Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1987–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.1% on the previous year and down 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1987.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 33rd 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$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +177.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.0% |
| 1990 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.9% |
| 1993 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +91.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +150.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0469 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.0% |
| 2011 | 0.039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 30 Lebanon 0.0709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Nicaragua 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1037 constant 2015 US$ 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$) 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.0062 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$), per unit recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.8%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 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$)
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- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.