Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Italy
Italy: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 11,517 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Italy, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Italy stood at 11,517 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Italy peaked at 56,676 million USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,694 million USD, in 2020.
Italy ranks 20th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Italy, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,046 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 9,304 million USD | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 7,188 million USD | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 10,729 million USD | +49.3% |
| 1994 | 7,512 million USD | -30.0% |
| 1995 | 8,114 million USD | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 8,295 million USD | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 16,903 million USD | +103.8% |
| 1998 | 22,102 million USD | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 9,525 million USD | -56.9% |
| 2000 | 16,061 million USD | +68.6% |
| 2001 | 34,000 million USD | +111.7% |
| 2002 | 22,868 million USD | -32.7% |
| 2003 | 8,436 million USD | -63.1% |
| 2004 | 19,130 million USD | +126.8% |
| 2005 | 18,675 million USD | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 34,314 million USD | +83.7% |
| 2007 | 56,676 million USD | +65.2% |
| 2008 | 55,068 million USD | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 18,138 million USD | -67.1% |
| 2010 | 29,062 million USD | +60.2% |
| 2011 | 44,761 million USD | +54.0% |
| 2012 | 7,092 million USD | -84.2% |
| 2013 | 21,390 million USD | +201.6% |
| 2014 | 22,233 million USD | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 21,645 million USD | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 16,041 million USD | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 23,641 million USD | +47.4% |
| 2018 | 28,772 million USD | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 23,224 million USD | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 2,694 million USD | -88.4% |
| 2021 | 23,168 million USD | +760.0% |
| 2022 | 15,847 million USD | -31.6% |
| 2023 | 11,517 million USD | -27.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 11,517 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 947.76 million USD, 12.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Italy's 11,517 million USD is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 566.23 million USD, 20.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +760.0% | 2,694 million USD | 23,168 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,972 million USD | 7,188 million USD | 22,102 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,337 million USD | 8,436 million USD | 56,676 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,786 million USD | 7,092 million USD | 44,761 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,307 million USD | 2,694 million USD | 23,168 million USD | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Italy?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Italy was 11,517 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 56,676 million USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,694 million USD in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. 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.