East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs United States of America: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
82.19 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United States of America
1,235 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
15th
United States of America rank
17th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person against 82.19 BoP, current US$ per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 1,153 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes United States of America's figure about 15.0 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United States of America ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 17th of 47 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per person 52.37 BoP, current US$ per person 52.36 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
1980s 0.4577 BoP, current US$ per person 80.96 BoP, current US$ per person 80.5 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
1990s 3.04 BoP, current US$ per person 408.59 BoP, current US$ per person 405.55 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
2000s 15.28 BoP, current US$ per person 876.26 BoP, current US$ per person 860.98 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
2010s 73.36 BoP, current US$ per person 925.17 BoP, current US$ per person 851.8 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
2020s 102.19 BoP, current US$ per person 1,045 BoP, current US$ per person 943.05 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person against 82.19 BoP, current US$ per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and United States of America?
1,153 BoP, current US$ per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and United States of America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.