Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was -0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1982–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Central Europe and the Baltics is -0.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 525.8% on the previous year and down 139.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 12.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 2018.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, 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 in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 1.2% | — |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +69.5% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -18.7% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +87.4% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +28.8% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +25.9% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -35.7% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +74.9% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +49.2% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +47.9% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -73.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -31.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +113.2% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -61.7% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +231.2% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -50.7% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +386.7% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -76.1% |
| 2018 | -1.1% | -153.9% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -903.4% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -50.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -33.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -93.1% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | -139.1% |
| 2025 | -0.7% | +525.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Central Europe and the Baltics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +903.4% | -1.1% | 9.1% |
| 2025 | -525.8% | -0.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 2.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | -1.1% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | -0.7% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More economy & growth data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,135 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1133 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 5,678 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Central Europe and the Baltics was -0.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 2018.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 139.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.