Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was 6,745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 6,745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 19.5% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 11,502 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1976.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th 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$), per square in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 56.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1972 | 53.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 99.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +83.7% |
| 1974 | 80.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 143.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +78.1% |
| 1976 | 12.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -91.2% |
| 1977 | 33.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +170.0% |
| 1978 | 42.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 94.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +120.6% |
| 1980 | 22.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -76.0% |
| 1981 | 119.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +427.8% |
| 1982 | 69.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 1983 | 57.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 141.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +145.7% |
| 1985 | 124.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 156.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1987 | 144.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 444.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +207.8% |
| 1989 | 831.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +87.3% |
| 1990 | 897.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 1,016 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 208.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -79.5% |
| 1993 | 411.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +97.4% |
| 1994 | 308.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 508.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +64.7% |
| 1996 | 606.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 867.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 1998 | 903.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 805.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 739.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 1,588 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +114.8% |
| 2002 | 1,359 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 1,961 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 2004 | 3,179 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +62.2% |
| 2005 | 4,822 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 2006 | 7,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 2007 | 11,002 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 2008 | 11,502 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 7,824 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2010 | 6,795 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 10,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 2012 | 8,845 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 7,428 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 6,795 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 7,482 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 8,884 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 6,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2018 | 5,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 6,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 4,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 6,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2022 | 5,643 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 6,745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +427.8% | 22.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 119.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 143.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 211.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 22.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 831.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 653.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 208.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,016 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,135 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 739.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,502 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,426 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 15 Barbados 523,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 16 Seychelles 521,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Mauritius 380,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,786 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 20.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 6,745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11,502 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.