Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 26.2 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Algeria, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Algeria is 26.2 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Algeria peaked at 77.4 BoP, current US$ per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, -13.44 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2015.
That places Algeria 151st out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.81 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0426 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.3% |
| 1972 | 2.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +6657.7% |
| 1973 | 3.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 1974 | 23.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +585.1% |
| 1975 | 7.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.9% |
| 1976 | 11.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.1% |
| 1977 | 10.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 7.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.4% |
| 1979 | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.5% |
| 1980 | 18.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +1215.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6871 BoP, current US$ per person | -96.3% |
| 1982 | -2.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -492.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0377 BoP, current US$ per person | +85.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2337 BoP, current US$ per person | +1193.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1583 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.3% |
| 1988 | 0.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +241.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4885 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4479 BoP, current US$ per person | +3293.3% |
| 1992 | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +151.6% |
| 1993 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 9.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +26476537.3% |
| 1997 | 8.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 20.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +129.6% |
| 1999 | 9.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.6% |
| 2000 | 9.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 35.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +292.0% |
| 2002 | 33.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 19.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.9% |
| 2004 | 27.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.8% |
| 2005 | 34.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 54.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.8% |
| 2007 | 49.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 75.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.6% |
| 2009 | 77.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 63.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 69.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 39.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.8% |
| 2013 | 44.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 38.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 2015 | -13.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -135.1% |
| 2016 | 40.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -398.4% |
| 2017 | 29.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.4% |
| 2018 | 34.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 31.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 25.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 19.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 5.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -72.6% |
| 2023 | 26.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +394.8% |
| 2024 | 26.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 26.2 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 196.04 BoP, current US$ per person, 13% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 26.2 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 86.35 BoP, current US$ per person, 30% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +26476537.3% | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.3 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1972 | +6657.7% | 0.0426 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.88 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1991 | +3293.3% | 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4479 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1980 | +1215.5% | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.74 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1986 | +1193.2% | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2337 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1974 | +585.1% | 3.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.66 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0426 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 148 Zimbabwe 27.98 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 149 Tuvalu 26.76 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 150 India 26.71 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 152 Tanzania 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 153 Myanmar 20.1 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 154 Madagascar 18.96 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Algeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9727 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0151 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 91.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 66.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Algeria?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Algeria was 26.2 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4 BoP, current US$ per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015.
- How does Algeria rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Algeria ranks 151st out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria 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.