Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual was -35.17 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1985–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded -35.17 % change on previous year for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in 2025.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 1,506.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 292.19 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -99.89 % change on previous year, in 1988.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | -99.89 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 80 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 140.74 % change on previous year | +75.9% |
| 1993 | -10.98 % change on previous year | -107.8% |
| 1994 | 39.75 % change on previous year | -462.1% |
| 1995 | 53.44 % change on previous year | +34.5% |
| 1996 | -12.62 % change on previous year | -123.6% |
| 1997 | 173.94 % change on previous year | -1478.8% |
| 1998 | 37.21 % change on previous year | -78.6% |
| 1999 | 63.6 % change on previous year | +70.9% |
| 2000 | 46.11 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 2001 | 13.25 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 2002 | 20.35 % change on previous year | +53.6% |
| 2003 | 82.75 % change on previous year | +306.7% |
| 2004 | 47.19 % change on previous year | -43.0% |
| 2005 | 61.73 % change on previous year | +30.8% |
| 2006 | 31.66 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 2007 | 138.09 % change on previous year | +336.1% |
| 2008 | -29.62 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 2009 | -27.61 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 5.96 % change on previous year | -121.6% |
| 2011 | 27.07 % change on previous year | +354.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3043 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 2013 | -31.21 % change on previous year | -10356.6% |
| 2014 | 53.84 % change on previous year | -272.5% |
| 2015 | -2.19 % change on previous year | -104.1% |
| 2016 | -19.46 % change on previous year | +788.9% |
| 2017 | -30.06 % change on previous year | +54.4% |
| 2018 | -76.87 % change on previous year | +155.8% |
| 2019 | 188.85 % change on previous year | -345.7% |
| 2020 | 28.2 % change on previous year | -85.1% |
| 2021 | 67.72 % change on previous year | +140.1% |
| 2022 | -68.59 % change on previous year | -201.3% |
| 2023 | 292.19 % change on previous year | -526.0% |
| 2024 | -37.88 % change on previous year | -113.0% |
| 2025 | -35.17 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -10356.6% | 0.3043 % change on previous year | -31.21 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +1478.8% | -12.62 % change on previous year | 173.94 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -24.97 % change on previous year | -99.89 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | 62.79 % change on previous year | -12.62 % change on previous year | 173.94 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.39 % change on previous year | -29.62 % change on previous year | 138.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.62 % change on previous year | -76.87 % change on previous year | 188.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.08 % change on previous year | -68.59 % change on previous year | 292.19 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 30 Barbados 132.13 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Jamaica 127.47 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Niger 126.14 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 124.64 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 119.01 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Chile 115.08 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Namibia 114.44 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), per unit of GDP 0.7534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was -35.17 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 292.19 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.89 % change on previous year in 1988.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,506.0%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). 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.