Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 65.43 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA & IBRD total is 65.43 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 132.33 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8156 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1972.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd 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$), per capita in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8156 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.1% |
| 1973 | 1.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +83.2% |
| 1974 | 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 2 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 1.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.4% |
| 1977 | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 2.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.2% |
| 1979 | 2.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 2.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 3.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.2% |
| 1982 | 3.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 1983 | 2.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 3 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 1986 | 2.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 2.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 4.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +57.7% |
| 1989 | 5.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 1990 | 5.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 7.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 1992 | 9.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.4% |
| 1993 | 14.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.6% |
| 1994 | 18.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.7% |
| 1995 | 20.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 25.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 1997 | 33.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.2% |
| 1998 | 32.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 35.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 31.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 33.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 30.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 32.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 44.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.2% |
| 2005 | 58.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.3% |
| 2006 | 76.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.7% |
| 2007 | 104.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.8% |
| 2008 | 117.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 79.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.3% |
| 2010 | 113.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.5% |
| 2011 | 132.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 121.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 126.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 113.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 104.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 93.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 89.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 99.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 93.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 86.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 126.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.5% |
| 2022 | 95.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 68.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.9% |
| 2024 | 74.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 65.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8156 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 35.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 117.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 89.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 132.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 65.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 126.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 20 Sweden 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for IDA & IBRD total
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 457.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 297.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,824 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA & IBRD total?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA & IBRD total was 65.43 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 132.33 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8156 BoP, current US$ per person in 1972.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.