Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) was 3.12 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows in IDA blend, 1973–2025
Source: 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. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows in IDA blend is 3.12 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 34.3% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows in IDA blend peaked at 4.94 billion BoP, current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, -355.41 million BoP, current US$, in 1999.
That places IDA blend 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.00 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 8.00 million BoP, current US$ | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 3.36 million BoP, current US$ | -58.0% |
| 1976 | 10.42 million BoP, current US$ | +209.9% |
| 1977 | 8.83 million BoP, current US$ | -15.3% |
| 1978 | 14.06 million BoP, current US$ | +59.3% |
| 1979 | 11.92 million BoP, current US$ | -15.2% |
| 1980 | 24.32 million BoP, current US$ | +104.1% |
| 1981 | 14.67 million BoP, current US$ | -39.7% |
| 1982 | -7.80 million BoP, current US$ | -153.2% |
| 1983 | 32.04 million BoP, current US$ | -510.7% |
| 1984 | 32.43 million BoP, current US$ | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 32.49 million BoP, current US$ | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 31.24 million BoP, current US$ | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 98.40 million BoP, current US$ | +215.0% |
| 1988 | 76.16 million BoP, current US$ | -22.6% |
| 1989 | 923.53 million BoP, current US$ | +1112.6% |
| 1990 | 352.88 million BoP, current US$ | -61.8% |
| 1991 | 421.37 million BoP, current US$ | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 285.71 million BoP, current US$ | -32.2% |
| 1993 | 528.29 million BoP, current US$ | +84.9% |
| 1994 | 317.27 million BoP, current US$ | -39.9% |
| 1995 | 117.01 million BoP, current US$ | -63.1% |
| 1996 | 592.02 million BoP, current US$ | +406.0% |
| 1997 | 50.65 million BoP, current US$ | -91.4% |
| 1998 | -143.86 million BoP, current US$ | -384.1% |
| 1999 | -355.41 million BoP, current US$ | +147.1% |
| 2000 | -51.97 million BoP, current US$ | -85.4% |
| 2001 | -151.96 million BoP, current US$ | +192.4% |
| 2002 | -82.94 million BoP, current US$ | -45.4% |
| 2003 | 172.33 million BoP, current US$ | -307.8% |
| 2004 | -149.21 million BoP, current US$ | -186.6% |
| 2005 | 393.27 million BoP, current US$ | -363.6% |
| 2006 | 602.84 million BoP, current US$ | +53.3% |
| 2007 | 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ | +71.7% |
| 2008 | 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 1.53 billion BoP, current US$ | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 2.17 billion BoP, current US$ | +41.8% |
| 2011 | 1.68 billion BoP, current US$ | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 1.95 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 2.96 billion BoP, current US$ | +52.0% |
| 2014 | 3.02 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.26 billion BoP, current US$ | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 1.97 billion BoP, current US$ | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 1.92 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | -33.4% |
| 2019 | 2.27 billion BoP, current US$ | +77.8% |
| 2020 | 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 4.94 billion BoP, current US$ | +165.7% |
| 2022 | 4.10 billion BoP, current US$ | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 929.05 million BoP, current US$ | -77.3% |
| 2024 | 2.33 billion BoP, current US$ | +150.5% |
| 2025 | 3.12 billion BoP, current US$ | +34.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in IDA blend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +1112.6% | 76.16 million BoP, current US$ | 923.53 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1983 | +510.7% | -7.80 million BoP, current US$ | 32.04 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.66 million BoP, current US$ | 3.36 million BoP, current US$ | 14.06 million BoP, current US$ | 7 |
| 1980s | 125.75 million BoP, current US$ | -7.80 million BoP, current US$ | 923.53 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 216.59 million BoP, current US$ | -355.41 million BoP, current US$ | 592.02 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 443.58 million BoP, current US$ | -151.96 million BoP, current US$ | 1.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 billion BoP, current US$ | 929.05 million BoP, current US$ | 4.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 30 Portugal 8.91 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 31 Chile 8.68 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 32 Czechia 8.62 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 33 Poland 8.24 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 34 Indonesia 8.15 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 35 Sweden 7.36 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 36 Greece 5.96 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for IDA blend
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2585 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 475.89 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 15.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.526 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 968.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 13.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 1.20 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.8% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows in IDA blend?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows in IDA blend was 3.12 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.94 billion BoP, current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was -355.41 million BoP, current US$ in 1999.
- How does IDA blend rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- IDA blend ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.