Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in IBRD only
IBRD only: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 265.04 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in IBRD only, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 265.04 billion BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in 2025.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in IBRD only peaked at 309.68 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.37 million BoP, current US$, in 1971.
IBRD only ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.62 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 33.37 million BoP, current US$ | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 45.95 million BoP, current US$ | +37.7% |
| 1973 | 91.65 million BoP, current US$ | +99.4% |
| 1974 | 182.42 million BoP, current US$ | +99.0% |
| 1975 | 293.50 million BoP, current US$ | +60.9% |
| 1976 | 296.12 million BoP, current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 317.14 million BoP, current US$ | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 445.23 million BoP, current US$ | +40.4% |
| 1979 | 234.43 million BoP, current US$ | -47.3% |
| 1980 | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | +445.4% |
| 1981 | 879.92 million BoP, current US$ | -31.2% |
| 1982 | 595.07 million BoP, current US$ | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 592.37 million BoP, current US$ | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 623.72 million BoP, current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ | +83.3% |
| 1986 | 1.05 billion BoP, current US$ | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.84 billion BoP, current US$ | +44.6% |
| 1990 | 2.13 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 2.87 billion BoP, current US$ | +34.3% |
| 1992 | 9.20 billion BoP, current US$ | +221.2% |
| 1993 | 7.05 billion BoP, current US$ | -23.4% |
| 1994 | 8.33 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 10.07 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.9% |
| 1996 | 8.41 billion BoP, current US$ | -16.5% |
| 1997 | 14.08 billion BoP, current US$ | +67.4% |
| 1998 | 13.84 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 12.55 billion BoP, current US$ | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 9.16 billion BoP, current US$ | -27.0% |
| 2001 | 11.63 billion BoP, current US$ | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 7.87 billion BoP, current US$ | -32.3% |
| 2003 | 17.24 billion BoP, current US$ | +119.1% |
| 2004 | 36.17 billion BoP, current US$ | +109.9% |
| 2005 | 44.69 billion BoP, current US$ | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 98.42 billion BoP, current US$ | +120.2% |
| 2007 | 99.86 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 135.36 billion BoP, current US$ | +35.5% |
| 2009 | 95.76 billion BoP, current US$ | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 156.43 billion BoP, current US$ | +63.4% |
| 2011 | 135.76 billion BoP, current US$ | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 145.36 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 166.01 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 217.79 billion BoP, current US$ | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 241.63 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 275.92 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 218.97 billion BoP, current US$ | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 211.01 billion BoP, current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 210.40 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 204.30 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 256.17 billion BoP, current US$ | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 309.68 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 307.85 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 293.50 billion BoP, current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 265.04 billion BoP, current US$ | -9.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in IBRD only changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +445.4% | 234.43 million BoP, current US$ | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 1992 | +221.2% | 2.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.20 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 197.94 million BoP, current US$ | 33.37 million BoP, current US$ | 445.23 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 billion BoP, current US$ | 592.37 million BoP, current US$ | 1.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.08 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 135.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 197.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 135.76 billion BoP, current US$ | 275.92 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 272.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 204.30 billion BoP, current US$ | 309.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 8 Hong Kong 80.54 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 9 France 80.27 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 77.17 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 11 Ireland 67.14 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 12 British Virgin Islands 59.45 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 13 Canada 57.17 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 14 Spain 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for IBRD only
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP per capita growth 3.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 7,797 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita 8,599 current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,247 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP 43.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.9% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP 39.04 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in IBRD only?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in IBRD only was 265.04 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 309.68 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.37 million BoP, current US$ in 1971.
- How does IBRD only rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- IBRD only ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.