Colombia vs Italy: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Colombia
0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Italy
0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Colombia rank
52nd
Italy rank
55th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Colombia
- Italy
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Italy, a difference of 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Colombia ranks 52nd and Italy ranks 55th of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Colombia or Italy?
- Colombia, at 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Colombia and Italy?
- 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Italy?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Italy rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Colombia ranks 52nd and Italy ranks 55th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.