Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Syria

Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Syria was 1.19% of GDP in 2011, according to the World Bank. That is down 1.2 pts from 2010.

2011, % of GDP1.19

Change on 2010-1.2 pts

Series high4.752009

Series low0.321990

Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Syria, 1990 to 2011

% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.

All 22 values

Period	% of GDP
2011	1.19
2010	2.39
2009	4.75
2008	2.79
2007	3.07
2006	1.95
2005	1.73
2004	1.1
2003	0.73
2002	0.55
2001	0.55
2000	1.43
1999	1.66
1998	0.54
1997	0.55
1996	0.65
1995	0.88
1994	2.48
1993	0.8
1992	0.43
1991	0.42
1990	0.32

Rankings

Countries by foreign direct investment, net inflows 202 places
EU countries by foreign direct investment, net inflows 27 places

Definition

Net foreign investment inflows to acquire a lasting management interest of at least 10% of voting stock, as a percentage of GDP. Includes equity, reinvested earnings and other capital recorded in the balance of payments.

Net inflows subtract disinvestment from new investment. Negative values indicate net disinvestment; zero is a valid net balance. Flows can exceed GDP, particularly in financial centers. The latest year varies by country.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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World Bank. (2026). Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS) (Foreign direct investment, net inflows, Syria, 1990 to 2011) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS), Foreign direct investment, net inflows, Syria, 1990 to 2011. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fdi-net-inflows-gdp/syria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

World Bank. 2026. Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS). Foreign direct investment, net inflows, Syria, 1990 to 2011. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fdi-net-inflows-gdp/syria.

Harvard

World Bank (2026) Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS), Foreign direct investment, net inflows, Syria, 1990 to 2011 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/fdi-net-inflows-gdp/syria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Foreign direct investment, net inflows (\% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS): Foreign direct investment, net inflows, Syria, 1990 to 2011}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fdi-net-inflows-gdp/syria. Publisher attribution: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Foreign direct investment, net inflows (\% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.},
}

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What is the foreign direct investment, net inflows in Syria?

Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Syria was 1.19% of GDP in 2011, according to the World Bank. That is down 1.2 pts from 2010.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows in Syria?

4.75% of GDP in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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