Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1987–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.
The figure is down 43.5% on the previous year and down 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1989.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 47 groups 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$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.9% |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +125273.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +86.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +157.5% |
| 1998 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +79.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +88.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +60.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -76.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +182.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -71.2% |
| 2023 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +233.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +125273.7% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 26 Portugal 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Germany 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Finland 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Aruba 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1037 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,786 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 17.37 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 20.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.0018 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$), per unit recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.