January 2023 Foreign Direct Investment Report
- In January 2023, Türkiye recorded FDI inflows worth USD 253 million through equity capital and USD 514 million through real-estate sales to foreign nationals, as well as USD 61 million through debt instruments. With investment liquidations exerting a downward effect of USD 13 million, total FDI inflows in January were recorded at USD 815 million.
- Wholesale and retail trade accounted for 30% of total equity capital inflows in January 2023.
- In January 2023, the manufacturing sector outperformed its past performance thanks to its results in the manufacture of chemicals, chemical products and basic pharmaceutical products and preparations. The chemicals sector, performing well above its past record, attracted 21% of the equity capital inflows recorded in the same period.
- In January 2023, the EU-27 continued to be the largest source of equity capital inflows to Türkiye, with a 70% share.
- The Netherlands (30%), Ireland (17%) and Germany (9%) were the countries from which Türkiye attracted the most equity capital in January 2023.
- Inflows from Far East countries, including China (6%), Taiwan (4%) and Hong Kong (3%), rose from 4% to 13%.