In 2021, the value of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Asia amounted to approximately 619 billion U.S. dollars. This represented a 19 percent increase from the previous year and was the highest FDI inflow to Asia within the surveyed period.
Value of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Asia from 2012 to 2021
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United Nations. (June 1, 2022). Value of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Asia from 2012 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326186/asia-foreign-direct-investment-inflow-value/
United Nations. "Value of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Asia from 2012 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326186/asia-foreign-direct-investment-inflow-value/
United Nations. (2022). Value of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Asia from 2012 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326186/asia-foreign-direct-investment-inflow-value/
United Nations. "Value of Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi) Inflows to Asia from 2012 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326186/asia-foreign-direct-investment-inflow-value/
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Value of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Asia from 2012 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], United Nations, June 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326186/asia-foreign-direct-investment-inflow-value/
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