Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.5% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.9% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 5.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1976.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 26th 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 in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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% | -76.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +413.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -37.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +150.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +178.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +76.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +58.5% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +20.5% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +44.5% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +48.1% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +53.9% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +58.3% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +36.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +79.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -64.2% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +41.8% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -30.3% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +40.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +413.0% | 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% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 28 Montenegro 7.3% compare
- 29 Saint Lucia 7.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 74.58 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8,599 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 17.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,688 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 161.23 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.5% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1976.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.