Euro area: Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Euro area's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) rose US$33.51 billion on 2024 (from −US$68.95 billion to −US$35.44 billion).

Across the 25 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2024), the average change was −US$4.22 billion and a typical year strayed about US$256.51 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$663.14 billion in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was US$560.44 billion in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$65.72 billion a year. A straight line explains 46% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

What this measures

Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

All 27 values

Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$60.62 million (2020)
• Algeria — −US$141.34 (2023)
• Bahrain — −US$3.93 billion (2025)
• Djibouti — −US$11.87 million (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — −US$9.91 billion (2025)
• Iraq — US$2.47 billion (2025)
• Israel — US$17.13 billion (2025)
• Jordan — US$212.39 million (2024)
• Kuwait — US$37.66 billion (2025)
• Lebanon — US$2.45 billion (2023)

More economic policy & debt data for Euro area

• GDP (current US$) — US$18.01 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$13.69 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$50,214 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$38,167 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$17.94 trillion (2025)
• GDP (annual % growth) — 1.41% (2025)
• GDP per capita (annual % growth) — 1.11% (2025)
• GNI, Atlas method (current US$) — US$17.3 trillion (2025)
• GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) — US$48,230 (2025)
• Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — US$349.31 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Euro area's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP)?

−US$35.44 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is down 196.86% from US$36.59 billion in 1999. The highest value was US$555.91 billion in 2020 and the lowest −US$405.21 billion in 2011.

Is the latest change in portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) unusual for Euro area?

In 2025, Euro area's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) rose US$33.51 billion on 2024 (from −US$68.95 billion to −US$35.44 billion). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2024), the average change was −US$4.22 billion and a typical year strayed about US$256.51 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KLT.PTXL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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