Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Romania

Romania: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 40.32 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
40.32 million USD
Change on year
down 96.9%
World rank
103rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
1,297 million USD
in 2022
All-time low
-374.64 million USD
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Romania, 1990–2023

-50005001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 18 million USD1991: 3 million USD1992: 4 million USD1993: 7 million USD1994: 0.01 million USD1995: 2 million USD1996: 0.01 million USD1997: -9 million USD1998: -9 million USD1999: 16 million USD2000: -12.9 million USD2001: 15.2 million USD2002: 20.7 million USD2003: 117.4 million USD2004: 154.2 million USD2005: -30.1 million USD2006: 422.4 million USD2007: 278.3 million USD2008: 249 million USD2009: -75 million USD2010: 29.1 million USD2011: -40.3 million USD2012: -118.2 million USD2013: -280.2 million USD2014: -374.6 million USD2015: 562.5 million USD2016: 4.4 million USD2017: -97.2 million USD2018: 379.1 million USD2019: 362.7 million USD2020: 53.7 million USD2021: 140.7 million USD2022: 1.3k million USD2023: 40.3 million USD

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Romania is 40.32 million USD, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.9% on the previous year and up 114.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Romania peaked at 1,297 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -374.64 million USD, in 2014.

Romania ranks 103rd of 184 countries 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.

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Romania, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 18 million USD —
1991 3 million USD -83.3%
1992 4 million USD +33.3%
1993 7 million USD +75.0%
1994 0.01 million USD -99.9%
1995 2 million USD +19900.0%
1996 0.01 million USD -99.5%
1997 -9 million USD -90100.0%
1998 -9 million USD -0.0%
1999 15.98 million USD -277.6%
2000 -12.9 million USD -180.7%
2001 15.21 million USD -217.9%
2002 20.7 million USD +36.1%
2003 117.38 million USD +466.9%
2004 154.22 million USD +31.4%
2005 -30.12 million USD -119.5%
2006 422.37 million USD -1502.2%
2007 278.33 million USD -34.1%
2008 249.02 million USD -10.5%
2009 -75.02 million USD -130.1%
2010 29.14 million USD -138.8%
2011 -40.31 million USD -238.4%
2012 -118.21 million USD +193.2%
2013 -280.23 million USD +137.1%
2014 -374.64 million USD +33.7%
2015 562.52 million USD -250.2%
2016 4.43 million USD -99.2%
2017 -97.15 million USD -2294.2%
2018 379.09 million USD -490.2%
2019 362.71 million USD -4.3%
2020 53.68 million USD -85.2%
2021 140.75 million USD +162.2%
2022 1,297 million USD +821.8%
2023 40.32 million USD -96.9%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 40.32 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,178 million USD, 3% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 40.32 million USD is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 755.46 million USD, 5% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Romania 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.

YearChange FromTo
1997 -90100.0% 0.01 million USD -9 million USD
1995 +19900.0% 0.01 million USD 2 million USD
2017 -2294.2% 4.43 million USD -97.15 million USD
2006 +1502.2% -30.12 million USD 422.37 million USD

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.2 million USD -9 million USD 18 million USD 10
2000s 113.92 million USD -75.02 million USD 422.37 million USD 10
2010s 42.73 million USD -374.64 million USD 562.52 million USD 10
2020s 383.03 million USD 40.32 million USD 1,297 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.69 million USD compare
  2. 101 Ukraine 42 million USD compare
  3. 102 Niger 40.39 million USD compare
  4. 104 Tajikistan 40.04 million USD compare
  5. 105 Tunisia 39.6 million USD compare
  6. 106 Palestine 36 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Romania?
Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Romania was 40.32 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1,297 million USD in 2022.
What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was -374.64 million USD in 2014.
How does Romania rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
Romania ranks 103rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 114.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,172 data points, 1990–2023
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Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.