Foreign direct investments as a share of GDP rose 59.4% to 0.028% in Greece in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign direct investments as a share of GDP in Greece reached an all time high of 0.028% in 2021 and an all time low of < -0.001% in 2000. When compared to Greece's main peers, foreign direct investments as a share of GDP in Albania amounted to 0.067%, 0.025% in Bulgaria, 0.054% in Macedonia and 0.017% in Turkey in 2021.
Greece has been ranked 75th within the group of 164 countries we follow in terms of foreign direct investments as a share of GDP, 88 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Foreign Direct Investments (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Albania | % | 0.087% | 0.088% | 0.079% | 0.079% | 0.078% | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | % | 0.044% | 0.028% | 0.034% | 0.027% | 0.032% | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | % | 0.006% | 0.014% | 0.017% | 0.019% | 0.024% | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | % | 0.005% | 0.007% | 0.010% | 0.007% | 0.005% | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | % | -0.045% | -0.038% | -0.027% | -0.021% | -0.013% | ||||||||||||||||
Kosovo | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.055% | 0.036% | 0.040% | 0.040% | 0.036% | |||||||||||||
Macedonia | % | 0.029% | 0.051% | 0.034% | 0.051% | 0.044% | ||||||||||||||||
Montenegro | % | ... | 0.173% | 0.052% | 0.115% | 0.088% | 0.075% | |||||||||||||||
Romania | % | 0.024% | 0.034% | 0.028% | 0.030% | 0.029% | ||||||||||||||||
Serbia | % | 0.059% | 0.058% | 0.066% | 0.080% | 0.083% | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | % | 0.022% | 0.016% | 0.013% | 0.016% | 0.013% |