Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Western Asia

Western Asia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 55,329 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
55,329 million USD
Change on year
down 15.9%
Rank
14th
of 30 groups
All-time high
99,304 million USD
in 2019
All-time low
-1,786 million USD
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Western Asia, 1990–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1990200620231990: -1.8k million USD1991: 160.8 million USD1992: -1.1k million USD1993: 2.9k million USD1994: 612.5 million USD1995: -555 million USD1996: 5.6k million USD1997: 1.2k million USD1998: -1.1k million USD1999: 3.9k million USD2000: 10.0k million USD2001: 2.3k million USD2002: 7.6k million USD2003: 3.7k million USD2004: 21.2k million USD2005: 21.8k million USD2006: 48.1k million USD2007: 47.0k million USD2008: 43.3k million USD2009: 20.1k million USD2010: 27.4k million USD2011: 30.7k million USD2012: 22.8k million USD2013: 61.1k million USD2014: 75.1k million USD2015: 94.3k million USD2016: 70.5k million USD2017: 58.1k million USD2018: 43.4k million USD2019: 99.3k million USD2020: 25.4k million USD2021: 62.1k million USD2022: 65.8k million USD2023: 55.3k million USD

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Western Asia is 55,329 million USD, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Western Asia peaked at 99,304 million USD in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1,786 million USD, in 1990.

That places Western Asia 14th out of 30 groups 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 Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Western Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 -1,786 million USD —
1991 160.77 million USD -109.0%
1992 -1,052 million USD -754.5%
1993 2,865 million USD -372.3%
1994 612.47 million USD -78.6%
1995 -555 million USD -190.6%
1996 5,627 million USD -1113.8%
1997 1,168 million USD -79.2%
1998 -1,101 million USD -194.2%
1999 3,897 million USD -454.0%
2000 9,998 million USD +156.5%
2001 2,298 million USD -77.0%
2002 7,635 million USD +232.3%
2003 3,732 million USD -51.1%
2004 21,195 million USD +467.9%
2005 21,770 million USD +2.7%
2006 48,086 million USD +120.9%
2007 46,977 million USD -2.3%
2008 43,331 million USD -7.8%
2009 20,126 million USD -53.6%
2010 27,435 million USD +36.3%
2011 30,658 million USD +11.7%
2012 22,822 million USD -25.6%
2013 61,095 million USD +167.7%
2014 75,137 million USD +23.0%
2015 94,295 million USD +25.5%
2016 70,502 million USD -25.2%
2017 58,142 million USD -17.5%
2018 43,399 million USD -25.4%
2019 99,304 million USD +128.8%
2020 25,448 million USD -74.4%
2021 62,076 million USD +143.9%
2022 65,766 million USD +5.9%
2023 55,329 million USD -15.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Western 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
1996 +1113.8% -555 million USD 5,627 million USD
1992 -754.5% 160.77 million USD -1,052 million USD

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 983.65 million USD -1,786 million USD 5,627 million USD 10
2000s 22,515 million USD 2,298 million USD 48,086 million USD 10
2010s 58,279 million USD 22,822 million USD 99,304 million USD 10
2020s 52,155 million USD 25,448 million USD 65,766 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 11 British Virgin Islands 45,942 million USD compare
  2. 12 Republic of Korea 35,577 million USD compare
  3. 13 Brazil 27,380 million USD compare
  4. 14 Spain 25,916 million USD compare
  5. 15 Russian Federation 22,205 million USD compare
  6. 16 United Arab Emirates 19,757 million USD compare
  7. 17 Cayman Islands 17,499 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Western Asia?
Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Western Asia was 55,329 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 99,304 million USD in 2019.
What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was -1,786 million USD in 1990.
How does Western Asia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
Western Asia ranks 14th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western Asia 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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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled
Unit
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Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 6,138 data points, 1990–2023
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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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.