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Name: United States FDI Outflows
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Foreign direct investment net outflows as a share of GDP. Measures the value of direct investment made by domestic residents in foreign economies. · World Bank

1.12% −0.17% from 2023 G20 rank: 124th · all-time high: 3.62% (2007)

United States's fdi outflows was 1.12% in 2024, a decrease of +0.17% from 1.29% in 2023. This ranked 124th in the G20. The all-time high was 3.62% in 2007.

APA

United States FDI Outflows. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/united-states/fdi-outflows

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_united-states_fdi-outflows,
  title = {United States FDI Outflows},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/united-states/fdi-outflows},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

United States FDI Outflows – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	1.04%	–	–
2026* trend	1.10%	–	–
2025* trend	1.16%	–	–
2024	1.12%	−0.17%	124th
2023	1.29%	−0.23%	128th
2022	1.52%	+0.05%	125th
2021	1.47%	+0.13%	126th
2020	1.34%	+0.80%	145th
2019	0.54%	+1.17%	97th
2018	-0.64%	−2.74%	16th
2017	2.10%	+0.50%	142nd
2016	1.60%	−0.06%	127th
2015	1.66%	−0.55%	133rd
2014	2.21%	−0.12%	137th
2013	2.33%	+0.01%	135th
2012	2.32%	−0.48%	135th
2011	2.80%	+0.47%	138th
2010	2.32%	+0.17%	127th
2009	2.16%	−0.17%	129th
2008	2.33%	−1.29%	115th
2007	3.62%	+1.57%	119th
2006	2.05%	+1.65%	110th
2005	0.40%	−2.66%	75th
2004	3.06%	+1.36%	125th
2003	1.70%	+0.07%	112th
2002	1.64%	+0.26%	117th
2001	1.38%	−0.44%	111th
2000	1.82%	−0.75%	109th
1999	2.57%	+0.64%	112th
1998	1.93%	+0.51%	111th
1997	1.42%	+0.14%	105th
1996	1.28%	−0.16%	108th
1995	1.44%	+0.21%	106th
1994	1.23%	+0.03%	100th
1993	1.21%	+0.31%	105th
1992	0.90%	+0.10%	82nd
1991	0.80%	−0.21%	82nd
1990	1.01%	+0.10%	84th
1989	0.90%	+0.49%	114th
1988	0.41%	−0.41%	108th
1987	0.82%	+0.39%	116th
1986	0.43%	+0.34%	109th
1985	0.08%	−0.23%	91st
1984	0.32%	+0.08%	105th
1983	0.24%	+0.01%	101st
1982	0.23%	−0.08%	106th
1981	0.32%	−0.35%	105th
1980	0.67%	−0.27%	110th
1979	0.94%	+0.33%	104th
1978	0.61%	+0.07%	100th
1977	0.54%	−0.06%	92nd
1976	0.60%	−0.21%	73rd
1975	0.81%	+0.48%	64th
1974	0.33%	−0.32%	38th
1973	0.66%	+0.08%	32nd
1972	0.57%	+0.09%	28th
1971	0.48%	−0.12%	26th
1970	0.60%	–	20th

Show all years (1970–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

HistorySaid

United States's fdi outflows stood at 1.12% in 2024, a decline of −0.17% from 2023. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 1.16% by 2025.