June 10, 2022
FDI in Figures – Balance of Payment Statistics | March 2022
In the first quarter of 2022, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows to Turkey totaled 2 billion dollars.
▪ The inbound FDI performance in the first quarter of 2022 appears as one of the lowest after the pandemic-stricken second quarter of 2020.
▪ FDI received through real estate acquisitions by foreign nationals happened to be 1.1 billion dollars and accounted for 56% of total FDI inflows in 2022 Q1.
▪ The equity capital inflows totaled 1 billion dollars in 2022 Q1 and took up 50% of total FDI inflows.
▪ The three sectors that received the most investment in the first quarter of 2022 were wholesale and retail trade, food, and ICT.
▪ Relative shares of wholesale and retail trade, food, and ICT sectors grew compared to the overall period from 2002 to 2021.
▪ The wholesale and retail trade, food, and ICT sectors increased their share in terms of sectoral distribution of investment compared to past periods.
▪ In the first quarter of 2022, 50% and 32% of FDI equity inflows to Turkey originated from EU-27+ UK and other European countries, respectively.
▪ Switzerland accounted for 31% of all the inbound FDI equity to Turkey in the first quarter, trailed by the Netherlands, and Germany.
In the first quarter of 2022, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows to Turkey totaled 2 billion dollars.
The inbound FDI performance in the first quarter of 2022 appears as one of the lowest after the pandemic-stricken second quarter of 2020.
FDI received through real estate acquisitions by foreign nationals happened to be 1.1 billion dollars and accounted for 56% of total FDI inflows in 2022 Q1.
The equity capital inflows totaled 1 billion dollars in 2022 Q1 and took up 50% of total FDI inflows.
The three sectors that received the most investment in the first quarter of 2022 were wholesale and retail trade (sales), food, and ICT, respectively.
Relative shares of wholesale and retail trade, food, and ICT sectors grew compared to the overall period from 2002 to 2021.
In the first quarter of 2022, 50% and 32% of FDI equity inflows to Turkey originated from EU-27+ UK and other European countries, respectively.
Switzerland accounted for 31% of all the inbound FDI equity to Turkey in the first quarter, trailed by the Netherlands, and Germany.
Source: International Investors Association of Türkiye
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