Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual was 3.38 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Europe & Central Asia, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Europe & Central Asia stood at 3.38 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 98.8% on the previous year and down 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 278.51 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -127.43 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.93 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 19.51 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 1973 | 59.71 % change on previous year | +206.0% |
| 1974 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 1975 | -8.44 % change on previous year | -352.8% |
| 1976 | 19.59 % change on previous year | -332.0% |
| 1977 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 1978 | 35.38 % change on previous year | +1119.0% |
| 1979 | 64.54 % change on previous year | +82.4% |
| 1980 | -6.52 % change on previous year | -110.1% |
| 1981 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -172.5% |
| 1982 | -31.98 % change on previous year | -776.1% |
| 1983 | 14.93 % change on previous year | -146.7% |
| 1984 | 18.55 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 1985 | 21.09 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 55.33 % change on previous year | +162.3% |
| 1987 | 41.67 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 1988 | 52.63 % change on previous year | +26.3% |
| 1989 | 10.28 % change on previous year | -80.5% |
| 1990 | 24.23 % change on previous year | +135.9% |
| 1991 | -17.97 % change on previous year | -174.2% |
| 1992 | -0.9528 % change on previous year | -94.7% |
| 1993 | -6.77 % change on previous year | +610.4% |
| 1994 | 30.53 % change on previous year | -551.1% |
| 1995 | 31.03 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 15.14 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1997 | 21.87 % change on previous year | +44.5% |
| 1998 | 82.78 % change on previous year | +278.5% |
| 1999 | 73.27 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 15.55 % change on previous year | -78.8% |
| 2001 | -47.32 % change on previous year | -404.3% |
| 2002 | -30.48 % change on previous year | -35.6% |
| 2003 | 8.18 % change on previous year | -126.9% |
| 2004 | 53.95 % change on previous year | +559.2% |
| 2005 | 96.46 % change on previous year | +78.8% |
| 2006 | 25.36 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 2007 | 47.72 % change on previous year | +88.2% |
| 2008 | -23.13 % change on previous year | -148.5% |
| 2009 | -51.18 % change on previous year | +121.3% |
| 2010 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 2011 | 39.62 % change on previous year | +1203.7% |
| 2012 | -29.65 % change on previous year | -174.8% |
| 2013 | 11.67 % change on previous year | -139.4% |
| 2014 | -30.54 % change on previous year | -361.6% |
| 2015 | 70.92 % change on previous year | -332.2% |
| 2016 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 2017 | -22.76 % change on previous year | -587.2% |
| 2018 | -67.82 % change on previous year | +198.0% |
| 2019 | 114.18 % change on previous year | -268.3% |
| 2020 | -96.31 % change on previous year | -184.4% |
| 2022 | -42.9 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 2023 | -127.43 % change on previous year | +197.0% |
| 2024 | 278.51 % change on previous year | -318.6% |
| 2025 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -98.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Europe & Central Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1203.7% | 3.04 % change on previous year | 39.62 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.83 % change on previous year | -8.44 % change on previous year | 64.54 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 18.07 % change on previous year | -31.98 % change on previous year | 55.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.32 % change on previous year | -17.97 % change on previous year | 82.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.51 % change on previous year | -51.18 % change on previous year | 96.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.33 % change on previous year | -67.82 % change on previous year | 114.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.05 % change on previous year | -127.43 % change on previous year | 278.51 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 9 Armenia 344.39 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 330.99 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 330.49 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Angola 278.42 % change on previous year compare
- 13 United Arab Emirates 246.03 % change on previous year compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 219.9 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Pakistan 217.86 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2059 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 18,580 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5369 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5,268 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,127 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Europe & Central Asia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Europe & Central Asia was 3.38 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 278.51 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -127.43 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). 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.
About this data
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.