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

United States ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

United States: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 24.8%

World rank

40th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2007

All-time low

-0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2018

Years of data

1970–2025

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

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

Analysis

United States recorded 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.

That represents a change of up 24.8% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in United States peaked at 0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2018.

That places United States 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 United States, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in United States, 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.2%
1972	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.8%
1973	0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
1974	0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.0%
1975	0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+144.0%
1976	0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.8%
1977	0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1978	0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.8%
1979	0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+54.0%
1980	0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.2%
1981	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-52.7%
1982	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.3%
1983	0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1984	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.6%
1985	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-73.3%
1986	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+402.7%
1987	0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+92.3%
1988	0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.4%
1989	0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+118.0%
1990	0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
1991	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
1992	0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
1993	0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.9%
1994	0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1995	0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.7%
1996	0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1997	0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
1998	0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.3%
1999	0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.3%
2000	0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.2%
2001	0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.1%
2002	0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.7%
2003	0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2004	0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+79.7%
2005	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-86.8%
2006	0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+409.3%
2007	0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+76.2%
2008	0.0233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-35.7%
2009	0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2010	0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
2011	0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.4%
2012	0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.1%
2013	0.0233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2014	0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2015	0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.0%
2016	0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2017	0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.9%
2018	-0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-130.3%
2019	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-184.3%
2020	0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+147.6%
2021	0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
2022	0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
2023	0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
2024	0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2025	0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.8%

United States compared with similar countries

United States's 0.0137 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, 1.5× the median. (69 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in United States 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
2006	+409.3%	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1986	+402.7%	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

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42 Serbia, Republic of 0.0133 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$), per unit in United States?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in United States was 0.0137 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$), per unit recorded in United States?: The highest recorded value was 0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
How does United States rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: United States ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in United States?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States 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.