Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was 3,935 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Lower middle income, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Lower middle income is 3,935 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Lower middle income peaked at 5,619 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, -3.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1976.
Lower middle income ranks 27th 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$), per square in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 45.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1972 | 17.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 1973 | 43.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +146.3% |
| 1974 | 12.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -70.6% |
| 1975 | 69.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +436.3% |
| 1976 | -3.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -105.2% |
| 1977 | 49.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1481.9% |
| 1978 | 65.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1979 | 130.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +99.1% |
| 1980 | 59.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 1981 | 142.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +139.7% |
| 1982 | 118.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1983 | 100.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 84.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1985 | 166.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +95.5% |
| 1986 | 122.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1987 | 155.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1988 | 152.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 266.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +74.5% |
| 1990 | 165.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -37.9% |
| 1991 | 289.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +74.9% |
| 1992 | 256.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 331.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1994 | 425.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1995 | 464.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 568.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1997 | 1,029 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +81.0% |
| 1998 | 921.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 891.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 955.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 1,124 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 929.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2003 | 1,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 1,149 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1,750 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 2006 | 3,008 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +71.9% |
| 2007 | 3,911 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 5,144 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2009 | 4,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2010 | 3,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 4,202 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 3,668 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 3,705 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 4,475 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 5,619 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 4,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 4,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 4,291 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 4,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 4,931 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 4,311 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 4,720 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 3,935 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Lower middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +1481.9% | -3.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 49.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +436.3% | 12.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 69.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 130.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 59.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 266.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 534.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 165.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,029 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,318 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 929.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,144 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,313 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,619 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,474 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,935 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,931 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 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
- 26 Czechia 154,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Italy 142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Portugal 126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 29 Estonia 121,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 30 Kuwait 118,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Lower middle income?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Lower middle income was 3,935 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5,619 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Lower middle income rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Lower middle income ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 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.