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

Venezuela ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

Venezuela: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 113.8%

World rank

28th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

All-time low

-0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2019

Years of data

1970–2024

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Venezuela, 1970–2024

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

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 113.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Venezuela peaked at 0.0427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2019.

That places Venezuela 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, 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 Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Venezuela, 1970 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1972	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1973	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1974	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1975	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1976	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1977	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1978	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1979	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1980	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1981	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-53.4%
1982	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-40.1%
1983	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1579.5%
1984	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-64.6%
1985	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.4%
1986	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4182.0%
1987	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-89.9%
1988	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.6%
1989	0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+264.1%
1990	0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+87.6%
1991	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-54.4%
1992	0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.6%
1993	0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+471.5%
1994	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-59.9%
1995	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-77.7%
1996	0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+445.3%
1997	0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1998	0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+82.6%
1999	0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.2%
2000	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-52.1%
2001	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-59.0%
2002	0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+491.0%
2003	0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2004	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.4%
2005	0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.1%
2006	0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+72.0%
2007	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-79.5%
2008	0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2009	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+209.3%
2010	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
2011	-0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-112.7%
2012	0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1203.8%
2013	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-90.6%
2014	0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2415.3%
2015	0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2016	0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.1%
2017	0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.4%
2018	0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2019	-0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-111.1%
2020	0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1636.1%
2021	0.0427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.4%
2022	0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-40.8%
2023	0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-60.0%
2024	0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+113.8%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

Venezuela's 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 10.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Venezuela's 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 8.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Venezuela 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
1986	+4182.0%	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2014	+2415.3%	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2020	+1636.1%	-0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1983	+1579.5%	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2012	+1203.8%	-0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2002	+491.0%	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Venezuela

25 South Korea 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
26 Portugal 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
27 United Kingdom 0.0217 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Venezuela?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Venezuela was 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Venezuela?: The highest recorded value was 0.0427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Venezuela?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
How does Venezuela rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Venezuela ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Venezuela?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Venezuela 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.