023)
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 592,407 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 667,014 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 606,676 million USD (2023)
- Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 28.9 % (2025)
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 1,399 million No (2025)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value 138.74 (2026)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), weighted average 261.19 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Asia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Asia was 673,600 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 766,784 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,048 million USD in 1990.
- How does Asia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Asia ranks 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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$. 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.