Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -188.38 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded -188.38 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 576.8% on the previous year and down 182.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 2,100 BoP, current US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, -188.38 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2025.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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$), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0578 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0478 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2374 BoP, current US$ per person | +396.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2832 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0939 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.9% |
| 1981 | 0.168 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.0% |
| 1982 | 0.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1477 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2573 BoP, current US$ per person | +74.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1372 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1088 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1355 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0993 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.7% |
| 1990 | 5.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +5783.3% |
| 1991 | 16.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +186.6% |
| 1992 | 22.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.9% |
| 1993 | 50.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +120.7% |
| 1994 | 48.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 114.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +133.9% |
| 1996 | 102.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 130.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 1998 | 180.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.8% |
| 1999 | 202.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 217.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 200.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 247.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 191.46 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.7% |
| 2004 | 404.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +111.4% |
| 2005 | 704.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +74.1% |
| 2006 | 771.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 1,456 BoP, current US$ per person | +88.6% |
| 2008 | 1,316 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 290.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -77.9% |
| 2010 | 203.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.8% |
| 2011 | 481.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +136.2% |
| 2012 | 378.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 151.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -59.9% |
| 2014 | 521.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +243.2% |
| 2015 | 227.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.3% |
| 2016 | 1,133 BoP, current US$ per person | +397.4% |
| 2017 | 302.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -73.3% |
| 2018 | -184.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -161.0% |
| 2019 | 1,509 BoP, current US$ per person | -918.6% |
| 2020 | 2,100 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.2% |
| 2021 | 1,214 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.2% |
| 2022 | 815.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.8% |
| 2023 | 65.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -92.0% |
| 2024 | -27.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -142.4% |
| 2025 | -188.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +576.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0696 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2832 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1423 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0939 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2573 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 202.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 580.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 191.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,456 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 472.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -184.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,509 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 663.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -188.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,100 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 44 Saudi Arabia 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 45 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 856.14 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 46 Slovenia 845.02 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 47 Kosovo 790.33 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 47 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 790.33 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 49 Mongolia 789.32 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 50 Albania 788.1 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,135 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1133 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 5,678 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics was -188.38 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 2,100 BoP, current US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was -188.38 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 182.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.