How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?

38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.

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.

Greece vs Italy: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Greece

0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Italy

0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Greece rank

57th

Italy rank

55th

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

Greece
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Greece, a difference of 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Italy ahead.

Greece ranks 57th and Italy ranks 55th of 191 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Italy
1990s	-0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Italy
2000s	0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Italy
2010s	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Italy
2020s	0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0074 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$), per unit, Greece or Italy?: Italy, at 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Greece and Italy?: 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Greece ranks 57th and Italy ranks 55th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 11 September 2026

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.