Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Slovakia
Slovakia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Slovakia, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Slovakia stood at 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Slovakia peaked at 0.0451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.
Slovakia ranks 46th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 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$) … unit in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -80.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +338.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +104.6% |
| 1998 | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +124.4% |
| 1999 | -0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -287.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -139.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -84.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +292.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +185.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21555.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +144.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -74.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +415.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +98.9% |
| 2012 | -0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -148.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -199.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -78.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +479.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +183.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.4% |
| 2018 | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.5% |
| 2019 | -0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -118.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1034.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +76.4% |
| 2023 | -0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -141.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -318.4% |
| 2025 | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.012 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, 1.3× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.012 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, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +21555.0% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 43 Brazil 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Eswatini 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Zambia 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 Sweden 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Azerbaijan 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Equatorial Guinea 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 331.83 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 242.3 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 187.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Slovakia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Slovakia was 0.012 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$), per unit recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- How does Slovakia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Slovakia ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.