Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Romania

Foreign direct investment outflows in Romania in 2025 — 803,143,569 US$. Ranked 41 in the world out of 91.

2025 803M US$ −59.61% vs 2024
World rank 41of 91
Period maximum 2.17B US$2022
Period minimum -207M US$2012

Trend over time

1971–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Romania, 1971–2025-1B01B2B3B19711977198319891995200120072013201920251971: 0 US$1972: 0 US$1973: 0 US$1974: 0 US$1975: 0 US$1976: 0 US$1977: 0 US$1978: 0 US$1979: 0 US$1980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 0 US$1987: 0 US$1988: 0 US$1989: 0 US$1990: 18,000,000 US$1991: 3,000,000 US$1992: 4,000,000 US$1993: 7,000,000 US$1994: 10,000 US$1995: 2,000,000 US$1996: 10,000 US$1997: -9,000,000 US$1998: -9,000,000 US$1999: 16,000,000 US$2000: -11,000,000 US$2001: -17,000,000 US$2002: 16,000,000 US$2003: 39,000,000 US$2004: 70,000,000 US$2005: 330,392,306 US$2006: 501,593,915 US$2007: 666,068,987 US$2008: 313,002,960 US$2009: 13,529,029 US$2010: 235,599,036 US$2011: 56,828,178 US$2012: -207,448,373 US$2013: -60,528,095 US$2014: 269,206,757 US$2015: 1,030,277,690 US$2016: 1,255,764,122 US$2017: 386,332,440 US$2018: 1,503,441,003 US$2019: 1,923,634,040 US$2020: 198,628,790 US$2021: 1,339,047,343 US$2022: 2,174,527,357 US$2023: 1,828,487,659 US$2024: 1,988,256,828 US$2025: 803,143,569 US$
Change over the period: +803M

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Romania

Romania 803M US$
World 1.49T US$
Eastern Europe computed -28.83B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 803M −1.19B −59.61%
2024 1.99B +160M +8.74%
2023 1.83B −346M −15.91%
2022 2.17B +835M +62.39%
2021 1.34B +1.14B +574.15%
2020 199M −1.73B −89.67%
2019 1.92B +420M +27.95%
2018 1.5B +1.12B +289.16%
2017 386M −869M −69.24%
2016 1.26B +225M +21.89%
2015 1.03B +761M +282.71%
2014 269M +330M +544.76%
2013 -60.53M +147M +70.82%
2012 -207M −264M −465.04%
2011 56.83M −179M −75.88%
2010 236M +222M +1,641.43%
2009 13.53M −299M −95.68%
2008 313M −353M −53.01%
2007 666M +164M +32.79%
2006 502M +171M +51.82%
2005 330M +260M +371.99%
2004 70M +31M +79.49%
2003 39M +23M +143.75%
2002 16M +33M +194.12%
2001 -17M −6M −54.55%
2000 -11M −27M −168.75%
1999 16M +25M +277.78%
1998 -9M +0 +0%
1997 -9M −9.01M −90,100%
1996 10,000 −1.99M −99.5%
1995 2M +1.99M +19,900%
1994 10,000 −6.99M −99.86%
1993 7M +3M +75%
1992 4M +1M +33.33%
1991 3M −15M −83.33%
1990 18M +18M
1989 0 +0
1988 0 +0
1987 0 +0
1986 0 +0
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0 +0
1981 0 +0
1980 0 +0
1979 0 +0
1978 0 +0
1977 0 +0
1976 0 +0
1975 0 +0
1974 0 +0
1973 0 +0
1972 0 +0
1971 0

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.