Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Albania
Albania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Albania, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Albania is 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Albania peaked at 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
That places Albania 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2025, 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$) … unit in Albania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2004 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -73.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +133.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6148.6% |
| 2009 | 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -88.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +305.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +155.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -91.5% |
| 2017 | -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1464.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -96.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -974.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +263.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +6148.6% | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2017 | -1464.0% | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2019 | +974.1% | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 48 Azerbaijan 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Equatorial Guinea 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 50 Bulgaria 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Colombia 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Bahamas 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 India 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Albania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 119.44 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0067 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 87.21 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -30.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Albania?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Albania was 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Albania rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Albania ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.