How does Low & middle income rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Low & middle income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Low & middle income

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

Low & middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 18.5%

Rank

22nd

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0113 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 Low & middle income, 1970–2025

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

Analysis

Low & middle income recorded 0.0065 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 18.5% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

Low & middle income ranks 22nd 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 Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ 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	-21.7%
1972	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.1%
1973	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+58.3%
1974	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+58.1%
1975	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.9%
1976	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1977	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
1978	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1979	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-50.2%
1980	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+439.4%
1981	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.5%
1982	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
1983	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1984	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1985	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+62.9%
1986	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1987	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.2%
1988	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1989	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+63.9%
1990	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.1%
1991	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.5%
1992	0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+128.5%
1993	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
1994	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
1995	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1996	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1997	0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.0%
1998	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1999	0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2000	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.0%
2001	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2002	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
2003	0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+66.9%
2004	0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+61.0%
2005	0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2006	0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+88.2%
2007	0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
2008	0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.6%
2009	0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.5%
2010	0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.3%
2011	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.1%
2012	0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2013	0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2014	0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.7%
2015	0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
2016	0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
2017	0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.2%
2018	0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2019	0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2020	0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2021	0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
2022	0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
2023	0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2024	0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2025	0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0002 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	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

19 Spain 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
20 Chile 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More economy & growth data for Low & middle income

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 508.01 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2434 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,487 current US$ per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Low & middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Low & middle income?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Low & middle income was 0.0065 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$), per unit recorded in Low & middle income?: The highest recorded value was 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Low & middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does Low & middle income rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Low & middle income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Low & middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low & middle 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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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.