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

Iceland ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 186.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

Iceland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

-0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 344.4%

World rank

187th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.4652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2007

All-time low

-0.2858 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2017

Years of data

1976–2025

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Iceland, 1976–2025

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.

The figure is down 344.4% on the previous year and down 186.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Iceland peaked at 0.4652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.2858 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.

That places Iceland 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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$) … unit in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Iceland, 1976 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1976	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1977	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1978	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1979	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1980	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1981	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1982	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1983	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1984	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1985	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1986	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1987	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-75.9%
1988	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.1%
1989	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+702.5%
1990	-0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-263.4%
1991	-0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.5%
1992	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-433.2%
1993	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-42.0%
1994	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+81.6%
1995	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
1996	0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+145.3%
1997	0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1998	0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.0%
1999	0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+56.8%
2000	0.041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+200.2%
2001	0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2002	0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2003	0.0331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2004	0.1849 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+457.8%
2005	0.4123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+123.0%
2006	0.3141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.8%
2007	0.4652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+48.1%
2008	-0.2071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-144.5%
2009	0.172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-183.0%
2010	-0.179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-204.1%
2011	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-100.9%
2012	-0.2145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13826.4%
2013	0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-115.1%
2014	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-96.4%
2015	0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2051.9%
2016	-0.0858 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-437.2%
2017	-0.2858 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+233.0%
2018	-0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-98.0%
2019	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-203.1%
2020	-0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-392.1%
2021	-0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-90.6%
2022	0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-627.3%
2023	0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.7%
2024	0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
2025	-0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-344.4%

Iceland compared with similar countries

Iceland's -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (69 countries reporting)
Iceland's -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Iceland 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
2012	-13826.4%	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2015	+2051.9%	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	4
1980s	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	-0.0704 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2858 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	-0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Iceland

184 Tuvalu -0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
185 Trinidad and Tobago -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
186 Seychelles -0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
188 Belgium -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
189 Turks and Caicos Islands -0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
190 Cayman Islands -0.2243 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$), per unit in Iceland?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Iceland was -0.0221 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$), per unit recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 0.4652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was -0.2858 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
How does Iceland rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Iceland ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is down 186.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iceland 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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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.