Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Austria
Austria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -1,269 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Austria, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Austria stood at -1,269 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 185.3% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Austria peaked at 9,856 BoP, current US$ per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, -3,262 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2016.
Austria ranks 196th of 202 countries on this measure, 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 (BoP, current US$), per capita in Austria, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.09 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 19.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.1% |
| 1972 | 19.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 21.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 23.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 10.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.2% |
| 1976 | 12.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 12.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 18.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.2% |
| 1979 | 24.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.9% |
| 1980 | 31.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.7% |
| 1981 | 43.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.5% |
| 1982 | 27.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.6% |
| 1983 | 28.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 15.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.7% |
| 1985 | 22.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.7% |
| 1986 | 24.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 52.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +115.5% |
| 1988 | 58.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 76.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.1% |
| 1990 | 85.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 46.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.4% |
| 1992 | 189.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +308.1% |
| 1993 | 142.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.9% |
| 1994 | 261.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +83.8% |
| 1995 | 229.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 543.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +136.6% |
| 1997 | 334.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.3% |
| 1998 | 573.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +71.1% |
| 1999 | 372.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.1% |
| 2000 | 1,061 BoP, current US$ per person | +185.1% |
| 2001 | 707.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 17.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.6% |
| 2003 | 762.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +4356.2% |
| 2004 | 389.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.9% |
| 2005 | 9,856 BoP, current US$ per person | +2430.0% |
| 2006 | 1,270 BoP, current US$ per person | -87.1% |
| 2007 | 8,302 BoP, current US$ per person | +553.7% |
| 2008 | 757.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -90.9% |
| 2009 | 1,714 BoP, current US$ per person | +126.4% |
| 2010 | -2,631 BoP, current US$ per person | -253.5% |
| 2011 | 2,739 BoP, current US$ per person | -204.1% |
| 2012 | 619.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -77.4% |
| 2013 | -152.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -124.6% |
| 2014 | 199.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -231.3% |
| 2015 | -792.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -496.3% |
| 2016 | -3,262 BoP, current US$ per person | +311.8% |
| 2017 | 1,595 BoP, current US$ per person | -148.9% |
| 2018 | -3,149 BoP, current US$ per person | -297.4% |
| 2019 | -1,423 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.8% |
| 2020 | -1,346 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 2,121 BoP, current US$ per person | -257.6% |
| 2022 | 1,582 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 320.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.7% |
| 2024 | 1,488 BoP, current US$ per person | +364.5% |
| 2025 | -1,269 BoP, current US$ per person | -185.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's -1,269 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person. (73 countries reporting)
- Austria's -1,269 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 228.2 BoP, current US$ per person. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +4356.2% | 17.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 762.8 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2005 | +2430.0% | 389.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 9,856 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2007 | +553.7% | 1,270 BoP, current US$ per person | 8,302 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 76.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 277.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 46.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 573.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,484 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 9,856 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -625.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -3,262 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,739 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 482.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -1,346 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,121 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 193 Trinidad and Tobago -580.8 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 194 Estonia -613.4 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 195 Netherlands -948.01 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 197 Switzerland -1,351 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 198 Norway -1,394 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 199 Belgium -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Austria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.801 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.9157 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0136 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 858.85 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 627.13 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Austria?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Austria was -1,269 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 9,856 BoP, current US$ per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,262 BoP, current US$ per person in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Austria ranks 196th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.