Foreign direct investments as a share of GDP fell 49.7% to 0.009% in Italy in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign direct investments as a share of GDP in Italy reached an all time high of 0.030% in 2007 and an all time low of -0.009% in 2020. When compared to Italy's main peers, foreign direct investments as a share of GDP in Austria amounted to 0.018%, 0.018% in France, 0.027% in Slovenia and -0.120% in Switzerland in 2024.
Italy has been ranked 66th within the group of 98 countries we follow in terms of foreign direct investments as a share of GDP, 71 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Direct Investments (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Austria | % | -0.062% | -0.029% | -0.028% | 0.040% | 0.030% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | -0.077% | -0.020% | -0.057% | 0.059% | 0.020% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 0.027% | 0.065% | 0.025% | 0.074% | 0.055% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 0.028% | 0.020% | 0.007% | 0.033% | 0.039% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.040% | 0.019% | 0.045% | 0.029% | 0.021% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | -0.401% | 0.596% | 1.06% | 0.183% | -0.011% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 0.021% | 0.018% | -0.009% | 0.012% | 0.029% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 0.029% | 0.040% | 0.009% | 0.036% | 0.036% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 0.045% | 0.022% | 0.029% | 0.044% | 0.045% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | -0.221% | 0.028% | -0.325% | -0.151% | -0.019% |
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