Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Myanmar
Myanmar: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 1,520 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Myanmar, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1,520 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Myanmar peaked at 19,999 million USD in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19 million USD, in 2001.
Myanmar ranks 79th of 191 countries 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$ in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 225.1 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 235.1 million USD | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 149 million USD | -36.6% |
| 1993 | 91.7 million USD | -38.5% |
| 1994 | 135.2 million USD | +47.4% |
| 1995 | 317.6 million USD | +134.9% |
| 1996 | 580.7 million USD | +82.8% |
| 1997 | 878.8 million USD | +51.3% |
| 1998 | 683.6 million USD | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 304 million USD | -55.5% |
| 2000 | 217.7 million USD | -28.4% |
| 2001 | 19 million USD | -91.3% |
| 2002 | 86.9 million USD | +357.4% |
| 2003 | 91.17 million USD | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 158.28 million USD | +73.6% |
| 2005 | 6,066 million USD | +3732.2% |
| 2006 | 719.7 million USD | -88.1% |
| 2007 | 205.72 million USD | -71.4% |
| 2008 | 984.76 million USD | +378.7% |
| 2009 | 329.58 million USD | -66.5% |
| 2010 | 19,999 million USD | +5968.0% |
| 2011 | 4,644 million USD | -76.8% |
| 2012 | 1,419 million USD | -69.4% |
| 2013 | 2,781 million USD | +95.9% |
| 2014 | 8,011 million USD | +188.1% |
| 2015 | 9,486 million USD | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 6,650 million USD | -29.9% |
| 2017 | 4,784 million USD | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 2,892 million USD | -39.6% |
| 2019 | 2,509 million USD | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 1,907 million USD | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 2,067 million USD | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 1,238 million USD | -40.1% |
| 2023 | 1,520 million USD | +22.7% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1,520 million USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 626.47 million USD, 2.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1,520 million USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 687.25 million USD, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Myanmar 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +5968.0% | 329.58 million USD | 19,999 million USD |
| 2005 | +3732.2% | 158.28 million USD | 6,066 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 360.08 million USD | 91.7 million USD | 878.8 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 887.85 million USD | 19 million USD | 6,066 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,317 million USD | 1,419 million USD | 19,999 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,683 million USD | 1,238 million USD | 2,067 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More economy & growth data for Myanmar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.10 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -27.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 20.1 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.13 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Myanmar?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Myanmar was 1,520 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 19,999 million USD in 2010.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 million USD in 2001.
- How does Myanmar rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Myanmar ranks 79th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.