North Macedonia vs Small states: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

North Macedonia
716.36 % change on previous year
in 2025
Small states
101.47 % change on previous year
in 2025
North Macedonia rank
2nd
Small states rank
3rd

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Small states
-1.0k-50005001.0k197119982025

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 716.36 % change on previous year against 101.47 % change on previous year in Small states, a difference of 614.89 % change on previous year.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 7.1 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 3rd of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 2 and Small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 598.04 % change on previous year 51.92 % change on previous year 546.12 % change on previous year North Macedonia
2000s 74.07 % change on previous year 86.79 % change on previous year 12.71 % change on previous year Small states
2010s 53.76 % change on previous year 85.36 % change on previous year 31.61 % change on previous year Small states
2020s 88.26 % change on previous year -65.87 % change on previous year 154.13 % change on previous year North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, North Macedonia or Small states?
North Macedonia, at 716.36 % change on previous year against 101.47 % change on previous year in Small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between North Macedonia and Small states?
614.89 % change on previous year, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Small states?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do North Macedonia and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
North Macedonia ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 3rd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.