By Mucahithan Avcioglu
ISTANBUL (AA) - Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows to Türkiye amounted to $4.7 billion in the first five months of the year, according to data from the International Investors Association released on Friday
The figure rose 16% year-on-year in the first five-month period of 2025, while the total FDI to Türkiye since 2002 amounted to $280 billion.
In May alone, FDI inflows to Türkiye totaled $1.4 billion, $425 million of which, was in the form of investment capital.
Of the total FDI inflows in May, $792 million was realized through debt instruments and $171 million through real estate sales to foreign nationals.
In the same month, the downward effect of investment liquidations on the total amount of FDI was calculated as $11 million.
Wholesale and retail trade accounted for 30% of the $425 million worth of investment capital inflows in May, with an investment inflow of $127 million.
The manufacture of rubber and plastic products, with a share of 12%, outperformed its previous cumulative performance and became the other prominent sector in investment capital inflows in May.
The EU countries, which had a 58% share in the total FDI into Türkiye in the 2002-2024 period, had a 39% share in the fifth month of 2025.
In the same month, the US had the largest share, 36%, followed by the Netherlands, 19%, Denmark, 10%, Azerbaijan, 7%, and the UK, 5%.
In the five-month period, the three countries that invested the most in Türkiye were Kazakhstan, which had 23%; the Netherlands, which had 15%; and the US, which had 13%.