Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in IDA total
IDA total: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was 102.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in IDA total, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 102.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.5% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in IDA total peaked at 231.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -47.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places IDA total 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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$), per in IDA total, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.1925 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.5743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +198.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2456 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -57.2% |
| 1976 | 0.794 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +223.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7959 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.724 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 1.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +74.2% |
| 1980 | 12.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +889.2% |
| 1981 | 3.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -71.9% |
| 1982 | 8.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +139.8% |
| 1983 | 4.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 1984 | 4.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 14.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +216.4% |
| 1986 | -11.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -180.4% |
| 1987 | 8.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -177.8% |
| 1988 | 13.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +56.3% |
| 1989 | 45.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +233.0% |
| 1990 | 12.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -72.0% |
| 1991 | 30.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +135.8% |
| 1992 | 16.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -44.8% |
| 1993 | 20.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1994 | 8.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -57.6% |
| 1995 | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -68.1% |
| 1996 | 25.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +818.6% |
| 1997 | 26.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | -47.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -280.6% |
| 1999 | -2.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -95.2% |
| 2000 | 26.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1269.5% |
| 2001 | -12.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -147.2% |
| 2002 | 6.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -148.6% |
| 2003 | 18.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +210.9% |
| 2004 | 9.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 2005 | 43.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +335.5% |
| 2006 | 61.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 2007 | 70.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 90.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 81.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 208.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +155.8% |
| 2011 | 159.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 175.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 230.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2014 | 156.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2015 | 172.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 171.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 109.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 2018 | 87.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 198.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +126.6% |
| 2020 | 126.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 231.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +83.2% |
| 2022 | 216.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 102.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -52.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in IDA total changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1269.5% | -2.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 26.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +889.2% | 1.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +818.6% | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 25.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 45.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -47.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 30.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 90.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 166.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 87.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 230.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 169.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 102.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 231.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 32 Slovenia 41,178 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 33 Poland 40,128 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Lithuania 38,442 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 35 United States of America 38,381 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for IDA total
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.94 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 197.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1231 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 26.71 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -59.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in IDA total?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in IDA total was 102.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 231.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was -47.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does IDA total rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- IDA total ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA total 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.