The International Investors Association (YASED) published the International Direct Investments Bulletin in Figures following the announcement of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye's (CBRT) balance of payments statistics.
While FDI inflows into Türkiye amounted to $1.8 billion in August, the total amount of FDI incoming to Türkiye in the eight months of the year was $10.6 billion.
While an increase of 58 percent was recorded in the 8 months of the year compared to the same period in 2024, the total value of FDI inflows to Türkiye since 2003 exceeded $284 billion.
While total FDI inflows were $1.8 billion in August, $1.5 billion of this investment was investment capital. Of the investments in the same month, $137 million was in debt securities and $202 million in real estate sales to foreigners. Taking into account the negative impact of investment liquidations worth US$90 million, total FDI inflows in August were US$1.8 billion.
Most investments were made in the area of information and communication
Of the $1.5 billion worth of investment capital inflows in August, information and communications accounted for 69 percent, with an investment of $1 billion. The wholesale and retail sector maintained its momentum, attracting 10 percent of total investment capital inflows in the same month.
The sectors with the highest investments in the 8 months of the year were wholesale and retail trade with $2.5 billion, information and communications with $1.2 billion and food manufacturing with $1.2 billion.
Most international investments came from Luxembourg in August
Countries of the European Union (EU-27), which had a share of 58 percent in the entire period 2003-2024, received a share of 91 percent in the 8th month of 2025. In August 2025, Luxembourg had the largest share at 71 percent, followed by the Netherlands with 14 percent, Switzerland with 2 percent, Azerbaijan with 2 percent and Ireland with 2 percent.
When evaluating the entire 8 months of the year, the three countries that received the most investments in Türkiye were the Netherlands with an investment of $2.5 billion, Kazakhstan with an investment of $1.1 billion and Luxembourg with an investment of $1.1 billion.
Early fDi Markets data for the first half of the year showed the total value of global greenfield investment announcements exceeded $700 billion. The $700 billion threshold for the semester was exceeded for the third time since data collection began in 2003.
Of the 7,400 projects announced worldwide, 62 megaprojects each valued at over $1 billion attracted a third of the total capital. Data centers and semiconductors were characterized by investment commitments worth around $300 billion in 24 mega-deals.
Despite the increasing demand for electricity thanks to artificial intelligence and cloud systems, investments in renewable energy have declined. Investments, which were still at $147 billion in the first half of 2024, fell to $83 billion in the first half of 2025.
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