Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 13,524 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$ in Southern Asia is 13,524 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Southern Asia peaked at 19,263 million USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, -127.08 million USD, in 1993.
That places Southern Asia 17th out of 30 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.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.32 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 7.89 million USD | -87.9% |
| 1992 | 44.42 million USD | +462.8% |
| 1993 | -127.08 million USD | -386.1% |
| 1994 | 100.76 million USD | -179.3% |
| 1995 | 128.55 million USD | +27.6% |
| 1996 | 345.55 million USD | +168.8% |
| 1997 | 177.2 million USD | -48.7% |
| 1998 | 176.39 million USD | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 318.86 million USD | +80.8% |
| 2000 | 734.99 million USD | +130.5% |
| 2001 | 1,083 million USD | +47.3% |
| 2002 | 1,857 million USD | +71.5% |
| 2003 | 1,222 million USD | -34.2% |
| 2004 | 1,948 million USD | +59.4% |
| 2005 | 5,551 million USD | +185.0% |
| 2006 | 14,188 million USD | +155.6% |
| 2007 | 19,263 million USD | +35.8% |
| 2008 | 17,100 million USD | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 16,274 million USD | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 18,680 million USD | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 11,771 million USD | -37.0% |
| 2012 | 12,509 million USD | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 13,800 million USD | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 12,023 million USD | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 7,818 million USD | -35.0% |
| 2016 | 5,520 million USD | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 11,493 million USD | +108.2% |
| 2018 | 11,630 million USD | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 13,275 million USD | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 11,206 million USD | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 17,716 million USD | +58.1% |
| 2022 | 15,942 million USD | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 13,524 million USD | -15.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Southern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +462.8% | 7.89 million USD | 44.42 million USD |
| 1993 | -386.1% | 44.42 million USD | -127.08 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 123.79 million USD | -127.08 million USD | 345.55 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,922 million USD | 734.99 million USD | 19,263 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,852 million USD | 5,520 million USD | 18,680 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,597 million USD | 11,206 million USD | 17,716 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0067 million USD compare
- 14 Russian Federation 29,110 million USD compare
- 14 Caribbean 66,510 million USD compare
- 15 China, Taiwan Province of 24,714 million USD compare
- 15 Timor-Leste -17 million USD compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 22,328 million USD compare
- 16 Viet Nam -950 million USD compare
- 17 Malta 20,860 million USD compare
- 18 Cayman Islands 20,422 million USD compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 16,071 million USD compare
- 20 Denmark 13,542 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Southern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 22.60 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 8.34 % (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 28.95 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 29.2 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.45 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 4.51 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 2,572 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2,420 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Southern Asia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Southern Asia was 13,524 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,263 million USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -127.08 million USD in 1993.
- How does Southern Asia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Southern Asia ranks 17th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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.