How does IBRD only rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

IBRD only ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in IBRD only

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

IBRD only: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 14.5%

Rank

24th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2016

All-time low

0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2025

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in IBRD only, 1970–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

IBRD only recorded 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in IBRD only peaked at 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

IBRD only ranks 24th 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 IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in IBRD only, 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.7%
1972	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.1%
1973	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+53.8%
1974	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.3%
1975	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.0%
1976	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1977	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1978	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.0%
1979	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-54.9%
1980	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+359.4%
1981	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-35.9%
1982	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.4%
1983	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1984	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1985	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+76.5%
1986	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1987	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
1988	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1989	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.8%
1990	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1991	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.4%
1992	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+207.5%
1993	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.0%
1994	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1995	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1996	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.5%
1997	0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.8%
1998	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1999	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2000	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.9%
2001	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.1%
2002	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.4%
2003	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+95.1%
2004	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+76.2%
2005	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
2006	0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+85.6%
2007	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
2008	0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
2009	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.1%
2010	0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.4%
2011	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.7%
2012	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2013	0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2014	0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.5%
2015	0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
2016	0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
2017	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.1%
2018	0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2019	0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2020	0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2021	0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2022	0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.6%
2023	0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2024	0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2025	0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near IBRD only

21 Switzerland 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
22 France 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Israel 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
24 Czechia 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
25 Korea 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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

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More economy & growth data for IBRD only

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0688 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,651 current US$ per person (2024)
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,109 current US$ per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
GDP 39.04 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)

All data for IBRD only →

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in IBRD only?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in IBRD only was 0.0062 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$), per unit recorded in IBRD only?: The highest recorded value was 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in IBRD only?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does IBRD only rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: IBRD only ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in IBRD only?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this IBRD only 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.

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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.