Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Austria
Austria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Austria, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Austria stood at -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 178.9% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Austria peaked at 0.2583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.0724 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Austria 192nd out of 200 countries 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$) … unit in Austria, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.7% |
| 1983 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +72.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +267.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +72.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +141.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +215.3% |
| 2001 | 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -97.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3554.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2327.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -87.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1781 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +466.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -91.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +144.0% |
| 2010 | -0.0565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -257.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0536 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -194.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -76.1% |
| 2013 | -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -123.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -228.7% |
| 2015 | -0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -563.1% |
| 2016 | -0.0724 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +301.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -146.7% |
| 2018 | -0.0615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -281.9% |
| 2019 | -0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.6% |
| 2020 | -0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -243.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -81.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +351.1% |
| 2025 | -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -178.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (72 countries reporting)
- Austria's -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +3554.7% | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2005 | +2327.7% | 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2015 | -563.1% | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0626 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0724 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0536 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 189 Norway -0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 190 Estonia -0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 191 Tonga -0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 193 Sao Tome and Principe -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 194 Iraq -0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 195 Trinidad and Tobago -0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Austria?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Austria was -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0724 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Austria ranks 192nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.