Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Slovakia
Slovakia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Slovakia, 1993–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Slovakia is 1.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Slovakia peaked at 4.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.9%, in 1999.
That places Slovakia 44th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.4% | — |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -80.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -42.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +338.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +104.6% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +124.4% |
| 1999 | -1.9% | -287.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -139.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -84.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +292.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +185.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -99.3% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +21555.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -57.9% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +144.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -74.6% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +415.2% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -51.3% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +98.9% |
| 2012 | -1.3% | -148.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -199.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -78.7% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +479.4% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +183.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -65.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -42.5% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -118.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -1034.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -33.6% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +76.4% |
| 2023 | -0.7% | -141.3% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -318.4% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | -1.9% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -1.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -0.7% | 1.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7531 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 21,495 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6693 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 19,104 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 10.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2053 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1817 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Slovakia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Slovakia was 1.2% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9% in 1999.
- How does Slovakia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Slovakia ranks 44th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.