Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual was 17.64 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Central Europe and the Baltics is 17.64 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 261.8% on the previous year and up 120.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 539.91 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -311.38 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 41.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | -5.88 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 1979 | -18.75 % change on previous year | +218.8% |
| 1980 | 61.54 % change on previous year | -428.2% |
| 1981 | -85.71 % change on previous year | -239.3% |
| 1982 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -138.9% |
| 1983 | -75 % change on previous year | -325.0% |
| 1985 | -91.67 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
| 1987 | -35.82 % change on previous year | -60.9% |
| 1988 | 164.69 % change on previous year | -559.8% |
| 1989 | -45.94 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 1990 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -107.0% |
| 1991 | -148.29 % change on previous year | -4728.6% |
| 1992 | 278.01 % change on previous year | -287.5% |
| 1994 | -4.9 % change on previous year | -101.8% |
| 1995 | 14.64 % change on previous year | -398.5% |
| 1996 | 18.29 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 1997 | 266.3 % change on previous year | +1356.2% |
| 1998 | 9.61 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 1999 | -38.45 % change on previous year | -500.1% |
| 2000 | 43.07 % change on previous year | -212.0% |
| 2001 | 14.99 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 2002 | 134.32 % change on previous year | +795.8% |
| 2003 | 163.36 % change on previous year | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 13.06 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 2005 | 275 % change on previous year | +2005.6% |
| 2006 | 20.23 % change on previous year | -92.6% |
| 2007 | 145.88 % change on previous year | +621.1% |
| 2008 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
| 2009 | -87.07 % change on previous year | -7202.9% |
| 2010 | -147.65 % change on previous year | +69.6% |
| 2011 | 421.86 % change on previous year | -385.7% |
| 2012 | -28.24 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 2013 | -68.42 % change on previous year | +142.3% |
| 2014 | 539.91 % change on previous year | -889.1% |
| 2015 | -87.16 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 2017 | -95.52 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 312.86 % change on previous year | -427.5% |
| 2020 | 54.23 % change on previous year | -82.7% |
| 2021 | -62.11 % change on previous year | -214.5% |
| 2022 | -70.95 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 2023 | -311.38 % change on previous year | +338.9% |
| 2024 | -10.9 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 2025 | 17.64 % change on previous year | -261.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Central Europe and the Baltics changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -7202.9% | 1.23 % change on previous year | -87.07 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -4728.6% | 3.2 % change on previous year | -148.29 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +2005.6% | 13.06 % change on previous year | 275 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.68 % change on previous year | -18.75 % change on previous year | 41.67 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1980s | -9.32 % change on previous year | -91.67 % change on previous year | 164.69 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 44.27 % change on previous year | -148.29 % change on previous year | 278.01 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 72.41 % change on previous year | -87.07 % change on previous year | 275 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.95 % change on previous year | -147.65 % change on previous year | 539.91 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2020s | -63.91 % change on previous year | -311.38 % change on previous year | 54.23 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 4 Luxembourg 613.84 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Lebanon 437.64 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Eswatini 390.79 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Tunisia 377.96 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Benin 363.36 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Armenia 344.39 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 330.99 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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 outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Central Europe and the Baltics was 17.64 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 539.91 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was -311.38 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.2%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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
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The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.