Bangladesh - Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Bangladesh was $10,125,990.00 as of 2020. Over the past 44 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $546,876,800.00 in 2013 and $0.00 in 1976.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1976 $0.00
1977 $0.00
1978 $0.00
1979 $0.00
1980 $0.00
1981 $0.00
1982 $0.00
1983 $0.00
1984 $0.00
1985 $0.00
1986 $0.00
1987 $0.00
1988 $0.00
1989 $0.00
1990 $500,000.00
1991 $400,000.00
1992 $100,000.00
1993 $200,000.00
1994 $200,000.00
1995 $1,700,000.00
1996 $12,500,000.00
1997 $3,065,619.00
1998 $3,002,161.00
1999 $59,964.00
2000 $2,000,000.00
2001 $20,600,000.00
2002 $2,642,487.00
2003 $2,777,818.00
2004 $4,068,823.00
2005 $1,939,916.00
2006 $3,594,820.00
2007 $134,263,500.00
2008 $190,660,700.00
2009 $180,829,200.00
2010 $66,442,080.00
2011 $297,434,400.00
2012 $289,058,900.00
2013 $546,876,800.00
2014 $41,769,920.00
2015 $59,902,020.00
2016 $40,516,460.00
2017 $126,742,300.00
2018 $19,210,040.00
2019 $23,061,760.00
2020 $10,125,990.00

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Bangladesh was 0.003 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 0.365 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1976.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1976 0.000
1977 0.000
1978 0.000
1979 0.000
1980 0.000
1981 0.000
1982 0.000
1983 0.000
1984 0.000
1985 0.000
1986 0.000
1987 0.000
1988 0.000
1989 0.000
1990 0.002
1991 0.001
1992 0.000
1993 0.001
1994 0.001
1995 0.004
1996 0.027
1997 0.006
1998 0.006
1999 0.000
2000 0.004
2001 0.038
2002 0.005
2003 0.005
2004 0.006
2005 0.003
2006 0.005
2007 0.169
2008 0.208
2009 0.176
2010 0.058
2011 0.231
2012 0.217
2013 0.365
2014 0.024
2015 0.031
2016 0.018
2017 0.051
2018 0.007
2019 0.008
2020 0.003

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Bangladesh was ($1,344,066,000) as of 2021. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $553,269 in 1984 and ($2,771,251,000) in 2015.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1976 $0
1977 $0
1978 $0
1979 $0
1980 $0
1981 $0
1982 $0
1983 ($403,979)
1984 $553,269
1985 $0
1986 ($2,436,499)
1987 ($3,205,087)
1988 ($1,838,243)
1989 ($247,908)
1990 ($3,238,781)
1991 ($1,390,444)
1992 ($3,721,854)
1993 ($14,049,890)
1994 ($11,147,790)
1995 ($1,896,372)
1996 ($13,529,830)
1997 ($136,310,500)
1998 ($187,057,200)
1999 ($179,603,000)
2000 ($280,384,600)
2001 ($78,527,040)
2002 ($49,662,440)
2003 ($265,507,400)
2004 ($444,836,600)
2005 ($811,382,100)
2006 ($452,928,400)
2007 ($516,766,200)
2008 ($1,137,762,000)
2009 ($720,457,300)
2010 ($1,165,816,000)
2011 ($967,290,800)
2012 ($1,295,345,000)
2013 ($2,056,085,000)
2014 ($2,497,421,000)
2015 ($2,771,251,000)
2016 ($2,292,208,000)
2017 ($1,683,654,000)
2018 ($2,402,416,000)
2019 ($1,884,984,000)
2020 ($1,520,505,000)
2021 ($1,344,066,000)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Bangladesh was $1,143,190,000 as of 2020. Over the past 48 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,831,153,000 in 2015 and ($8,010,000) in 1979.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1972 $90,000
1973 $2,340,000
1974 $2,200,000
1975 $1,543,333
1976 $5,420,000
1977 $6,980,000
1978 $7,700,000
1979 ($8,010,000)
1980 $8,510,000
1981 $5,360,000
1982 $6,960,000
1983 $403,979
1984 ($553,269)
1985 ($6,660,000)
1986 $2,436,499
1987 $3,205,087
1988 $1,838,243
1989 $247,908
1990 $3,238,781
1991 $1,390,444
1992 $3,721,854
1993 $14,049,890
1994 $11,147,790
1995 $1,896,372
1996 $13,529,830
1997 $139,376,200
1998 $190,059,400
1999 $179,603,000
2000 $280,384,600
2001 $78,527,040
2002 $52,304,930
2003 $268,285,200
2004 $448,905,400
2005 $813,322,000
2006 $456,523,200
2007 $651,029,800
2008 $1,328,423,000
2009 $901,286,600
2010 $1,232,258,000
2011 $1,264,725,000
2012 $1,584,403,000
2013 $2,602,962,000
2014 $2,539,191,000
2015 $2,831,153,000
2016 $2,332,725,000
2017 $1,810,396,000
2018 $2,421,626,000
2019 $1,908,045,000
2020 $1,143,190,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Bangladesh was 0.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 1.74 in 2013, while its lowest value was -0.05 in 1979.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1972 0.00
1973 0.03
1974 0.02
1975 0.01
1976 0.05
1977 0.07
1978 0.06
1979 -0.05
1980 0.05
1981 0.03
1982 0.04
1983 0.00
1984 0.00
1985 -0.03
1986 0.01
1987 0.01
1988 0.01
1989 0.00
1990 0.01
1991 0.00
1992 0.01
1993 0.04
1994 0.03
1995 0.00
1996 0.03
1997 0.29
1998 0.38
1999 0.35
2000 0.53
2001 0.15
2002 0.10
2003 0.45
2004 0.69
2005 1.17
2006 0.64
2007 0.82
2008 1.45
2009 0.88
2010 1.07
2011 0.98
2012 1.19
2013 1.74
2014 1.47
2015 1.45
2016 1.05
2017 0.72
2018 0.88
2019 0.63
2020 0.35

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments