Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was 107.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Pre-demographic dividend, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 107.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 345.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, -61.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1998.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 31st 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$), per in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.2261 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.6745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +198.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2884 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -57.2% |
| 1976 | 1.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +260.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5755 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1979 | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +125.7% |
| 1980 | 13.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +906.6% |
| 1981 | 4.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -68.7% |
| 1982 | 9.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +139.8% |
| 1983 | 4.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -50.3% |
| 1984 | 4.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 15.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +230.2% |
| 1986 | -13.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -183.1% |
| 1987 | 6.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -148.5% |
| 1988 | 13.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +116.7% |
| 1989 | 48.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +251.6% |
| 1990 | 20.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -56.7% |
| 1991 | 38.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +81.5% |
| 1992 | 22.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.8% |
| 1993 | 34.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +55.4% |
| 1994 | 24.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 1995 | 7.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -68.1% |
| 1996 | 30.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +284.2% |
| 1997 | 35.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1998 | -61.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -274.6% |
| 1999 | -6.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -89.1% |
| 2000 | 34.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -613.2% |
| 2001 | -20.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -160.2% |
| 2002 | 10.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -148.3% |
| 2003 | 19.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +95.3% |
| 2004 | 47.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +141.4% |
| 2005 | 65.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2006 | 85.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 112.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 212.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +89.3% |
| 2009 | 86.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -59.2% |
| 2010 | 345.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +298.0% |
| 2011 | 283.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 240.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 279.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 204.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2015 | 132.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 182.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2017 | 154.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 31.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -79.5% |
| 2019 | 11.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -64.1% |
| 2020 | 78.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +588.2% |
| 2021 | 133.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +70.3% |
| 2022 | 107.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 107.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Pre-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +906.6% | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7053 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.2261 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 10.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 48.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -61.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 38.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 212.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 186.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 345.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 78.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 133.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 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
- 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
More economy & growth data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0808 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 4.0% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 1.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 1.58 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 1.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 1.65 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 283.34 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GNI 1.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 1.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Pre-demographic dividend was 107.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 345.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was -61.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.