Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 42.73 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Pakistan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Pakistan is 42.73 million USD, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 97.0% on the previous year and down 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Pakistan peaked at 1,424 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -104.93 million USD, in 2019.
That places Pakistan 98th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.82 million USD | — |
| 1991 | -7.42 million USD | -294.0% |
| 1992 | -21.3 million USD | +187.3% |
| 1993 | -3.66 million USD | -82.8% |
| 1994 | 1.76 million USD | -148.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 million USD | -99.9% |
| 1996 | 11.8 million USD | +736306.7% |
| 1997 | -40.67 million USD | -444.6% |
| 1998 | 86.35 million USD | -312.3% |
| 1999 | 37.65 million USD | -56.4% |
| 2000 | 20.8 million USD | -44.7% |
| 2001 | 62.73 million USD | +201.5% |
| 2002 | 53.33 million USD | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 33.51 million USD | -37.2% |
| 2004 | 92.45 million USD | +175.9% |
| 2005 | 69.34 million USD | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 157.48 million USD | +127.1% |
| 2007 | 133.01 million USD | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 68.1 million USD | -48.8% |
| 2009 | 94.9 million USD | +39.4% |
| 2010 | 59.09 million USD | -37.7% |
| 2011 | 37.27 million USD | -36.9% |
| 2012 | 89.14 million USD | +139.1% |
| 2013 | 234.44 million USD | +163.0% |
| 2014 | 124.95 million USD | -46.7% |
| 2015 | 25 million USD | -80.0% |
| 2016 | 52.8 million USD | +111.2% |
| 2017 | 51.09 million USD | -3.2% |
| 2018 | -22.95 million USD | -144.9% |
| 2019 | -104.93 million USD | +357.2% |
| 2020 | -54.5 million USD | -48.1% |
| 2021 | 267.7 million USD | -591.2% |
| 2022 | 1,424 million USD | +432.1% |
| 2023 | 42.73 million USD | -97.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 42.73 million USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.32 million USD, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 42.73 million USD is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 179.19 million USD, 24% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +736306.7% | 0.0016 million USD | 11.8 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.83 million USD | -40.67 million USD | 86.35 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.56 million USD | 20.8 million USD | 157.48 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.59 million USD | -104.93 million USD | 234.44 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 420.07 million USD | -54.5 million USD | 1,424 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 335.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.9222 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 314.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.6734 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0312 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Pakistan?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Pakistan was 42.73 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,424 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -104.93 million USD in 2019.
- How does Pakistan rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Pakistan ranks 98th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.