Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 62.62 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 62.62 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 205.58 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.374 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1970.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 47 groups 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$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.374 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.4491 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4543 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8509 BoP, current US$ per person | +87.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9481 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +57.8% |
| 1976 | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7739 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8638 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6922 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.9% |
| 1980 | 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.7% |
| 1981 | 1.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +62.5% |
| 1982 | 1.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 1.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 2 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 2.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 1988 | 4.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.8% |
| 1989 | 5.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 1990 | 6.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 1991 | 8.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 12.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.8% |
| 1993 | 23.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.4% |
| 1994 | 26.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 29.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 33.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 35.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 33.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 29.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 26.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 28.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 34.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 36.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 44.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 68.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +54.1% |
| 2006 | 79.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 100.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 108.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 79.61 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 151.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +89.9% |
| 2011 | 169.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 151.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 178.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 161.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 148.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 106.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 114.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 148.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.9% |
| 2019 | 123.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 142.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 205.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.0% |
| 2022 | 130.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.5% |
| 2023 | 60.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.0% |
| 2024 | 63.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 62.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8005 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.374 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 35.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 108.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 106.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 178.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 60.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 205.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 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
- 26 Portugal 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 27 Croatia 1,173 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 28 United States of America 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 29 Germany 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 10,843 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 62.62 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 205.58 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.374 BoP, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.