Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 497,096 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Eastern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Eastern Asia stood at 497,096 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Eastern Asia peaked at 564,904 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32,901 million USD, in 1992.
That places Eastern Asia 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,575 million USD | 32,901 million USD | 62,617 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 126,982 million USD | 51,548 million USD | 257,560 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 385,209 million USD | 235,235 million USD | 470,908 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 494,410 million USD | 401,643 million USD | 564,904 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 1 Japan 184,022 million USD compare
- 2 China, mainland 147,850 million USD compare
- 3 Switzerland 104,954 million USD compare
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 104,286 million USD compare
- 5 Germany 101,254 million USD compare
- 6 Canada 89,583 million USD compare
- 7 France 72,356 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Eastern Asia
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 102.67 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 105.56 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices 96.26 USD (2023)
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 289,072 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 323,662 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 463,185 million USD (2023)
- Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 11.2 % (2025)
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 185.2 million No (2025)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value 118.89 (2026)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), weighted average 116.91 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Eastern Asia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Eastern Asia was 497,096 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 564,904 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,901 million USD in 1992.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Eastern Asia ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. 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.