Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Azerbaijan, 1996–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Azerbaijan is 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 20.2% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.3033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1997.
That places Azerbaijan 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, 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$) … unit in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.9% |
| 1998 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +345.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3104.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +71987.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1536 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2728 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2753 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2913 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0927 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -68.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0622 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0571 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0643 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -69.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0605 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +129.0% |
| 2016 | 0.068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0628 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0505 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -92.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1084.8% |
| 2024 | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.5% |
| 2025 | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.012 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, 3.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.012 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, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +71987.7% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2000 | +3104.5% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | +1084.8% | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1783 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 45 Zambia 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 46 Slovakia 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 Sweden 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
- 51 Albania 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Azerbaijan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 55.19 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 40.3 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Azerbaijan?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Azerbaijan was 0.012 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$), per unit recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Azerbaijan ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.