Africa Eastern and Southern vs Serbia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Africa Eastern and Southern
-0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Serbia
0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
45th
Serbia rank
42nd

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Serbia
-0.0100.010.02197019972025

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Serbia's figure about 4.7 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Serbia ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 45th and Serbia ranks 42nd of 47 groups.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Serbia
2010s 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Serbia
2020s -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Africa Eastern and Southern or Serbia?
Serbia, at 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Africa Eastern and Southern and Serbia?
0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Serbia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Serbia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 45th and Serbia ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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 outflows (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
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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.