Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Southern Europe

Foreign direct investment outflows in Southern Europe in 2024 — 168,545,274,684 US$. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 13.9%.

2024 169B US$ +40.28% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 300B US$2007
Period minimum 843M US$2012

Trend over time

2006–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Southern Europe, 2006–20240100B200B300B20062008201020122014201620182020202220242006: 195,712,393,430 US$2007: 299,683,474,809 US$2008: 169,014,796,362 US$2009: 34,001,881,441 US$2010: 74,872,488,869 US$2011: 108,354,660,684 US$2012: 842,886,273 US$2013: 51,739,959,306 US$2014: 67,950,511,585 US$2015: 68,601,807,037 US$2016: 69,466,622,744 US$2017: 97,469,043,159 US$2018: 157,564,130,148 US$2019: 113,822,581,601 US$2020: 101,286,484,198 US$2021: 183,262,833,758 US$2022: 152,772,261,411 US$2023: 120,152,863,487 US$2024: 168,545,274,684 US$
Change over the period: −27.17B (−13.88%) Average annual rate: -0.83 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Europe 169B US$
World 1.72T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 169B +48.39B +40.28%
2023 120B −32.62B −21.35%
2022 153B −30.49B −16.64%
2021 183B +81.98B +80.94%
2020 101B −12.54B −11.01%
2019 114B −43.74B −27.76%
2018 158B +60.1B +61.66%
2017 97.47B +28B +40.31%
2016 69.47B +865M +1.26%
2015 68.6B +651M +0.96%
2014 67.95B +16.21B +31.33%
2013 51.74B +50.9B +6,038.43%
2012 843M −108B −99.22%
2011 108B +33.48B +44.72%
2010 74.87B +40.87B +120.2%
2009 34B −135B −79.88%
2008 169B −131B −43.6%
2007 300B +104B +53.12%
2006 196B

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.