What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.

What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1979.

How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Name: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 5.5%

Rank

35th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1993

All-time low

0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1979

Years of data

1970–2025

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.

That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1979.

That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 unit in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
1972	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1973	0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+52.4%
1974	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1975	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.3%
1976	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.3%
1977	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-38.1%
1978	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.8%
1979	0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.7%
1980	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.1%
1981	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+54.6%
1982	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1983	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
1984	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1985	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1986	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1987	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.4%
1988	0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+54.7%
1989	0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
1990	0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.1%
1991	0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.7%
1992	0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.5%
1993	0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+65.7%
1994	0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1995	0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1996	0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1997	0.0402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1998	0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1999	0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.1%
2000	0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
2001	0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2002	0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
2003	0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2004	0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2005	0.0412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.2%
2006	0.0404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2007	0.0404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2008	0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
2009	0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.1%
2010	0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.2%
2011	0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2012	0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
2013	0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
2014	0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2015	0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2016	0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.6%
2017	0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2018	0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.0%
2019	0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
2020	0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.2%
2021	0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.1%
2022	0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.3%
2023	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-54.1%
2024	0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2025	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

32 Dominica 0.0684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
33 Andorra 0.0664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
34 Somalia 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
35 Senegal 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
36 Albania 0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
37 Uganda 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
38 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
GDP (current US$), per capita 10,843 current US$ per person (2025)
Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)

All data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0058 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$), per unit recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1979.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

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.