Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Netherlands
Netherlands: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was -0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Netherlands, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Netherlands is -0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 95.4% on the previous year and down 108.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Netherlands peaked at 0.8598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.3066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places Netherlands 188th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, 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$) … unit in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +81.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.8% |
| 1992 | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0858 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +224.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0919 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0536 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +502.5% |
| 2005 | 0.305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -76.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0648 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3904 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +502.7% |
| 2012 | 0.309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 0.367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +203.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3479 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.8% |
| 2018 | -0.3066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -229.3% |
| 2019 | -0.1376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.1% |
| 2020 | -0.2369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +72.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -113.5% |
| 2023 | -0.3024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2147.6% |
| 2024 | -0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -95.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's -0.0141 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)
- Netherlands's -0.0141 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$) … unit in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -2147.6% | 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2004 | +502.5% | 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2011 | +502.7% | 0.0648 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3904 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0919 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1917 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 185 Burkina Faso -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 Switzerland -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Yemen -0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0141 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,040 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4115 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 759.51 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 487.58 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Netherlands?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Netherlands was -0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Netherlands ranks 188th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 108.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.