Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in IDA blend
IDA blend: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 19.18 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in IDA blend, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA blend stood at 19.18 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA blend peaked at 37.97 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.6458 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1980.
IDA blend ranks 34th 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$), per capita in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.77 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 2.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 3.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 1973 | 3.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.0% |
| 1974 | 2.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.4% |
| 1975 | 3.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.0% |
| 1976 | 2.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 2.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 2.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.1% |
| 1979 | 3.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.0% |
| 1980 | -0.6458 BoP, current US$ per person | -119.2% |
| 1981 | 4.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -868.5% |
| 1982 | 3.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.0% |
| 1983 | 4.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 1.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -59.1% |
| 1985 | 4.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +174.3% |
| 1986 | 1.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.1% |
| 1987 | 3.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +136.2% |
| 1988 | 2.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.9% |
| 1989 | 7.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +151.5% |
| 1990 | 3.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.6% |
| 1991 | 4.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.1% |
| 1992 | 5.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 1993 | 7.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +51.5% |
| 1994 | 8.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 6.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 1996 | 6.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 6.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 6.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 6.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 5.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 5.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 9.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +81.3% |
| 2003 | 9.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 10.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 21.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.9% |
| 2006 | 27.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.2% |
| 2007 | 34.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 37.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 31.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 25.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 30.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 23.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.7% |
| 2013 | 24.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 24.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 23.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 18.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 26.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.8% |
| 2018 | 19.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 15.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 9.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 18.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +81.9% |
| 2022 | 15.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 18.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2024 | 21.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 2025 | 19.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in IDA blend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +868.5% | -0.6458 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.96 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6458 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 37.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 31 United Kingdom 1,103 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 32 Montenegro 1,085 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 33 Costa Rica 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 35 Barbados 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 36 Lithuania 1,069 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 37 France 1,063 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for IDA blend
- Trade in services 9.5% (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,163 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,841 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 13.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 2,047 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,193 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 13.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA blend?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA blend was 19.18 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 37.97 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6458 BoP, current US$ per person in 1980.
- How does IDA blend rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- IDA blend ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.