Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 1.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 1.5% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 5.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1976.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, 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 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -25.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +45.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -40.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +37.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -92.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +136.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +62.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -69.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +409.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -36.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +153.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -21.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +153.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +86.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +34.3% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +156.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -26.1% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -27.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +35.2% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +23.9% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -33.7% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +26.6% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -16.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +409.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 1.1% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 21 Cambodia 9.9% compare
- 22 Liberia 9.9% compare
- 23 Gambia 9.7% compare
- 24 Zambia 9.3% compare
- 25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.9% compare
- 26 New Caledonia 8.5% compare
- 27 United Arab Emirates 8.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,786 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 20.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 16.87 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 1.5% in 2024, 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1976.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.