Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Egypt, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Egypt stood at 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is down 67.3% on the previous year and up 87.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Egypt peaked at 399.68 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -5.3 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2011.
Egypt ranks 100th 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$), per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0652 BoP, current US$ per person | +231.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person | -98.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per person | +2180.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2058 BoP, current US$ per person | +5910.5% |
| 1976 | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +644.9% |
| 1977 | 2.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +67.7% |
| 1978 | 7.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +196.3% |
| 1979 | 28.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +272.8% |
| 1980 | 12.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.1% |
| 1981 | 16.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.6% |
| 1982 | 6.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.1% |
| 1983 | 10.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +62.1% |
| 1984 | 14.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.4% |
| 1985 | 23.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.8% |
| 1986 | 23.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 17.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.3% |
| 1988 | 21.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 1989 | 22.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 12.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.0% |
| 1991 | 4.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.5% |
| 1992 | 7.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +77.1% |
| 1993 | 7.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 19.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +149.3% |
| 1995 | 9.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.4% |
| 1996 | 9.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 13.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.2% |
| 1998 | 15.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 14.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 16.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 6.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -59.6% |
| 2002 | 8.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 2003 | 3.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.1% |
| 2004 | 15.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +417.1% |
| 2005 | 66.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +320.3% |
| 2006 | 121.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +83.2% |
| 2007 | 137.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 110.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 76.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.6% |
| 2010 | 71.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2011 | -5.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -107.4% |
| 2012 | 30.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -666.7% |
| 2013 | 43.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.4% |
| 2014 | 47.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 69.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.0% |
| 2016 | 79.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 71.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 77.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 83.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 53.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.1% |
| 2021 | 46.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 101.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +119.3% |
| 2023 | 85.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 399.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +365.2% |
| 2025 | 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.3 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 86.35 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +5910.5% | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2058 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1973 | +2180.3% | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2012 | +666.7% | -5.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.03 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1976 | +644.9% | 0.2058 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 137.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 83.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 46.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 399.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 97 Turkey 136.79 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 98 Brunei 132.54 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 99 Latvia 131.89 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 101 Laos 127.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 102 Honduras 126.85 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 103 El Salvador 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 79.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.469 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 70.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3425 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0299 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Egypt?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Egypt was 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 399.68 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.3 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Egypt ranks 100th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.