Trends in Foreign Direct Investment: Turkey (2000-2022)

Foreign direct investment (FDI) refers to net investment flows that aim to acquire a permanent management interest, defined as 10 percent or more of the voting shares, in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It includes the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as recorded in the balance of payments. This series represents the net inflows (new investment inflows minus withdrawals) into the reporting economy by foreign investors and is expressed as a percentage of GDP. The graph shows the net FDI inflows (% of GDP) in Turkey from 2000 to 2022, highlighting that in 2006 and 2007, foreign investment in the country amounted to more than 3%, while in 2022 it amounted to 1.44%.