Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 252.97 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 252.97 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 311 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.51 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1972.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 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$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.58 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 5.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.2% |
| 1972 | 2.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.5% |
| 1973 | 7.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +184.1% |
| 1974 | 5.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 9.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.3% |
| 1976 | 6.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.9% |
| 1977 | 8.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.2% |
| 1978 | 10.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 1979 | 13.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.3% |
| 1980 | 16.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 21.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.7% |
| 1982 | 16.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.4% |
| 1983 | 14.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 11.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 1985 | 15.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.4% |
| 1986 | 11.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.5% |
| 1987 | 11.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 19.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.9% |
| 1989 | 15.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.0% |
| 1990 | 17.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 27.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.8% |
| 1992 | 30.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 27.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 55.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +105.1% |
| 1995 | 58.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 85.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.4% |
| 1997 | 125.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.3% |
| 1998 | 136.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 162.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 148 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 133.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 93.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.7% |
| 2003 | 74.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 112.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +51.4% |
| 2005 | 125.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 119.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 203.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.2% |
| 2008 | 222.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 135.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.1% |
| 2010 | 265.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +96.5% |
| 2011 | 311 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 303.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 304.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 266.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 249.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 252.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 245.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 260.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 222.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 149.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 195.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.1% |
| 2022 | 278.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.7% |
| 2023 | 245.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 266.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 252.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 162.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 136.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 74.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 222.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 268.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 222.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 311 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 231.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 149.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 278.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 7 Cyprus 8,144 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Palau 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Andorra 3,275 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 11 Suriname 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Denmark 3,052 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 2,993 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 51.74 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 252.97 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 311 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 BoP, current US$ per person in 1972.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.