Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 245.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Egypt

Name: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Egypt
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Egypt: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 45.9%

World rank

112th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1996

Years of data

1977–2025

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Egypt, 1977–2025

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$), per unit in Egypt is 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 45.9% on the previous year and up 245.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Egypt peaked at 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.

Egypt ranks 112th of 191 countries 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$) … unit in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Egypt, 1977 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1977	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1978	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+167.4%
1979	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-78.5%
1980	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
1981	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
1982	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
1983	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+112.1%
1984	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.2%
1985	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-83.7%
1986	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+89.3%
1987	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+222.9%
1988	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.0%
1989	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+66.0%
1990	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-51.0%
1991	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+493.9%
1992	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-94.2%
1993	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+461.6%
1994	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+54.4%
1995	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+86.6%
1996	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-95.2%
1997	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2128.0%
1998	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-67.8%
1999	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.1%
2000	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.6%
2001	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-74.9%
2002	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+154.6%
2003	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.0%
2004	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+682.3%
2005	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.1%
2006	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.6%
2007	0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+268.9%
2008	0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+131.4%
2009	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-74.4%
2010	0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+77.8%
2011	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-50.6%
2012	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-71.5%
2013	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.0%
2014	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
2015	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.3%
2016	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2017	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.9%
2018	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+53.8%
2019	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2020	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.1%
2021	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2022	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.0%
2023	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.5%
2024	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.5%
2025	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.9%

Egypt compared with similar countries

Egypt's 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Egypt's 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Egypt 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
1997	+2128.0%	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2004	+682.3%	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	3
1980s	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Egypt

109 Vanuatu 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
110 Norway 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
111 Tonga 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
113 Belarus 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
114 Romania 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
115 French Polynesia 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Egypt?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Egypt was 0.0019 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$), per unit recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
How does Egypt rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Egypt ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 245.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt 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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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

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.