Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was -0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Central Europe and the Baltics is -0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 26.6% on the previous year and down 629.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 0.1071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, 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$), per unit in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -154.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -272.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1075.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +271.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +108.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +119.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +222.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0722 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +93.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0601 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -84.7% |
| 2010 | -0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -146.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -391.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -69.7% |
| 2014 | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +519.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -85.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0691 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2543.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -96.0% |
| 2018 | -0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1285.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -309.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -71.4% |
| 2023 | -0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -281.7% |
| 2024 | -0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2025 | -0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0722 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 44 Eswatini 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
- 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
More economy & growth data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,135 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1133 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 5,678 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -382.66 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Central Europe and the Baltics was -0.0138 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$), per unit recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 629.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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$)
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.