Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Austria
Austria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -658.85 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Austria, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Austria is -658.85 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 143.8% on the previous year and down 742.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Austria peaked at 9,880 BoP, current US$ per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, -3,173 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2016.
That places Austria 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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$), per capita in Austria, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 4.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +315.7% |
| 1972 | 5.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 5.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.2% |
| 1975 | 3.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.3% |
| 1976 | 7.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +118.0% |
| 1977 | 11.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.1% |
| 1978 | 11.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 11.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 13.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1981 | 27.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +108.9% |
| 1982 | 18.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.0% |
| 1983 | 24.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.6% |
| 1984 | 9.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.7% |
| 1985 | 5.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.2% |
| 1986 | 38.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +577.2% |
| 1987 | 41.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 37.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 113.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +202.6% |
| 1990 | 221.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.9% |
| 1991 | 166.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 1992 | 224.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.6% |
| 1993 | 149.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.6% |
| 1994 | 156.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 136.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 237.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +74.1% |
| 1997 | 250.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 347.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.4% |
| 1999 | 413.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 687.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +66.5% |
| 2001 | 375.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.4% |
| 2002 | 715.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +90.3% |
| 2003 | 844.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 982.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 9,880 BoP, current US$ per person | +905.5% |
| 2006 | 1,946 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.3% |
| 2007 | 9,528 BoP, current US$ per person | +389.7% |
| 2008 | 3,353 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.8% |
| 2009 | 1,865 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.4% |
| 2010 | -1,713 BoP, current US$ per person | -191.9% |
| 2011 | 4,546 BoP, current US$ per person | -365.3% |
| 2012 | 2,188 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.9% |
| 2013 | 1,301 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.5% |
| 2014 | -102.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -107.9% |
| 2015 | -78.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.7% |
| 2016 | -3,173 BoP, current US$ per person | +3958.9% |
| 2017 | 910.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -128.7% |
| 2018 | -3,118 BoP, current US$ per person | -442.4% |
| 2019 | -933.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.1% |
| 2020 | 237.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -125.4% |
| 2021 | 3,248 BoP, current US$ per person | +1269.9% |
| 2022 | 1,594 BoP, current US$ per person | -50.9% |
| 2023 | 916.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.5% |
| 2024 | 1,503 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.9% |
| 2025 | -658.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -143.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's -658.85 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person. (70 countries reporting)
- Austria's -658.85 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -3958.9% | -78.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -3,173 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2021 | +1269.9% | 237.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,248 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2005 | +905.5% | 982.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 9,880 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1986 | +577.2% | 5.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 38.94 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 113.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 230.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 136.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 413.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,018 BoP, current US$ per person | 375.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 9,880 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -17.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -3,173 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,546 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person | -658.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,248 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 184 Trinidad and Tobago -285.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 185 Netherlands -329.49 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 186 Seychelles -341.28 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 188 Turks and Caicos Islands -1,240 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 189 Belgium -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 190 Iceland -2,170 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Austria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.801 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.9157 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0136 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 858.85 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 627.13 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Austria?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Austria was -658.85 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 9,880 BoP, current US$ per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,173 BoP, current US$ per person in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Austria ranks 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 742.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.