Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Estonia
Estonia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Estonia, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Estonia recorded -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.
The figure is up 99.4% on the previous year and up 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Estonia peaked at 0.1705 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.0863 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 166th of 191 countries 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$), per unit in Estonia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +569.9% |
| 1997 | 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +141.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -86.6% |
| 1999 | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +378.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +146.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +87.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0849 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 0.053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0694 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2011 | -0.0588 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -192.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -193.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.4% |
| 2014 | 0.042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.6% |
| 2015 | -0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -158.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -160.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -129.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -964.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -79.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1705 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1296.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -71.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2024 | -0.0863 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -260.3% |
| 2025 | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0588 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0863 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1705 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 163 Suriname -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 164 Haiti -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Gambia -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 167 Dominica -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 168 Dominican Republic -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 169 Libya -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -24.28 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -17.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -838.20 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 75.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -613.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0519 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,785 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 17.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Estonia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Estonia was -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1705 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0863 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Estonia ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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.