Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Ethiopia, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Ethiopia is 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 38.82 BoP, current US$ per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1978.
That places Ethiopia 146th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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$), per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.1762 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.252 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1207 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0652 BoP, current US$ per person | +1887.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3095 BoP, current US$ per person | +374.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2458 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3688 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.1% |
| 1997 | 4.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +1174.0% |
| 1998 | 4.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 1.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.0% |
| 2000 | 2 BoP, current US$ per person | +86.6% |
| 2001 | 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +151.8% |
| 2002 | 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.2% |
| 2003 | 6.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +76.9% |
| 2004 | 7.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 3.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.8% |
| 2006 | 6.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +99.7% |
| 2007 | 2.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -60.5% |
| 2008 | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.5% |
| 2009 | 2.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +98.3% |
| 2010 | 3.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 6.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +112.0% |
| 2012 | 2.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.9% |
| 2013 | 13.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +369.5% |
| 2014 | 18.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.4% |
| 2015 | 25.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.8% |
| 2016 | 38.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.5% |
| 2017 | 36.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 29.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 22.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.2% |
| 2020 | 20.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 34.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +73.1% |
| 2022 | 29.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 25.35 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.33 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.02 BoP, current US$ per person, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1887.7% | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0652 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1997 | +1174.0% | 0.3688 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.7 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0587 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1762 BoP, current US$ per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 38.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 34.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 143 Sri Lanka 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 144 Cameroon 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 145 Kiribati 30.49 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 147 Angola 29.42 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 148 Zimbabwe 27.98 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 149 Tuvalu 26.76 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 3.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -20.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Ethiopia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Ethiopia was 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.82 BoP, current US$ per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per person in 1978.
- How does Ethiopia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 146th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.