Foreign Direct Investment in Turkey increased by 435 USD Million in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Turkey Foreign Direct Investment - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Turkey foreign direct investment for 2023 was 10.95 billion US dollars, a 19.87% decline from 2022.

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<li>Turkey foreign direct investment for 2022 was <strong>13.67 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>5.98% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Turkey foreign direct investment for 2021 was <strong>12.90 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>68.01% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Turkey foreign direct investment for 2020 was <strong>7.68 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>19.27% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>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.

Key information about Turkey Foreign Direct Investment

• Turkey Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 1.4 USD bn in Jan 2025, compared with an increase of 2.0 USD bn in the previous month.
• Turkey Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1992 to Jan 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 6.8 USD bn in May 2006 and a record low of -697.0 USD mn in Jul 2000.

Related information about Turkey Foreign Direct Investment

• In the latest reports of Turkey, Current Account recorded a deficit of 3.8 USD bn in Jan 2025.
• Turkey Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 834.0 USD mn in Dec 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 4.4 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 245.5 USD bn in Mar 2023.

The value of foreign direct investment (FDI) inward flows fluctuated in Turkey over the observed period. The highest value of FDI inward flows in the country was recorded in 2015 at nearly ** billion U.S. dollars. In 2024, the figures were estimated at **** billion U.S. dollars.

Key information about Turkey Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• Turkey Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 1.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a growth equal to 0.8 % in the previous quarter.
• Turkey Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1998 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 7.0 % in Mar 2007 and a record low -0.5 % in Sep 2000.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey provides Foreign Direct Investment in USD. Turkish Statistical Institute provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Related information about Turkey Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Turkey, Current Account recorded a deficit of 4.7 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 2.0 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Turkey Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 834.0 USD mn in Dec 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 4.4 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 245.5 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Turkey was reported at 5963000000 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Turkey - Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Turkey (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Flows: Europe: OT: Bosnia and Herzegovina data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in Sep 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for Aug 2018. Turkey (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Flows: Europe: OT: Bosnia and Herzegovina data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Jan 2005 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 165 observations. Turkey (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Flows: Europe: OT: Bosnia and Herzegovina data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.O003: Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: by Country.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Turkey was reported at 0.9793 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Turkey - Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

In 2023, the total value of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Turkey reached nearly 5.7 billion U.S. dollars, decreasing from nearly seven billion U.S. dollars in 2022. The services sector received the highest share of investments in 2023, totaling about 3.2 billion U.S. dollars. It was followed by the industrial sector, which obtained 2.37 billion U.S. worth of foreign direct investment.

Turkey (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Equity: Net: Inflows data was reported at 7.398 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.534 USD bn for 2016. Turkey (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Equity: Net: Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 3.374 USD bn from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.137 USD bn in 2007 and a record low of 622.000 USD mn in 2002. Turkey (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Equity: Net: Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Economy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.O002: Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: by Industry: Annual.

Turkey: Foreign Direct Investment, billion USD: The latest value from 2023 is 10.95 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 13.67 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 4.49 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 173 countries. Historically, the average for Turkey from 1970 to 2023 is 5.15 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.01 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1976 while the maximum of 22.05 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2007.

The Netherlands accounted for the largest share of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Turkey in 2024, at nearly 24 percent of the total. The second-leading investor country was Germany.

This statistic shows the value of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows from Turkey to Italy from 2013 to 2019. As of 2019, the Turkish FDI flows to Italy added up to a value of 95 million euros.

Turkey (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Flows: Europe: OT: Russia data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.000 USD mn for Apr 2018. Turkey (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Flows: Europe: OT: Russia data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Jan 2005 (Median) to May 2018, with 161 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.603 USD bn in Nov 2005 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in May 2018. Turkey (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Flows: Europe: OT: Russia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.O003: Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: by Country.

The value of FDI inward stock in Turkey was 190.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, a significant decrease compared with 258.5 billion dollars recorded in the previous year. Over the observed period, FDI inward stock in Turkey fluctuated.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Turkey was reported at 10951000000 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Turkey - Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Germany led the ranking of source countries of greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Turkey in 2024, at 67. It was followed by France with 40 projects.

The Netherlands held the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) stock in Turkey in 2023, at nearly 32.4 billion U.S. dollars. It was followed by Germany and Spain.

In 2023, the annual flow of outward foreign direct investments (FDI) from China to Turkey amounted to around 231.68 million U.S. dollars. This was a significant decline from 750 million U.S. dollars in 2022.

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Turkey was reported at --4661000000 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Turkey - Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.