Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -166.13 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Iraq, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Iraq is -166.13 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 39.6% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Iraq peaked at 101.03 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, -278.42 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2014.
Iraq ranks 190th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -0.0935 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | -0.0179 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.9% |
| 1972 | -0.0086 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.7% |
| 1973 | -0.6067 BoP, current US$ per person | +6931.3% |
| 1974 | -0.7907 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.3% |
| 1975 | -3.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +392.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1132 BoP, current US$ per person | -102.9% |
| 1977 | 0.356 BoP, current US$ per person | +214.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per person | -93.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1222 BoP, current US$ per person | +419.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1126 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2942 BoP, current US$ per person | +161.3% |
| 1982 | 0.168 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.9% |
| 1983 | -0.0158 BoP, current US$ per person | -109.4% |
| 1984 | -0.1795 BoP, current US$ per person | +1038.7% |
| 1985 | -0.074 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0571 BoP, current US$ per person | -177.2% |
| 1987 | -0.2597 BoP, current US$ per person | -554.8% |
| 1988 | -0.2001 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per person | -111.2% |
| 1990 | -0.3873 BoP, current US$ per person | -1824.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4326 BoP, current US$ per person | -211.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per person | -98.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0418 BoP, current US$ per person | +723.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person | -103.6% |
| 1996 | -0.0927 BoP, current US$ per person | +6125.8% |
| 1997 | 0.052 BoP, current US$ per person | -156.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3228 BoP, current US$ per person | +520.9% |
| 2000 | -0.0013 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.4% |
| 2001 | -0.2641 BoP, current US$ per person | +20061.4% |
| 2002 | -0.0125 BoP, current US$ per person | -95.3% |
| 2003 | 37.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -297737.1% |
| 2004 | 10.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.8% |
| 2005 | 18.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +66.8% |
| 2006 | 13.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 34.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +155.7% |
| 2008 | 64.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +87.1% |
| 2009 | 53.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 44.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 64.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.9% |
| 2012 | 101.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.1% |
| 2013 | -66.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -165.5% |
| 2014 | -278.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +320.6% |
| 2015 | -201.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.6% |
| 2016 | -162.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.4% |
| 2017 | -127.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.3% |
| 2018 | -121.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | -74.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.5% |
| 2020 | -67.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2021 | -61.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2022 | -47.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.6% |
| 2023 | -118.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +151.1% |
| 2024 | -166.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's -166.13 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 196.04 BoP, current US$ per person. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's -166.13 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 86.35 BoP, current US$ per person. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +297737.1% | -0.0125 BoP, current US$ per person | 37.31 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2001 | -20061.4% | -0.0013 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2641 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1973 | -6931.3% | -0.0086 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6067 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1996 | -6125.8% | -0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0927 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1990 | -1824.6% | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3873 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1984 | -1038.7% | -0.0158 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.1795 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.4794 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.356 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0075 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2597 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2942 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0466 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3873 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4326 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 23.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2641 BoP, current US$ per person | 64.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -82.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -278.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 101.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -92.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -166.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 187 Finland -50.63 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 188 Sao Tome and Principe -70.83 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 189 Tonga -115.95 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 191 Nauru -489.34 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 192 Iceland -514.02 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 193 Trinidad and Tobago -580.8 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Iraq
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 165.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.85 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 152.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 5 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Iraq?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Iraq was -166.13 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 101.03 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -278.42 BoP, current US$ per person in 2014.
- How does Iraq rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Iraq ranks 190th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.