Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in World
World: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 1.40 million million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in World, 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$ in World is 1.40 million million USD, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in World peaked at 2.34 million million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, 144,868 million USD, in 1991.
That places World 1st out of 30 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in World, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 197,195 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 144,868 million USD | -26.5% |
| 1992 | 153,433 million USD | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 212,799 million USD | +38.7% |
| 1994 | 248,605 million USD | +16.8% |
| 1995 | 334,095 million USD | +34.4% |
| 1996 | 381,367 million USD | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 475,989 million USD | +24.8% |
| 1998 | 672,857 million USD | +41.4% |
| 1999 | 974,239 million USD | +44.8% |
| 2000 | 1.34 million million USD | +37.1% |
| 2001 | 736,247 million USD | -44.9% |
| 2002 | 726,803 million USD | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 659,769 million USD | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 787,583 million USD | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million million USD | +29.9% |
| 2006 | 1.49 million million USD | +46.2% |
| 2007 | 2.15 million million USD | +43.6% |
| 2008 | 1.83 million million USD | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 1.41 million million USD | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 1.64 million million USD | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 2.17 million million USD | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 1.87 million million USD | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 1.70 million million USD | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.60 million million USD | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 2.34 million million USD | +46.4% |
| 2016 | 2.28 million million USD | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.68 million million USD | -26.4% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million million USD | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 1.61 million million USD | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 975,845 million USD | -39.3% |
| 2021 | 1.61 million million USD | +65.5% |
| 2022 | 1.34 million million USD | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 1.40 million million USD | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 379,545 million USD | 144,868 million USD | 974,239 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million million USD | 659,769 million USD | 2.15 million million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 million million USD | 1.51 million million USD | 2.34 million million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million million USD | 975,845 million USD | 1.61 million million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.49 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 180.85 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.35 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -14.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 163.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in World?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in World was 1.40 million 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 million million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 144,868 million USD in 1991.
- How does World rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- World ranks 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.