Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 8.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Least developed countries, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Least developed countries is 8.44 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 71.9% on the previous year and down 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Least developed countries peaked at 39.91 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.1068 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1983.
Least developed countries ranks 38th of 47 groups 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$), per capita in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4369 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0863 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3936 BoP, current US$ per person | +356.4% |
| 1973 | 0.658 BoP, current US$ per person | +67.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6235 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7396 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +81.2% |
| 1977 | 1 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.1% |
| 1978 | 1.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.6% |
| 1979 | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.8% |
| 1980 | 1.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.807 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.0% |
| 1983 | -0.1068 BoP, current US$ per person | -113.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3594 BoP, current US$ per person | -436.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9865 BoP, current US$ per person | +174.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4063 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7407 BoP, current US$ per person | +82.3% |
| 1988 | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.5% |
| 1989 | 2.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +100.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7828 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.7% |
| 1991 | 2.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +228.1% |
| 1992 | 2.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 1.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.9% |
| 1995 | 2.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.9% |
| 1996 | 2.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 4.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +76.7% |
| 1998 | 5.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 8.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.4% |
| 2000 | 5.61 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.1% |
| 2001 | 8.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.3% |
| 2002 | 8.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 12.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.9% |
| 2004 | 12.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.6% |
| 2006 | 11.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +51.0% |
| 2007 | 15.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.9% |
| 2008 | 22.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.9% |
| 2009 | 18.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 20.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 26.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.7% |
| 2012 | 33.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 27.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 31.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 39.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 26.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 20.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 2018 | 17.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 18.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 20.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 24.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 21.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 29.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.6% |
| 2024 | 30 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 8.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7889 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0863 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9234 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.1068 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7828 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 30 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 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
- 38 Qatar 1,020 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 39 Curaçao 992.57 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 40 Czechia 964.82 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 41 Aruba 956.07 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1042 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 977.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 116.01 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0852 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 141.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.2287 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Least developed countries?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Least developed countries was 8.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 39.91 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1068 BoP, current US$ per person in 1983.
- How does Least developed countries rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed 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.