Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Canada
Canada: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Canada, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Canada peaked at 3,662 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.59 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1982.
Canada ranks 22nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 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$), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.68 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 103.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 1972 | 95.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 141.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.0% |
| 1974 | 163.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 146.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1976 | 104.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.6% |
| 1977 | 142.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.0% |
| 1978 | 156.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 219.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.5% |
| 1980 | 237.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 26.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -88.7% |
| 1982 | 3.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -86.6% |
| 1983 | 182.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +4977.8% |
| 1984 | 221.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 1985 | 48.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.1% |
| 1986 | 103.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +113.5% |
| 1987 | 325.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +213.1% |
| 1988 | 268.61 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 262.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 303.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 125.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.7% |
| 1992 | 247.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +97.4% |
| 1993 | 145.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.1% |
| 1994 | 328.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +125.9% |
| 1995 | 466.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.7% |
| 1996 | 297.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.1% |
| 1997 | 507.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.5% |
| 1998 | 828.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.2% |
| 1999 | 903.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 2,226 BoP, current US$ per person | +146.5% |
| 2001 | 915.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.9% |
| 2002 | 780.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 221.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.6% |
| 2004 | 45.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.5% |
| 2005 | 792.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +1642.7% |
| 2006 | 1,974 BoP, current US$ per person | +149.1% |
| 2007 | 3,662 BoP, current US$ per person | +85.5% |
| 2008 | 2,109 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.4% |
| 2009 | 622.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.5% |
| 2010 | 873.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 1,116 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 1,422 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.4% |
| 2013 | 1,911 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.3% |
| 2014 | 1,811 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 1,680 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 947.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.6% |
| 2017 | 693.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.7% |
| 2018 | 1,149 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.6% |
| 2019 | 1,301 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 765.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.1% |
| 2021 | 1,574 BoP, current US$ per person | +105.5% |
| 2022 | 1,303 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 1,096 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 1,528 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.4% |
| 2025 | 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +4977.8% | 3.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 182.07 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2005 | +1642.7% | 45.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 792.5 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 135.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 219.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 168.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 325.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 415.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 125.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 903.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,335 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,662 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,291 BoP, current US$ per person | 693.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,911 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,321 BoP, current US$ per person | 765.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 19 Bermuda 1,823 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 20 Sweden 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 21 Bahrain, Kingdom of 1,701 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 23 Maldives 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Grenada 1,455 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 25 Australia 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Canada
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 560.16 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0258 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 409.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Canada?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Canada was 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3,662 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 BoP, current US$ per person in 1982.
- How does Canada rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 22nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.