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

Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

Italy: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 53.4%

World rank

55th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2007

All-time low

0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1999

Years of data

1970–2025

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

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.009 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 53.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Italy peaked at 0.054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.

Italy ranks 55th of 191 countries 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 Italy, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Italy, 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+223.3%
1972	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-53.3%
1973	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1974	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-35.5%
1975	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+48.1%
1976	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-52.8%
1977	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+205.8%
1978	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-76.8%
1979	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+171.0%
1980	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
1981	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+109.5%
1982	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.7%
1983	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+103.1%
1984	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1985	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1986	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1987	0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.4%
1988	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+103.2%
1989	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-56.2%
1990	0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+173.4%
1991	0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1992	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-46.8%
1993	0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+108.9%
1994	0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.7%
1995	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.9%
1996	0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1997	0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.2%
1998	0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
1999	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-97.9%
2000	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2600.2%
2001	0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+147.3%
2002	0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-35.7%
2003	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-84.9%
2004	0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+482.8%
2005	0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+255.2%
2006	0.0301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2007	0.054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+79.3%
2008	0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-48.1%
2009	0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-70.3%
2010	0.0143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+72.3%
2011	0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.0%
2012	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-85.6%
2013	0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+190.7%
2014	0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2015	0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2016	0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
2017	0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.2%
2018	0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+207.1%
2019	0.0185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2020	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-86.6%
2021	0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+972.4%
2022	0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
2023	0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.2%
2024	0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.8%
2025	0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-53.4%

Italy compared with similar countries

Italy's 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
Italy's 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Italy 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
2000	+2600.2%	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2021	+972.4%	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2004	+482.8%	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

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56 El Salvador 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
57 Greece 0.0087 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$), per unit in Italy?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Italy was 0.009 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$), per unit recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 0.054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
How does Italy rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Italy ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Italy 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.