Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Romania
Romania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Romania, 1987–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Romania is 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 16.9% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Romania peaked at 0.0902 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1987.
That places Romania 96th out of 200 countries 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$) … unit in Romania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +530188.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +121.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +218.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +379.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0487 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.6% |
| 1999 | 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0859 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +169.4% |
| 2005 | 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0902 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.9% |
| 2012 | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +187.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +530188.5% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1997 | +379.7% | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0487 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0504 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0902 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 93 Moldova 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Vanuatu 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 France 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Tanzania 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Ukraine 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Romania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0088 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 197.24 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 144.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Romania?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Romania was 0.0219 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$), per unit recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0902 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- How does Romania rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Romania ranks 96th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.