Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Low income
Low income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2.48 BoP, current US$ per person
Change on year
down 90.2%
Rank
44th
of 47 groups
All-time high
35.12 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2012
All-time low
-0.661 BoP, current US$ per person
in 1983
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Low income, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Low income recorded 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 90.2% on the previous year and down 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Low income peaked at 35.12 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.661 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1983.
That places Low income 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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$), per capita in Low income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6147 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | -0.0668 BoP, current US$ per person | -110.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3485 BoP, current US$ per person | -621.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7675 BoP, current US$ per person | +120.2% |
| 1974 | 1 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.6% |
| 1975 | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.3% |
| 1976 | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.6% |
| 1977 | 1.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.5% |
| 1978 | 1.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.4% |
| 1979 | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.4% |
| 1980 | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 1.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3923 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.8% |
| 1983 | -0.661 BoP, current US$ per person | -268.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1852 BoP, current US$ per person | -128.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4368 BoP, current US$ per person | +135.8% |
| 1986 | -0.2718 BoP, current US$ per person | -162.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5089 BoP, current US$ per person | -287.2% |
| 1988 | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +124.4% |
| 1989 | 2.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +133.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9341 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.9% |
| 1991 | 1.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.1% |
| 1992 | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +102.0% |
| 1993 | 3.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 1994 | 1.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7612 BoP, current US$ per person | -60.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9268 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1997 | 2.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +199.4% |
| 1998 | 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.2% |
| 1999 | 4.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 4.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 6.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +51.1% |
| 2002 | 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 10.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.3% |
| 2004 | 11.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.6% |
| 2006 | 13.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.4% |
| 2007 | 18.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.4% |
| 2008 | 22.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 19.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 27.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.1% |
| 2011 | 30.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 35.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 32.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 24.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 23.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 20.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 20.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 19.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 19.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 17.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 24.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.7% |
| 2022 | 23.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 23.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 25.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -90.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0668 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7473 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.661 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7612 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 35.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 41 Aruba 956.07 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 945.52 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 43 Ireland 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 45 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 856.14 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 46 Slovenia 845.02 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 47 Kosovo 790.33 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 47 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 790.33 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 665.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.90 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 76.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Low income?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Low income was 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 35.12 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.661 BoP, current US$ per person in 1983.
- How does Low income rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Low income ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low 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.