Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps was 39.97 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Lower middle income, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Lower middle income is 39.97 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.2% on the previous year and up 173.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Lower middle income peaked at 39.97 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, -3.50 million BoP, current US$, in 1975.
Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 1.00 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 5.00 million BoP, current US$ | +400.0% |
| 1974 | 9.24 million BoP, current US$ | +84.8% |
| 1975 | -3.50 million BoP, current US$ | -137.8% |
| 1976 | 10.04 million BoP, current US$ | -387.1% |
| 1977 | 67.98 million BoP, current US$ | +577.0% |
| 1978 | 67.56 million BoP, current US$ | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 52.53 million BoP, current US$ | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 50.35 million BoP, current US$ | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 45.00 million BoP, current US$ | -10.6% |
| 1982 | 22.71 million BoP, current US$ | -49.5% |
| 1983 | 123.55 million BoP, current US$ | +444.0% |
| 1984 | 89.18 million BoP, current US$ | -27.8% |
| 1985 | 44.95 million BoP, current US$ | -49.6% |
| 1986 | 495.97 million BoP, current US$ | +1003.4% |
| 1987 | 147.50 million BoP, current US$ | -70.3% |
| 1988 | 184.56 million BoP, current US$ | +25.1% |
| 1989 | 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ | +465.8% |
| 1990 | 756.82 million BoP, current US$ | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 576.33 million BoP, current US$ | -23.8% |
| 1992 | 514.27 million BoP, current US$ | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ | +179.0% |
| 1994 | 815.79 million BoP, current US$ | -43.1% |
| 1995 | 621.20 million BoP, current US$ | -23.9% |
| 1996 | 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ | +148.9% |
| 1997 | 1.09 billion BoP, current US$ | -29.7% |
| 1998 | 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 1.09 billion BoP, current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ | +30.1% |
| 2001 | 1.65 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 2.69 billion BoP, current US$ | +63.6% |
| 2003 | 3.00 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 4.12 billion BoP, current US$ | +37.3% |
| 2005 | 5.24 billion BoP, current US$ | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 19.00 billion BoP, current US$ | +262.5% |
| 2007 | 21.89 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 27.57 billion BoP, current US$ | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 22.87 billion BoP, current US$ | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 25.09 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 19.41 billion BoP, current US$ | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 16.76 billion BoP, current US$ | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 9.73 billion BoP, current US$ | -42.0% |
| 2014 | 22.65 billion BoP, current US$ | +132.8% |
| 2015 | 14.61 billion BoP, current US$ | -35.5% |
| 2016 | 12.21 billion BoP, current US$ | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 19.38 billion BoP, current US$ | +58.7% |
| 2018 | 16.77 billion BoP, current US$ | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 16.56 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 16.20 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 23.40 billion BoP, current US$ | +44.4% |
| 2022 | 21.68 billion BoP, current US$ | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 18.05 billion BoP, current US$ | -16.8% |
| 2024 | 31.68 billion BoP, current US$ | +75.6% |
| 2025 | 39.97 billion BoP, current US$ | +26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.99 million BoP, current US$ | -3.50 million BoP, current US$ | 67.98 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 224.81 million BoP, current US$ | 22.71 million BoP, current US$ | 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 961.53 million BoP, current US$ | 514.27 million BoP, current US$ | 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 27.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.73 billion BoP, current US$ | 25.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 16.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 39.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 20 Saudi Arabia 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 21 Switzerland 25.32 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 22 Italy 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 23 Israel 14.47 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 24 Malaysia 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 25 Mexico 11.29 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 26 Russian Federation 10.58 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -30.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Lower middle income?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Lower middle income was 39.97 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 39.97 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.50 million BoP, current US$ in 1975.
- How does Lower middle income rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Lower middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower 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
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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.