Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Czechia
Czechia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was 2.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Czechia, 1993–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Czechia is 2.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.0% on the previous year and up 198.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Czechia peaked at 10.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.
Czechia ranks 77th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.6% | — |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +132.6% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -50.1% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +167.7% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | +74.8% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +24.2% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -80.4% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +165.7% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +87.1% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -54.4% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +59.3% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -48.7% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -31.7% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +89.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -62.4% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +147.8% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -76.6% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +509.1% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +26.7% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +30.6% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -31.6% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +13.0% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | -31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 1.6% | 9.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 2.0% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 6 |
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 6,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 152,648 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1368 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 123,278 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 10.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Czechia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Czechia was 2.7% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- How does Czechia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 77th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 198.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.