Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 3.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Southern Europe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Southern Europe stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Southern Europe peaked at 4.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2009.
Southern Europe ranks 8th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +47.2% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -51.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -55.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +71.2% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -44.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +95.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +76.8% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +75.9% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -35.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -43.7% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +170.9% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -31.3% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 1.7% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 5 Palau 28.9% compare
- 6 Singapore 27.8% compare
- 7 Mozambique 15.4% compare
- 8 Namibia 14.8% compare
- 9 Mauritania 13.2% compare
- 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.0% compare
- 11 Egypt 12.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Southern Europe
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 7.33 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 5.03 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 890,910 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 33,234 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 27,640 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 4.18 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.81 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 5.14 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 3.1 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 21.32 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Southern Europe?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Southern Europe was 3.0% 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2009.
- How does Southern Europe rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Southern Europe ranks 8th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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