Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled was 80.81 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
80.81 billion BoP, current US$
Change on year
down 30.1%
Rank
22nd
of 47 groups
All-time high
115.60 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
All-time low
-65.06 million BoP, current US$
in 1976
Years of data
56
1970–2025

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Lower middle income, 1970–2025

025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B197019972025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 80.81 billion BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in 2025.

The figure is down 30.1% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Lower middle income peaked at 115.60 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, -65.06 million BoP, current US$, in 1976.

Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 47 groups 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 (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Lower middle income, 1970 to 2025.
Year BoP, current US$ Change
1970 643.21 million BoP, current US$
1971 829.70 million BoP, current US$ +29.0%
1972 322.44 million BoP, current US$ -61.1%
1973 794.18 million BoP, current US$ +146.3%
1974 233.16 million BoP, current US$ -70.6%
1975 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ +436.3%
1976 -65.06 million BoP, current US$ -105.2%
1977 899.03 million BoP, current US$ -1481.9%
1978 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ +32.1%
1979 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ +99.1%
1980 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ -54.5%
1981 2.58 billion BoP, current US$ +139.7%
1982 2.14 billion BoP, current US$ -16.8%
1983 1.82 billion BoP, current US$ -15.2%
1984 1.54 billion BoP, current US$ -15.3%
1985 3.01 billion BoP, current US$ +95.5%
1986 2.23 billion BoP, current US$ -26.0%
1987 2.82 billion BoP, current US$ +26.6%
1988 2.77 billion BoP, current US$ -1.8%
1989 4.83 billion BoP, current US$ +74.5%
1990 3.00 billion BoP, current US$ -37.9%
1991 5.25 billion BoP, current US$ +74.9%
1992 4.84 billion BoP, current US$ -7.7%
1993 6.26 billion BoP, current US$ +29.3%
1994 8.03 billion BoP, current US$ +28.3%
1995 8.76 billion BoP, current US$ +9.1%
1996 10.72 billion BoP, current US$ +22.4%
1997 19.41 billion BoP, current US$ +81.0%
1998 17.38 billion BoP, current US$ -10.4%
1999 16.82 billion BoP, current US$ -3.3%
2000 18.03 billion BoP, current US$ +7.2%
2001 21.20 billion BoP, current US$ +17.6%
2002 17.54 billion BoP, current US$ -17.2%
2003 21.12 billion BoP, current US$ +20.4%
2004 21.68 billion BoP, current US$ +2.6%
2005 33.02 billion BoP, current US$ +52.3%
2006 56.75 billion BoP, current US$ +71.9%
2007 73.79 billion BoP, current US$ +30.0%
2008 97.05 billion BoP, current US$ +31.5%
2009 77.18 billion BoP, current US$ -20.5%
2010 65.51 billion BoP, current US$ -15.1%
2011 79.27 billion BoP, current US$ +21.0%
2012 69.21 billion BoP, current US$ -12.7%
2013 69.90 billion BoP, current US$ +1.0%
2014 84.42 billion BoP, current US$ +20.8%
2015 106.04 billion BoP, current US$ +25.6%
2016 90.15 billion BoP, current US$ -15.0%
2017 82.58 billion BoP, current US$ -8.4%
2018 81.01 billion BoP, current US$ -1.9%
2019 85.76 billion BoP, current US$ +5.9%
2020 93.10 billion BoP, current US$ +8.6%
2021 81.40 billion BoP, current US$ -12.6%
2022 89.13 billion BoP, current US$ +9.5%
2023 74.29 billion BoP, current US$ -16.6%
2024 115.60 billion BoP, current US$ +55.6%
2025 80.81 billion BoP, current US$ -30.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 845.85 million BoP, current US$ -65.06 million BoP, current US$ 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ 10
1980s 2.48 billion BoP, current US$ 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ 4.83 billion BoP, current US$ 10
1990s 10.05 billion BoP, current US$ 3.00 billion BoP, current US$ 19.41 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2000s 43.74 billion BoP, current US$ 17.54 billion BoP, current US$ 97.05 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2010s 81.39 billion BoP, current US$ 65.51 billion BoP, current US$ 106.04 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2020s 89.06 billion BoP, current US$ 74.29 billion BoP, current US$ 115.60 billion BoP, current US$ 6

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 19 Israel 26.22 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 20 Russian Federation 22.93 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 21 Indonesia 22.28 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 22 Viet Nam 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 23 Poland 20.03 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 24 Sweden 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  7. 25 Thailand 18.84 billion BoP, current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More economy & growth data for Lower middle income

All data for Lower middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Lower middle income?
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Lower middle income was 80.81 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 115.60 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was -65.06 million BoP, current US$ in 1976.
How does Lower middle income rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Lower middle income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 56 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Lower middle income. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/foreign-direct-investment-net-inflows-bop-current-us-gaps-filled/lower-middle-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/foreign-direct-investment-net-inflows-bop-current-us-gaps-filled/lower-middle-income/">Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Lower middle income</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.