Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in IBRD only
IBRD only: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was 4,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in IBRD only, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 4,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in IBRD only peaked at 4,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6678 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places IBRD only 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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$), per in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7927 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.6678 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9195 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1973 | 1.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +99.4% |
| 1974 | 3.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +99.0% |
| 1975 | 5.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +60.9% |
| 1976 | 5.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 6.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 8.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 1979 | 4.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -47.3% |
| 1980 | 25.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +445.4% |
| 1981 | 17.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 1982 | 11.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 11.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 12.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 22.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1986 | 20.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 24.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 25.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 36.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 1990 | 42.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 57.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1992 | 130.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +127.2% |
| 1993 | 99.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 1994 | 117.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 142.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1996 | 119.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1997 | 199.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +67.4% |
| 1998 | 195.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 177.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 129.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2001 | 164.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 111.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2003 | 243.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +119.1% |
| 2004 | 511.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +109.9% |
| 2005 | 632.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 1,390 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +119.9% |
| 2007 | 1,411 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,912 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 2009 | 1,353 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 2,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +63.4% |
| 2011 | 1,918 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 2,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 3,077 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 3,414 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 3,898 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 3,094 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 2,982 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 2,973 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 3,619 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 4,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 4,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in IBRD only changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +445.4% | 4.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 25.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.6678 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 36.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 128.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 42.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 199.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 785.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 111.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,912 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,797 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,918 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,898 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,808 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 9 Kuwait 628,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Japan 540,424 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 Andorra 471,477 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Israel 354,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 Germany 332,504 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 Korea 329,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 314,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for IBRD only
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3239 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,651 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,109 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP growth 4.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in IBRD only?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in IBRD only was 4,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 4,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6678 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does IBRD only rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- IBRD only ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.4%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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.