Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in IDA blend
IDA blend: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in IDA blend, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in IDA blend stood at 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in IDA blend peaked at 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1980.
IDA blend 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$), per unit in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 1980 | -0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -115.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -536.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +181.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +136.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.7% |
| 1989 | 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +167.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.0% |
| 2024 | 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 15 Mongolia 0.1169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Oman 0.1164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Maldives 0.1142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Seychelles 0.1015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Kosovo 0.1 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Cambodia 0.0995 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for IDA blend
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 668.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 823.14 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 52.6% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9479 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,745 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 2,047 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,841 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 13.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 13.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in IDA blend?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in IDA blend was 0.0104 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$), per unit recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- How does IDA blend rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- IDA blend ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 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.