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

IDA blend ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

IDA blend: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 35.6%

Rank

31st

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1989

All-time low

-0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1999

Years of data

1973–2025

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in IDA blend, 1973–2025

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$), per unit in IDA blend is 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 35.6% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in IDA blend peaked at 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989 and was at its lowest, -0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.

IDA blend ranks 31st 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$) … unit in IDA blend, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in IDA blend, 1973 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1973	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1974	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.7%
1975	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-63.7%
1976	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+157.6%
1977	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.3%
1978	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.5%
1979	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.5%
1980	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+61.2%
1981	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-67.0%
1982	-0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-158.2%
1983	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-636.2%
1984	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.0%
1985	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1986	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1987	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+205.6%
1988	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.7%
1989	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1149.1%
1990	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-65.4%
1991	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1992	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.3%
1993	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+74.5%
1994	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.9%
1995	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-73.7%
1996	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+311.7%
1997	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-91.8%
1998	-0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-370.8%
1999	-0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+338.0%
2000	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-87.8%
2001	-0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+192.8%
2002	-0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-50.2%
2003	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-283.6%
2004	-0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-171.8%
2005	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-324.7%
2006	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.7%
2007	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+48.3%
2008	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2009	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.2%
2010	0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.7%
2011	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.1%
2012	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2013	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.3%
2014	0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2015	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.4%
2016	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2017	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
2018	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.4%
2019	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.5%
2020	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2021	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+144.2%
2022	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
2023	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-64.4%
2024	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+90.7%
2025	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-35.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in IDA blend 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
1989	+1149.1%	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1983	+636.2%	-0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

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	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	7
1980s	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near IDA blend

28 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 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
33 North Macedonia, Republic of 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
34 Kuwait 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for IDA blend

Trade in services 9.5% (2025)
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,163 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
GDP (current US$), per capita 1,841 current US$ per person (2025)
GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 13.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 2,047 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,193 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 13.06 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in IDA blend?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in IDA blend was 0.0013 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$), per unit recorded in IDA blend?: The highest recorded value was 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in IDA blend?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
How does IDA blend rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: IDA blend ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in IDA blend?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this IDA blend 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.