Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual was -10.46 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in IDA & IBRD total, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded -10.46 % change on previous year for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in 2025.
The figure is down 117.4% on the previous year and down 124.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 513.9 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -39.37 % change on previous year, in 1979.
That places IDA & IBRD total 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -18.53 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 45.25 % change on previous year | -344.2% |
| 1973 | 96.02 % change on previous year | +112.2% |
| 1974 | 100.57 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 53.67 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 1976 | 9.04 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 1977 | 27.81 % change on previous year | +207.5% |
| 1978 | 22.26 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1979 | -39.37 % change on previous year | -276.8% |
| 1980 | 513.9 % change on previous year | -1405.3% |
| 1981 | -31.04 % change on previous year | -106.0% |
| 1982 | -16.61 % change on previous year | -46.5% |
| 1983 | -9.33 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 1984 | 17.79 % change on previous year | -290.6% |
| 1985 | 44.79 % change on previous year | +151.8% |
| 1986 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -102.6% |
| 1987 | 15.27 % change on previous year | -1423.4% |
| 1988 | 7.83 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 1989 | 59.71 % change on previous year | +662.7% |
| 1990 | -8.43 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 1991 | 37.35 % change on previous year | -542.8% |
| 1992 | 179.26 % change on previous year | +380.0% |
| 1993 | -9.98 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 1994 | 18.91 % change on previous year | -289.4% |
| 1995 | 14.23 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 1996 | 8.13 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 1997 | 49.6 % change on previous year | +510.0% |
| 1998 | -20.83 % change on previous year | -142.0% |
| 1999 | 13.05 % change on previous year | -162.6% |
| 2000 | -3.21 % change on previous year | -124.6% |
| 2001 | -17.22 % change on previous year | +436.0% |
| 2002 | -4.32 % change on previous year | -74.9% |
| 2003 | 115.05 % change on previous year | -2761.9% |
| 2004 | 70.84 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 2005 | 29.35 % change on previous year | -58.6% |
| 2006 | 106.3 % change on previous year | +262.2% |
| 2007 | 14.27 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 2008 | 30.91 % change on previous year | +116.6% |
| 2009 | -28.91 % change on previous year | -193.5% |
| 2010 | 54.08 % change on previous year | -287.0% |
| 2011 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -103.9% |
| 2012 | -0.2718 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 2013 | 12.14 % change on previous year | -4565.0% |
| 2014 | 15.8 % change on previous year | +30.2% |
| 2015 | -4.66 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 2016 | 10.71 % change on previous year | -329.5% |
| 2017 | -18.03 % change on previous year | -268.4% |
| 2018 | -5.6 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2266 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 2020 | -13.48 % change on previous year | -6049.3% |
| 2021 | 64.35 % change on previous year | -577.2% |
| 2022 | -5.47 % change on previous year | -108.5% |
| 2023 | -1.54 % change on previous year | -71.8% |
| 2024 | -4.81 % change on previous year | +211.7% |
| 2025 | -10.46 % change on previous year | +117.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in IDA & IBRD total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -6049.3% | 0.2266 % change on previous year | -13.48 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +4565.0% | -0.2718 % change on previous year | 12.14 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +2761.9% | -4.32 % change on previous year | 115.05 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +1423.4% | -1.15 % change on previous year | 15.27 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | +1405.3% | -39.37 % change on previous year | 513.9 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.97 % change on previous year | -39.37 % change on previous year | 100.57 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 60.12 % change on previous year | -31.04 % change on previous year | 513.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.13 % change on previous year | -20.83 % change on previous year | 179.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3 % change on previous year | -28.91 % change on previous year | 115.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.23 % change on previous year | -18.03 % change on previous year | 54.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.76 % change on previous year | -13.48 % change on previous year | 64.35 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 15 Pakistan 217.86 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Botswana 195.41 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Nigeria 190.83 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Switzerland 190.61 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Cameroon 179.77 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Denmark 169.69 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Mali 163.19 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for IDA & IBRD total
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 457.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -11.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 297.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2864 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,894 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2482 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in IDA & IBRD total?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in IDA & IBRD total was -10.46 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 513.9 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was -39.37 % change on previous year in 1979.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 124.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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
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.