Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Somalia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia
0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Somalia rank
34th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Somalia
-0.05-0.02500.0250.050.075197019972025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 10.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Somalia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Somalia ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
2020s 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Somalia?
0.0577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Somalia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Somalia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Somalia ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.