Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Low & middle income, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Low & middle income is 267.99 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Low & middle income peaked at 329.21 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.37 million BoP, current US$, in 1971.
Low & middle income ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Low & middle income, 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 | 47.95 million BoP, current US$ | +43.7% |
| 1973 | 96.65 million BoP, current US$ | +101.5% |
| 1974 | 195.35 million BoP, current US$ | +102.1% |
| 1975 | 299.60 million BoP, current US$ | +53.4% |
| 1976 | 313.62 million BoP, current US$ | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 394.14 million BoP, current US$ | +25.7% |
| 1978 | 487.97 million BoP, current US$ | +23.8% |
| 1979 | 281.91 million BoP, current US$ | -42.2% |
| 1980 | 1.80 billion BoP, current US$ | +537.8% |
| 1981 | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | -28.9% |
| 1982 | 1.05 billion BoP, current US$ | -17.6% |
| 1983 | 981.43 million BoP, current US$ | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 979.91 million BoP, current US$ | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.66 billion BoP, current US$ | +69.2% |
| 1986 | 1.52 billion BoP, current US$ | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 1.80 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 1.89 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 3.29 billion BoP, current US$ | +74.4% |
| 1990 | 3.01 billion BoP, current US$ | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 4.04 billion BoP, current US$ | +34.1% |
| 1992 | 9.69 billion BoP, current US$ | +139.8% |
| 1993 | 9.00 billion BoP, current US$ | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 11.22 billion BoP, current US$ | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 12.92 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 13.44 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 18.29 billion BoP, current US$ | +36.1% |
| 1998 | 15.12 billion BoP, current US$ | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 15.26 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.63 billion BoP, current US$ | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 12.37 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 11.08 billion BoP, current US$ | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 20.64 billion BoP, current US$ | +86.3% |
| 2004 | 39.06 billion BoP, current US$ | +89.2% |
| 2005 | 49.79 billion BoP, current US$ | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 110.49 billion BoP, current US$ | +121.9% |
| 2007 | 117.78 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 159.47 billion BoP, current US$ | +35.4% |
| 2009 | 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ | -32.2% |
| 2010 | 181.80 billion BoP, current US$ | +68.1% |
| 2011 | 157.16 billion BoP, current US$ | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 172.54 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 186.15 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 242.48 billion BoP, current US$ | +30.3% |
| 2015 | 259.68 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 292.29 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 229.30 billion BoP, current US$ | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 221.35 billion BoP, current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 222.45 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 212.59 billion BoP, current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 277.51 billion BoP, current US$ | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 329.21 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 318.97 billion BoP, current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 313.12 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ | -14.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Low & middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +537.8% | 281.91 million BoP, current US$ | 1.80 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 219.02 million BoP, current US$ | 33.37 million BoP, current US$ | 487.97 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 979.91 million BoP, current US$ | 3.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 18.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.08 billion BoP, current US$ | 159.47 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 216.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 157.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 292.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 286.56 billion BoP, current US$ | 212.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 329.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 6 Singapore 94.20 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 United Kingdom 86.93 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3319 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,950 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2434 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Low & middle income?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Low & middle income was 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 329.21 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.37 million BoP, current US$ in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Low & middle income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.