Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was -0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Europe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded -0.3% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.2% on the previous year and down 117.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Europe peaked at 8.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2024.
Eastern Europe ranks 36th of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +67.2% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +31.3% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +38.6% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -58.1% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +34.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -46.2% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +435.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -67.3% |
| 2018 | -0.3% | -115.2% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1935.9% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +26.1% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -40.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -80.6% |
| 2023 | -0.3% | -135.9% |
| 2024 | -0.3% | +25.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Eastern Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1935.9% | -0.3% | 5.3% |
| 2016 | +435.0% | 1.1% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.5% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -0.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | -0.3% | 6.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More economy & growth data for Eastern Europe
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 11.27 million (2027)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 739,675 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 967,628 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 3.58 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.2 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 6.54 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 15,743 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 11,251 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Europe?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Europe was -0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2024.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Eastern Europe ranks 36th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 117.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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