Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Belgium
Belgium: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 478.9%
World rank
188th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.4736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1999
All-time low
-0.0663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Belgium, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Belgium stood at -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 478.9% on the previous year and down 267.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Belgium peaked at 0.4736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, -0.0663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places Belgium 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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$), per unit in Belgium, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +108.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -86.6% |
| 1981 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.9% |
| 1982 | -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -175.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -642.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +317.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -74.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +619.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +288.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +324.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3647 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -91.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +255.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0941 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0844 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1772 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +143.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -84.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +101.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +76.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0833 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -128.3% |
| 2014 | -0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -96.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2145.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0729 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +358.3% |
| 2017 | -0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -114.5% |
| 2018 | -0.0663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +527.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.4% |
| 2020 | -0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -371.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.5% |
| 2023 | -0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -128.3% |
| 2024 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -142.9% |
| 2025 | -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -478.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0819 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1926 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 185 Trinidad and Tobago -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 Seychelles -0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Iceland -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 189 Turks and Caicos Islands -0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 190 Cayman Islands -0.2243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 191 Hungary -0.2468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0777 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Belgium?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Belgium was -0.0266 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$), per unit recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Belgium ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 267.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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$)
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.