Sectors attracting the highest FDI globally in 2024

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12 August, 2025, 02:00 pm

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Sectors attracting the highest FDI globally in 2024

TBS Report

12 August, 2025, 02:00 pm

Last modified: 12 August, 2025, 03:03 pm

Top sectors for FDI in 2024: Renewable energy, communications, semiconductors, real estate, oil and gas, metals.

Sectors attracting the highest foreign direct investment (FDI) globally in 2024 | Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

In 2024, global companies announced over 17,000 foreign direct investments worth an estimated $1.3 trillion. Renewable energy remained the top investment sector for the sixth year, despite a $103 billion decline in capital expenditure from 2023.

Chart of top FDI sectors in 2024: Renewable Energy (27%), Communications (16.6%), Semiconductors (12%), Real Estate (9.2%), Coal, Oil, & Gas (8.9%), Metals (7.3%).

Top sectors attracting global FDI in 2024, showing investment amounts and share of total FDI.

Source: Visual Capitalist via fDi Intelligence

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