Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 1.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Europe and Northern America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Europe and Northern America stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of up 533.5% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Europe and Northern America peaked at 6.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
That places Europe and Northern America 29th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -50.1% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +72.3% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -35.3% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +31.4% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -22.5% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +108.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -31.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -96.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +1601.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -61.5% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +220.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -42.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -88.9% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +533.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Europe and Northern America 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 | +1601.1% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
| 2024 | +533.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
- 26 United Arab Emirates 8.3% compare
- 27 Iceland 8.1% compare
- 28 Kosovo 7.7% compare
- 29 Saint Lucia 7.3% compare
- 30 Montenegro 7.2% compare
- 31 Nicaragua 6.9% compare
- 32 Andorra 6.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe and Northern America
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 533,759 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 1.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 11.5% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 11.3% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 1.9% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 41.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 2.1% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 1.4% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services 2.1% (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 0.4171 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Europe and Northern America?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Europe and Northern America was 1.0% 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 29th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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