Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 11.39 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Africa Western and Central, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Africa Western and Central stood at 11.39 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is down 66.9% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Africa Western and Central peaked at 65.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.43 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1980.
That places Africa Western and Central 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.34 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 3.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 3.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 1973 | 4.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.4% |
| 1974 | 3.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 7 BoP, current US$ per person | +82.1% |
| 1976 | 4.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.2% |
| 1977 | 5.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 1978 | 5 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 5.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | -1.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -128.2% |
| 1981 | 7.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -599.8% |
| 1982 | 5.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.2% |
| 1983 | 4.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.9% |
| 1984 | 1.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.0% |
| 1985 | 4.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +156.6% |
| 1986 | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -77.7% |
| 1987 | 5.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +394.0% |
| 1988 | 4.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 12.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +156.7% |
| 1990 | 5.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -59.3% |
| 1991 | 3.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.0% |
| 1992 | 5.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.1% |
| 1993 | 7.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.9% |
| 1994 | 10.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.4% |
| 1995 | 3.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -61.5% |
| 1996 | 4.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 6.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.5% |
| 1998 | 7.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 8.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 2000 | 9.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 11.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 15.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.9% |
| 2003 | 17.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 15.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 29.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +93.8% |
| 2006 | 28.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 38.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.7% |
| 2008 | 47.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 51.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 51.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 65.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 54.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 48.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 40.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 39.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 36.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 40.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 32.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 27.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 21.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 33.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.1% |
| 2022 | 31.46 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 38.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 2024 | 34.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 11.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 51.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 65.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 38.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 33 Costa Rica 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 35 Barbados 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 36 Lithuania 1,069 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 37 France 1,063 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Qatar 1,020 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 39 Curaçao 992.57 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6205 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 992.81 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 15.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9471 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,515 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,768 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,600 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 15.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Africa Western and Central?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Africa Western and Central was 11.39 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 65.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.43 BoP, current US$ per person in 1980.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.