Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Bangladesh, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 42.7% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 17.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.0932 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1979.
That places Bangladesh 164th out of 202 countries 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$), per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per person | +2426.6% |
| 1974 | 0.029 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0679 BoP, current US$ per person | +242.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0853 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0918 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1979 | -0.0932 BoP, current US$ per person | -201.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0967 BoP, current US$ per person | -203.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0594 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.6% |
| 1982 | 0.075 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per person | -94.3% |
| 1984 | -0.0057 BoP, current US$ per person | -233.5% |
| 1985 | -0.0664 BoP, current US$ per person | +1074.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per person | -135.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per person | -86.8% |
| 1990 | 0.029 BoP, current US$ per person | +1180.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per person | +162.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1189 BoP, current US$ per person | +270.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0926 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per person | -83.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1084 BoP, current US$ per person | +600.5% |
| 1997 | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +911.2% |
| 1998 | 1.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 1999 | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 2.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.3% |
| 2001 | 0.574 BoP, current US$ per person | -72.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3765 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.4% |
| 2003 | 1.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +405.5% |
| 2004 | 3.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.1% |
| 2005 | 5.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.9% |
| 2006 | 3.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.5% |
| 2007 | 4.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.1% |
| 2008 | 8.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +102.0% |
| 2009 | 5.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.8% |
| 2010 | 8.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.5% |
| 2011 | 8.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 10.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 16.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +62.8% |
| 2014 | 16.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 17.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 14.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 11.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.0% |
| 2018 | 14.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.7% |
| 2019 | 11.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.9% |
| 2020 | 9.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 10.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 9.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 8.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 7.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 2025 | 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.3 BoP, current US$ per person, 21% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 18.61 BoP, current US$ per person, 56% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +2426.6% | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1990 | +1180.7% | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.029 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1985 | -1074.5% | -0.0057 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0664 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1997 | +911.2% | 0.1084 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1996 | +600.5% | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1084 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2003 | +405.5% | 0.3765 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.9 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0932 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0918 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0664 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0967 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.433 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3765 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 12.11 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 162 Malawi 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 163 Sudan 10.95 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 165 Samoa 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 166 Togo 9.96 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 167 Kenya 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.8666 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 13.63 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 9.95 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 23.47 % 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$), per capita in Bangladesh?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Bangladesh was 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 17.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0932 BoP, current US$ per person in 1979.
- How does Bangladesh rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 164th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.