Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual in OECD members
OECD members: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2.6 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 98.8%
Rank
8th
of 47 groups
All-time high
345.56 % change on previous year
in 2019
All-time low
-82.9 % change on previous year
in 2018
Years of data
55
1971–2025
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual in OECD members, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 2.6 % change on previous year for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.8% on the previous year and down 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual in OECD members peaked at 345.56 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -82.9 % change on previous year, in 2018.
That places OECD members 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.52 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 10.78 % change on previous year | -44.8% |
| 1973 | 30.93 % change on previous year | +186.9% |
| 1974 | 41.49 % change on previous year | +34.2% |
| 1975 | -22.52 % change on previous year | -154.3% |
| 1976 | -8.29 % change on previous year | -63.2% |
| 1977 | 30.35 % change on previous year | -466.1% |
| 1978 | 25.35 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 1979 | 33.63 % change on previous year | +32.6% |
| 1980 | 39.25 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -95.2% |
| 1982 | -15.58 % change on previous year | -934.2% |
| 1983 | -7.27 % change on previous year | -53.3% |
| 1984 | 13.34 % change on previous year | -283.5% |
| 1985 | -21.8 % change on previous year | -263.4% |
| 1986 | 104.33 % change on previous year | -578.5% |
| 1987 | 75.1 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 1988 | 15.12 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 1989 | 25.19 % change on previous year | +66.7% |
| 1990 | 18.39 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1991 | -31.96 % change on previous year | -273.8% |
| 1992 | -0.698 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 1993 | 14.58 % change on previous year | -2189.2% |
| 1994 | 15.81 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 39.53 % change on previous year | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 6.01 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 1997 | 26.33 % change on previous year | +337.7% |
| 1998 | 75.18 % change on previous year | +185.6% |
| 1999 | 61.92 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 31.82 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 2001 | -46.94 % change on previous year | -247.5% |
| 2002 | -15.2 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 2003 | -11.84 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 37.37 % change on previous year | -415.5% |
| 2005 | 65.86 % change on previous year | +76.2% |
| 2006 | 35.73 % change on previous year | -45.7% |
| 2007 | 44.77 % change on previous year | +25.3% |
| 2008 | -29.97 % change on previous year | -166.9% |
| 2009 | -47.06 % change on previous year | +57.0% |
| 2010 | 10.36 % change on previous year | -122.0% |
| 2011 | 44.31 % change on previous year | +327.6% |
| 2012 | -21.78 % change on previous year | -149.2% |
| 2013 | 7.54 % change on previous year | -134.6% |
| 2014 | -14.2 % change on previous year | -288.3% |
| 2015 | 72.32 % change on previous year | -609.1% |
| 2016 | 10.25 % change on previous year | -85.8% |
| 2017 | -28.81 % change on previous year | -381.0% |
| 2018 | -82.9 % change on previous year | +187.7% |
| 2019 | 345.56 % change on previous year | -516.8% |
| 2020 | -54.05 % change on previous year | -115.6% |
| 2021 | 176.43 % change on previous year | -426.4% |
| 2022 | -21.72 % change on previous year | -112.3% |
| 2023 | -77.05 % change on previous year | +254.8% |
| 2024 | 223.97 % change on previous year | -390.7% |
| 2025 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -98.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.92 % change on previous year | -22.52 % change on previous year | 41.49 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 22.95 % change on previous year | -21.8 % change on previous year | 104.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.51 % change on previous year | -31.96 % change on previous year | 75.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.45 % change on previous year | -47.06 % change on previous year | 65.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.26 % change on previous year | -82.9 % change on previous year | 345.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7 % change on previous year | -77.05 % change on previous year | 223.97 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 5 Russian Federation 345.24 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Zambia 268.02 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Vanuatu 211.4 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Suriname 206.03 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Angola 203.52 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Honduras 192.3 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Ecuador 191.26 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,116 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.09 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual in OECD members?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual in OECD members was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 345.56 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was -82.9 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does OECD members rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- OECD members ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
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The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.