Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Least Developed Countries
Least Developed Countries: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 1,160 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Least Developed Countries, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries recorded 1,160 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$ in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Least Developed Countries peaked at 4,479 million USD in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1,037 million USD, in 2019.
That places Least Developed Countries 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 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 |
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More economy & growth data for Least Developed Countries
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 27,444 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 31,299 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 1,053 million USD (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Least Developed Countries?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Least Developed Countries was 1,160 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 Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4,479 million USD in 2010.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ 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$?
- Least Developed Countries ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 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.