Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in OECD members
OECD members: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
16th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.0534 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2007
All-time low
0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1976
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in OECD members, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in OECD members peaked at 0.0534 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1976.
That places OECD members 16th 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$), per unit in OECD members, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +74.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0473 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0534 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.4% |
| 2010 | 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.1% |
| 2012 | 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +82.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -83.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +340.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +147.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -78.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +210.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0534 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Grenada 0.1202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,116 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.09 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in OECD members?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in OECD members was 0.0107 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$), per unit recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0534 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976.
- How does OECD members rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- OECD members ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.