Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate (FDI annual growth) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate was -97.23 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Pakistan, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Pakistan stood at -97.23 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 125.7% on the previous year and down 161.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Pakistan peaked at 637.78 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -442.86 % change on previous year, in 1997.
That places Pakistan 163rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -300 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -200 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 83.33 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 1994 | 150 % change on previous year | +80.0% |
| 1995 | -99.9 % change on previous year | -166.6% |
| 1997 | -442.86 % change on previous year | +343.3% |
| 1998 | 308.33 % change on previous year | -169.6% |
| 1999 | -58 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 2000 | -47.62 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 181.82 % change on previous year | -481.8% |
| 2002 | -9.68 % change on previous year | -105.3% |
| 2003 | -32.14 % change on previous year | +232.1% |
| 2004 | 194.74 % change on previous year | -705.8% |
| 2005 | -21.43 % change on previous year | -111.0% |
| 2006 | 147.73 % change on previous year | -789.4% |
| 2007 | -10.09 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
| 2008 | -50 % change on previous year | +395.5% |
| 2009 | 44.9 % change on previous year | -189.8% |
| 2010 | -33.8 % change on previous year | -175.3% |
| 2011 | -25.53 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 134.29 % change on previous year | -626.0% |
| 2013 | 158.54 % change on previous year | +18.1% |
| 2014 | -42.45 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 2015 | -79.51 % change on previous year | +87.3% |
| 2016 | 108 % change on previous year | -235.8% |
| 2017 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2018 | -140.38 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | -304.76 % change on previous year | +117.1% |
| 2020 | 47.06 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 2021 | 637.78 % change on previous year | +1255.3% |
| 2022 | 378.1 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 2023 | -97.23 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's -97.23 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.48 % change on previous year. (34 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's -97.23 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -12.69 % change on previous year, 7.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1255.3% | 47.06 % change on previous year | 637.78 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -69.89 % change on previous year | -442.86 % change on previous year | 308.33 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 39.82 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 194.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -22.56 % change on previous year | -304.76 % change on previous year | 158.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 241.43 % change on previous year | -97.23 % change on previous year | 637.78 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 160 Australia and New Zealand -92.41 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Mauritania -95.63 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Romania -96.89 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Central African Republic -97.85 % change on previous year compare
- 165 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -97.89 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Libya -99.76 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 335.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ 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$, annual growth rate in Pakistan?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Pakistan was -97.23 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 637.78 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -442.86 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Pakistan rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Pakistan ranks 163rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 161.3%. 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$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.