Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in China
China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 56.86 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in China, 1979–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in China stood at 56.86 BoP, current US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 87.9% on the previous year and down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in China peaked at 243.62 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1979.
China ranks 131st of 202 countries on this measure, 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$), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0.0581 BoP, current US$ per person | +70262.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2666 BoP, current US$ per person | +359.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4263 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6215 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.8% |
| 1984 | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.2% |
| 1985 | 1.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.1% |
| 1986 | 1.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 2.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.5% |
| 1988 | 2.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.8% |
| 1989 | 3.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 3.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 3.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 1992 | 9.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +152.4% |
| 1993 | 23.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +143.8% |
| 1994 | 28.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 29.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 33 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 36.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 36.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 32.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 33.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 37 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 41.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 44.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 52.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 79.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +51.9% |
| 2006 | 94.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 118.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 129.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 98.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 182.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +85.1% |
| 2011 | 208.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 178.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 213.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 195.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 175.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 125.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.3% |
| 2017 | 118.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 167.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.1% |
| 2019 | 132.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 179.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.9% |
| 2021 | 243.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.8% |
| 2022 | 134.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.7% |
| 2023 | 36.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -73.0% |
| 2024 | 30.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 2025 | 56.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +87.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0581 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 36.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 129.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 169.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 118.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 213.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 243.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 128 Eswatini 60.77 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 129 Djibouti 58.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 130 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 57.47 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 132 Ghana 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 133 Chad 50.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 134 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 49.3 BoP, current US$ per person compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 157.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 111.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 87.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1923 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in China?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in China was 56.86 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 243.62 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person in 1979.
- How does China rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- China ranks 131st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.