Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in IDA blend
IDA blend: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was 274.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in IDA blend, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in IDA blend is 274.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.9% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in IDA blend peaked at 1,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -72.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1999.
IDA blend ranks 28th 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$), per in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8964 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 1.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7533 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -58.0% |
| 1976 | 2.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +209.9% |
| 1977 | 1.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1978 | 3.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 1979 | 2.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1980 | 5.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +104.1% |
| 1981 | 3.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 1982 | -1.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -153.2% |
| 1983 | 7.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -510.7% |
| 1984 | 7.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 7.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 22.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +215.0% |
| 1988 | 17.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1989 | 206.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1112.6% |
| 1990 | 79.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -61.8% |
| 1991 | 94.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 58.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 1993 | 108.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +84.9% |
| 1994 | 64.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 1995 | 23.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -63.1% |
| 1996 | 121.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +406.0% |
| 1997 | 10.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -91.4% |
| 1998 | -29.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -384.1% |
| 1999 | -72.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +147.1% |
| 2000 | -10.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -85.4% |
| 2001 | -31.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +192.4% |
| 2002 | -16.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 2003 | 35.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -307.8% |
| 2004 | -30.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -186.6% |
| 2005 | 80.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -363.6% |
| 2006 | 123.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 2007 | 211.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +71.7% |
| 2008 | 231.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 312.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 443.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 2011 | 343.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 397.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 603.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 2014 | 617.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 460.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 402.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 343.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 285.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 461.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 2020 | 378.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 1,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +165.7% |
| 2022 | 882.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 274.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -68.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in IDA blend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +1112.6% | 17.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 206.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +510.7% | -1.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.7533 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 28.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 206.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -72.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 121.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 312.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 435.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 285.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 617.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 635.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 274.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 25 Sweden 101,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 26 Austria 101,431 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Spain 101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Saint Lucia 62,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 29 Portugal 62,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 30 Estonia 52,270 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 41,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for IDA blend
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 12.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.8% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 1.20 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 1.41 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 1.27 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 1.49 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 4.6% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 408.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP per capita growth 2.6% (2025)
- GDP per capita 2,163 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in IDA blend?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in IDA blend was 274.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 1,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was -72.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does IDA blend rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- IDA blend ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.