Cyprus vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Cyprus
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 33.66 billion BoP, current US$ against 11.16 billion BoP, current US$ in Cyprus, a difference of 22.50 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.0 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Cyprus ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.53 million BoP, current US$ | 54.90 million BoP, current US$ | 17.37 million BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 64.40 million BoP, current US$ | 168.30 million BoP, current US$ | 103.90 million BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 265.63 million BoP, current US$ | 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.57 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 8.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 30.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 21.35 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 49.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 43.88 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.32 billion BoP, current US$ | Cyprus |
| 2020s | -21.72 billion BoP, current US$ | 34.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 56.42 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Cyprus or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 33.66 billion BoP, current US$ against 11.16 billion BoP, current US$ in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Cyprus and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 22.50 billion BoP, current US$, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Cyprus ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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.