Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 1,160 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Least developed countries, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Least developed countries stood at 1,160 million USD.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Least developed countries peaked at 4,479 million USD in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1,037 million USD, in 2019.
Least developed countries ranks 24th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -4.65 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 350.94 million USD | -7654.3% |
| 1992 | 176.72 million USD | -49.6% |
| 1993 | 85.18 million USD | -51.8% |
| 1994 | 130.25 million USD | +52.9% |
| 1995 | 1.22 million USD | -99.1% |
| 1996 | 47.01 million USD | +3744.7% |
| 1997 | 545.45 million USD | +1060.2% |
| 1998 | -666.88 million USD | -222.3% |
| 1999 | 332.49 million USD | -149.9% |
| 2000 | 794.93 million USD | +139.1% |
| 2001 | -239.34 million USD | -130.1% |
| 2002 | 610.09 million USD | -354.9% |
| 2003 | 360.23 million USD | -41.0% |
| 2004 | 1,129 million USD | +213.4% |
| 2005 | 738.43 million USD | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 735.14 million USD | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,502 million USD | +104.2% |
| 2008 | 3,561 million USD | +137.1% |
| 2009 | 1,101 million USD | -69.1% |
| 2010 | 4,479 million USD | +306.6% |
| 2011 | 3,375 million USD | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 2,755 million USD | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 2,929 million USD | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 410.69 million USD | -86.0% |
| 2015 | 688.25 million USD | +67.6% |
| 2016 | 1,929 million USD | +180.3% |
| 2017 | 2,196 million USD | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 795.53 million USD | -63.8% |
| 2019 | -1,037 million USD | -230.4% |
| 2020 | 682.05 million USD | -165.7% |
| 2021 | -366.85 million USD | -153.8% |
| 2022 | 1,377 million USD | -475.2% |
| 2023 | 1,160 million USD | -15.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Least developed countries changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +7654.3% | -4.65 million USD | 350.94 million USD |
| 1996 | +3744.7% | 1.22 million USD | 47.01 million USD |
| 1997 | +1060.2% | 47.01 million USD | 545.45 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.77 million USD | -666.88 million USD | 545.45 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,029 million USD | -239.34 million USD | 3,561 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,852 million USD | -1,037 million USD | 4,479 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 713.04 million USD | -366.85 million USD | 1,377 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.92 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.64 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances 17.54 Percentage of GDP (2028)
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 27,444 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 31,299 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 11.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate 17.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled 1,053 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 1,160 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 1,053 million USD (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Least developed countries?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Least developed countries was 1,160 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4,479 million USD in 2010.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,037 million USD in 2019.
- How does Least developed countries rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Least developed countries ranks 24th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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$ 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$ 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.