Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Jordan
Jordan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 141.49 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Jordan, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Jordan is 141.49 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Jordan peaked at 551.39 BoP, current US$ per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, -7.72 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1993.
Jordan ranks 96th 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$), per capita in Jordan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.3266 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +266.8% |
| 1974 | 3.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +210.0% |
| 1975 | 13.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +263.6% |
| 1976 | -3.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -128.5% |
| 1977 | 5.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -244.6% |
| 1978 | 27.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +386.9% |
| 1979 | 12.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.8% |
| 1980 | 15.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 1981 | 60.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +299.9% |
| 1982 | 24.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -59.6% |
| 1983 | 13.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.9% |
| 1984 | 29.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +112.4% |
| 1985 | 8.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -69.2% |
| 1986 | 7.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 12.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.7% |
| 1988 | 7.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.7% |
| 1989 | -0.403 BoP, current US$ per person | -105.4% |
| 1990 | 10.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -2679.4% |
| 1991 | -3.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -129.2% |
| 1992 | 9.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -424.9% |
| 1993 | -7.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -178.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6258 BoP, current US$ per person | -108.1% |
| 1995 | 2.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +347.5% |
| 1996 | 3.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 71.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +2164.7% |
| 1998 | 60.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 29.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -50.1% |
| 2000 | 169.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +466.3% |
| 2001 | 49.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.6% |
| 2002 | 42.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 95.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +124.6% |
| 2004 | 159.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +67.2% |
| 2005 | 329.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.7% |
| 2006 | 551.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +67.5% |
| 2007 | 384.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.3% |
| 2008 | 404.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 337.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 231.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 198.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 204.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 243.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 247.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 167.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.3% |
| 2016 | 155.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 198.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 91.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.0% |
| 2019 | 68.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.1% |
| 2020 | 69.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 56.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 85.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.2% |
| 2023 | 175.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +105.1% |
| 2024 | 141.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 141.49 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 196.04 BoP, current US$ per person, 72% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 141.49 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, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +2679.4% | -0.403 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.39 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1997 | +2164.7% | 3.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 71.52 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 17.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.403 BoP, current US$ per person | 60.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 71.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 252.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 551.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 180.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 68.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 247.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 56.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 175.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 93 Belarus 176.27 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 94 Paraguay 168.31 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 95 Russia 159.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Jordan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 126.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.6626 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 116.05 % 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 0.4838 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0427 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Jordan?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Jordan was 141.49 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 551.39 BoP, current US$ per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.72 BoP, current US$ per person in 1993.
- How does Jordan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Jordan ranks 96th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.