Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 276.66 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 276.66 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 367.2 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.89 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1972.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th 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$), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.95 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 6.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 1972 | 2.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.0% |
| 1973 | 7.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +152.5% |
| 1974 | 6.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.2% |
| 1975 | 9.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +54.5% |
| 1976 | 6.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.4% |
| 1977 | 9.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 1978 | 11.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.0% |
| 1979 | 15.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.2% |
| 1980 | 18.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.4% |
| 1981 | 24.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.8% |
| 1982 | 19.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 1983 | 14.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.5% |
| 1984 | 11.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 1985 | 15.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.2% |
| 1986 | 12.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 13.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 20.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.1% |
| 1989 | 19.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 19.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 29.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.6% |
| 1992 | 33.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 30.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 62.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +103.9% |
| 1995 | 65.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 96.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.4% |
| 1997 | 138.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.8% |
| 1998 | 147.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 180.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 158.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 142.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 100.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 85.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 126.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.0% |
| 2005 | 141.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 138.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 230.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.5% |
| 2008 | 267.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 163.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.0% |
| 2010 | 296.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +81.6% |
| 2011 | 364.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 367.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 342.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 323.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 290.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 275.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 261.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 280.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 255.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 168.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.2% |
| 2021 | 231.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.7% |
| 2022 | 321.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.8% |
| 2023 | 267.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 295.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2025 | 276.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 180.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 155.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 267.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 305.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 255.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 367.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 260.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 168.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 321.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 5 Hong Kong, China 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Guyana 10,383 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,472 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,311 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,700 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,460 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 276.66 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 367.2 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 BoP, current US$ per person in 1972.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.