Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Euro area
Euro area: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual was -44.43 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Euro area, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Euro area stood at -44.43 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 115.4% on the previous year and down 182.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Euro area peaked at 287.62 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -151.38 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Euro area ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 72.91 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 26.66 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 1973 | 25.76 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 14.57 % change on previous year | -43.4% |
| 1975 | 4.66 % change on previous year | -68.0% |
| 1976 | 7.99 % change on previous year | +71.3% |
| 1977 | 4.79 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 1978 | 31.68 % change on previous year | +561.4% |
| 1979 | 51.86 % change on previous year | +63.7% |
| 1980 | -5.34 % change on previous year | -110.3% |
| 1981 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 1982 | -30.08 % change on previous year | -1574.4% |
| 1983 | 9.47 % change on previous year | -131.5% |
| 1984 | 28.14 % change on previous year | +197.3% |
| 1985 | -10.49 % change on previous year | -137.3% |
| 1986 | 86.86 % change on previous year | -928.2% |
| 1987 | 35.69 % change on previous year | -58.9% |
| 1988 | 41.19 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 34.33 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 50.08 % change on previous year | +45.9% |
| 1991 | -15.83 % change on previous year | -131.6% |
| 1992 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 1993 | -18.55 % change on previous year | -650.8% |
| 1994 | 13.4 % change on previous year | -172.2% |
| 1995 | 35.61 % change on previous year | +165.8% |
| 1996 | 39.29 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1998 | 83.71 % change on previous year | +6692.8% |
| 1999 | 91.12 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 6.96 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 2001 | -30.36 % change on previous year | -536.5% |
| 2002 | -49.95 % change on previous year | +64.5% |
| 2003 | 24.42 % change on previous year | -148.9% |
| 2004 | 62.45 % change on previous year | +155.8% |
| 2005 | 111.75 % change on previous year | +78.9% |
| 2006 | 37.44 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 2007 | 32.02 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 2008 | -29.37 % change on previous year | -191.7% |
| 2009 | -32.77 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 2010 | -13.8 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 2011 | 46.82 % change on previous year | -439.3% |
| 2012 | -28.19 % change on previous year | -160.2% |
| 2013 | 9.88 % change on previous year | -135.1% |
| 2014 | -13.52 % change on previous year | -236.8% |
| 2015 | 53.58 % change on previous year | -496.2% |
| 2016 | -17.24 % change on previous year | -132.2% |
| 2017 | -22.72 % change on previous year | +31.8% |
| 2018 | -32.52 % change on previous year | +43.1% |
| 2019 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -114.6% |
| 2020 | -111.75 % change on previous year | -2449.6% |
| 2022 | -51.31 % change on previous year | -54.1% |
| 2023 | -151.38 % change on previous year | +195.1% |
| 2024 | 287.62 % change on previous year | -290.0% |
| 2025 | -44.43 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Euro area changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +6692.8% | 1.23 % change on previous year | 83.71 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -2449.6% | 4.76 % change on previous year | -111.75 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | -1574.4% | 2.04 % change on previous year | -30.08 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.77 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | 72.91 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 19.18 % change on previous year | -30.08 % change on previous year | 86.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.35 % change on previous year | -18.55 % change on previous year | 91.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.26 % change on previous year | -49.95 % change on previous year | 111.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.3 % change on previous year | -32.52 % change on previous year | 53.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -14.25 % change on previous year | -151.38 % change on previous year | 287.62 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 31 Jamaica 127.47 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Niger 126.14 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 124.64 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 119.01 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Chile 115.08 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Namibia 114.44 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Sri Lanka 114.26 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4051 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 20,341 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 26,432 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Euro area?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Euro area was -44.43 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 287.62 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was -151.38 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Euro area rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Euro area ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 182.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.