Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in World
World: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 1.41 million million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in World stood at 1.41 million million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in World peaked at 2.28 million million USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, 267,610 million USD, in 1991.
That places World 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in World, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 318,923 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 267,610 million USD | -16.1% |
| 1992 | 268,284 million USD | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 346,231 million USD | +29.1% |
| 1994 | 399,572 million USD | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 445,979 million USD | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 486,293 million USD | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 612,073 million USD | +25.9% |
| 1998 | 872,445 million USD | +42.5% |
| 1999 | 1.31 million million USD | +49.7% |
| 2000 | 1.62 million million USD | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 885,261 million USD | -45.3% |
| 2002 | 902,365 million USD | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 808,551 million USD | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 1.16 million million USD | +44.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million million USD | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 1.62 million million USD | +61.2% |
| 2007 | 2.28 million million USD | +40.7% |
| 2008 | 1.91 million million USD | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 1.37 million million USD | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 1.61 million million USD | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 1.92 million million USD | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 1.48 million million USD | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 1.42 million million USD | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million million USD | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million million USD | +37.8% |
| 2016 | 1.58 million million USD | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 1.64 million million USD | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 898,792 million USD | -45.2% |
| 2019 | 1.19 million million USD | +32.5% |
| 2020 | 754,386 million USD | -36.7% |
| 2021 | 1.66 million million USD | +119.6% |
| 2022 | 1.45 million million USD | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million million USD | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 532,344 million USD | 267,610 million USD | 1.31 million million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million million USD | 808,551 million USD | 2.28 million million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million million USD | 898,792 million USD | 1.92 million million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million million USD | 754,386 million USD | 1.66 million million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Japan 201,907 million USD compare
- 2 China, mainland 134,749 million USD compare
- 2 Türkiye 6,393 million USD compare
- 3 Switzerland 94,403 million USD compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,885 million USD compare
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 89,476 million USD compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 110.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0002 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 80.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in World?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in World was 1.41 million million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 million million USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 267,610 million USD in 1991.
- How does World rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- World ranks 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.