British Virgin Islands vs Europe & Central Asia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Europe & Central Asia currently reports 322.37 billion BoP, current US$ against 42.91 billion BoP, current US$ in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 279.46 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 7.5 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 13th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th of 204 countries.
Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.07 million BoP, current US$ | 13.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 13.03 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1980s | 11.69 million BoP, current US$ | 32.00 billion BoP, current US$ | 31.99 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1990s | 2.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 195.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 193.15 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2000s | 19.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 877.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 858.22 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2010s | 52.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 787.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 734.55 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2020s | 36.86 billion BoP, current US$ | 193.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 156.73 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, British Virgin Islands or Europe & Central Asia?
- Europe & Central Asia, at 322.37 billion BoP, current US$ against 42.91 billion BoP, current US$ in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between British Virgin Islands and Europe & Central Asia?
- 279.46 billion BoP, current US$, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Europe & Central Asia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 13th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.