Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 27.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lower middle income, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Lower middle income is 27.44 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 31.0% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Lower middle income peaked at 42.33 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.0583 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1976.
That places Lower middle income 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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$), per capita in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6669 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.8406 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3191 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.0% |
| 1973 | 0.767 BoP, current US$ per person | +140.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2197 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.4% |
| 1975 | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +423.1% |
| 1976 | -0.0583 BoP, current US$ per person | -105.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7867 BoP, current US$ per person | -1448.2% |
| 1978 | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.9% |
| 1979 | 1.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +94.2% |
| 1980 | 0.872 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.7% |
| 1981 | 2.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +133.4% |
| 1982 | 1.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.0% |
| 1983 | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 1984 | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 1985 | 2.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +90.6% |
| 1986 | 1.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.8% |
| 1987 | 1.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 1988 | 1.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 3.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.4% |
| 1990 | 1.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.4% |
| 1991 | 3.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.8% |
| 1992 | 2.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 3.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 4.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.4% |
| 1995 | 4.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 5.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 10.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +77.2% |
| 1998 | 9.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 8.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 9.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 10.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 8.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 10.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 10.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.5% |
| 2006 | 25.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.8% |
| 2007 | 32.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 42.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.2% |
| 2009 | 33.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 27.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 32.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 28.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 28.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 33.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 41.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 34.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 31.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 30.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 31.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 33.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 29.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 31.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 25.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 39.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.6% |
| 2025 | 27.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7674 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0583 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.872 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 28 United States of America 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 29 Germany 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,115 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,103 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 32 Montenegro 1,085 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 33 Costa Rica 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 80.81 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -30.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Lower middle income?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Lower middle income was 27.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 42.33 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0583 BoP, current US$ per person in 1976.
- How does Lower middle income rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Lower middle income ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.