Bangladesh's net 2024 FDI dips 13.25% YoY to $1.27 bn; lowest in 5 yrs

23 Apr '25

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Bangladesh's net 2024 FDI dips 13.25% YoY to $1.27 bn; lowest in 5 yrs

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Bangladesh net FDI inflow fell by 13.25 per cent YoY to $1.27 billion in 2024—its lowest in the past five years—mainly due to political and economic instability.
Of the amount, $622 million, or 49 per cent, came from reinvested earnings, $545 million entered as equity capital and $104 million came as intra-company loans.
The textile and wearing apparel sector received $407 million in investment.

Bangladesh net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow dropped by 13.25 per cent year on year (YoY) to $1.27 billion last year—its lowest in the past five years—primarily due to political and economic instability.

The reasons were a sluggish inflow in the first half of the year, the student-led mass uprising, the subsequent fall of the Awami League government in August and a volatile forex situation throughout the year.

Bangladesh received $1.57 billion in net FDI in 2021, and since then, net FDI has declined YoY each year.

Of the net FDI received in 2024, $622 million, or 49 per cent, came from reinvested earnings, $545 million entered as equity capital and $104 million came as intra-company loans, according to domestic media reports.

The highest investment of $416 million was made in the banking sector last year. The textile and wearing apparel sector received $407 million in investment, central bank data showed.

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