Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 63.41 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 63.41 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 208.16 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3791 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1970.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th 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$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3791 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.4553 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4606 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8626 BoP, current US$ per person | +87.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9611 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 1.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +57.8% |
| 1976 | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7845 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8757 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7017 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.9% |
| 1980 | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.7% |
| 1981 | 1.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +62.5% |
| 1982 | 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 2.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 1.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 1988 | 4.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.8% |
| 1989 | 5.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 1990 | 6.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 1991 | 8.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 13.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.8% |
| 1993 | 23.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.4% |
| 1994 | 27.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 29.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 34.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 36.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 33.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 29.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 26.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 28.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 34.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 37.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 44.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 68.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +54.1% |
| 2006 | 80.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 101.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 110.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 80.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 153.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +89.9% |
| 2011 | 171.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 153.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 180.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 163.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 150.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 107.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 116.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 149.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.9% |
| 2019 | 125.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 144.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 208.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.0% |
| 2022 | 132.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.5% |
| 2023 | 60.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.0% |
| 2024 | 64.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 63.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8114 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3791 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 36.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 110.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 107.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 180.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 60.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 208.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 21 Bahrain 1,701 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 22 Canada 1,657 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
- 26 Portugal 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 27 Croatia 1,173 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3602 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,949 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP 22.73 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 63.41 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 208.16 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3791 BoP, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.