Italy vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Italy
22.90 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
35.70 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Italy rank
22nd
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
24th

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

  • Italy
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 35.70 billion BoP, current US$ against 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Italy, a difference of 12.80 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 1.6 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 22nd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 192 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 352.28 million BoP, current US$ 0 BoP, current US$ 352.28 million BoP, current US$ Italy
1980s 2.01 billion BoP, current US$ 5.14 million BoP, current US$ 2.01 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
1990s 7.06 billion BoP, current US$ 79.67 million BoP, current US$ 6.99 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
2000s 36.81 billion BoP, current US$ 7.57 billion BoP, current US$ 29.24 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
2010s 24.71 billion BoP, current US$ 10.11 billion BoP, current US$ 14.60 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
2020s 34.90 billion BoP, current US$ 19.52 billion BoP, current US$ 15.38 billion BoP, current US$ Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Italy or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 35.70 billion BoP, current US$ against 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Italy and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
12.80 billion BoP, current US$, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Italy and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Italy ranks 22nd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.