Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was 5,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 5,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.9% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 192,366 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, -17,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2018.
Central Europe and the Baltics 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$), per square in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 8.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 6.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 33.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 1979 | 40.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 13.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1981 | 24.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 1982 | 18.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1983 | 21.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 37.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 1985 | 20.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 1986 | 21.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 16.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 20.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 14.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 1990 | 878.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5780.2% |
| 1991 | 2,511 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +185.8% |
| 1992 | 2,575 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 5,035 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +95.5% |
| 1994 | 4,866 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 11,365 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +133.5% |
| 1996 | 10,192 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 12,940 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1998 | 17,796 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1999 | 20,002 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 21,325 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 19,571 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 24,002 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 18,502 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2004 | 39,008 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +110.8% |
| 2005 | 67,729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 2006 | 73,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 139,046 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +87.9% |
| 2008 | 125,281 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 27,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -78.0% |
| 2010 | 19,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 45,420 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +135.6% |
| 2012 | 35,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 14,235 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -60.1% |
| 2014 | 48,684 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +242.0% |
| 2015 | 21,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -56.4% |
| 2016 | 105,200 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +395.8% |
| 2017 | 27,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -73.4% |
| 2018 | -17,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -160.8% |
| 2019 | 139,087 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -917.0% |
| 2020 | 192,366 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 2021 | 110,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -42.8% |
| 2022 | 73,844 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 5,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -91.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Central Europe and the Baltics changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +5780.2% | 14.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 878.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +917.0% | -17,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 139,087 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +400.0% | 6.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 33.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +395.8% | 21,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 105,200 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 40.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 21.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 37.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,816 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 878.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 20,002 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,602 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18,502 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 139,046 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,975 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -17,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 139,087 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,554 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 192,366 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 19 Saint Lucia 332,911 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 20 Curaçao 307,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 21 Germany 260,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 22 Denmark 205,830 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 Korea 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 189,322 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 25 Palau 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Central Europe and the Baltics was 5,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 192,366 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was -17,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.