Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in High income
High income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was 15,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
15,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 58.1%
Rank
6th
of 47 groups
All-time high
59,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
339.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in High income, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
High income recorded 15,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 58.1% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in High income peaked at 59,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 339.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
High income ranks 6th 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$), per in High income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 339.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 352.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 434.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1973 | 678.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +56.2% |
| 1974 | 579.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 786.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1976 | 779.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 798.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 1,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1979 | 1,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +63.7% |
| 1980 | 1,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 1,416 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 1,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1983 | 1,188 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 1,501 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1985 | 1,420 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 2,668 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +87.9% |
| 1987 | 4,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +57.8% |
| 1988 | 5,368 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1989 | 6,855 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1990 | 7,813 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 6,162 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 4,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1993 | 4,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 5,806 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1995 | 7,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 8,018 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 9,595 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 14,566 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 1999 | 22,922 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 2000 | 26,767 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 15,934 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 2002 | 12,347 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 13,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 22,268 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +64.0% |
| 2005 | 26,329 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 39,360 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 2007 | 59,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 2008 | 47,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 27,040 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 2010 | 30,647 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 39,836 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 31,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 34,882 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 31,127 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 37,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 36,924 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 36,337 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 13,434 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -63.0% |
| 2019 | 25,994 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +93.5% |
| 2020 | 15,334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2021 | 43,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +184.8% |
| 2022 | 36,620 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 15,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -58.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 753.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 339.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,719 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,855 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 22,922 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,983 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,347 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 59,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,434 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 39,836 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,742 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 15,334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 43,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 3 Malta 80.32 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 4 Singapore 71.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 5 Macau, China 14.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 Cayman Islands 4.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Bahrain 1.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bermuda 681,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Kuwait 628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for High income
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1461 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.22 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,900 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 855.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 967.71 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -12.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in High income?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in High income was 15,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 59,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 339.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does High income rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- High income ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.