Foreign investment in Russia has fallen to the lowest level since the beginning of the century
Data published during the Economic Forum in St. St. Petersburg show the decrease in investments of Fr. 62.8 percent in the years 2023–2024 IO 50 percent Compared to the pre -war year 2021, when Russia attracted $ 38.8 billion.
Even if the war ended tomorrow, not many serious enterprises would consider Russia an attractive place for investment, taking into account the persistent political risk – said Reuters Agency Sergei Aleksashenko, former vice president of the Russian Central Bank, currently living abroad. According to the Russian Central Bank itself, foreign investment in Russian non -financial sectors has fallen by 57 percent over the past three years. The total value of cumulative direct foreign investment has dropped from $ 497.7 billion. At the beginning of 2022 to $ 216 billion in January 2025, reaching the lowest level since 2009.
Analysts indicate an increase in the number of cases of acquiring private assets by the state, including the recent nationalization of the Domodiedowo airport, as a factor discouraging foreign investors. From the beginning of the war, the Russian authorities have expropriated several foreign enterprises.
