Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle income
Middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 62.6 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Middle income, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle income is 62.6 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle income peaked at 125.49 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8573 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1972.
Middle income ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, 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$), per capita in Middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8573 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.7% |
| 1973 | 1.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +87.6% |
| 1974 | 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 2.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 1.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.4% |
| 1977 | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.2% |
| 1979 | 2.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 1980 | 2.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 3.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.1% |
| 1982 | 3.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 2.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 2.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 3.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 1986 | 2.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 1987 | 3.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 4.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.3% |
| 1989 | 5.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 5.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 7.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.9% |
| 1992 | 10.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.9% |
| 1993 | 14.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.3% |
| 1994 | 19.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.7% |
| 1995 | 20.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 25.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.2% |
| 1997 | 33.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 32.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 33.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 30.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 33.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 30.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 30.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 55.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.4% |
| 2006 | 66.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 91.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.7% |
| 2008 | 102.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 72.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 108.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.3% |
| 2011 | 125.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 114.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 121.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 110.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 106.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 91 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 88.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 101.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 89.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 88.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 121.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.9% |
| 2022 | 97.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 65.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.5% |
| 2024 | 74.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2025 | 62.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8573 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 102.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 88.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 125.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 121.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 24 Grenada 1,455 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 25 Australia 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 26 Portugal 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 27 Croatia 1,173 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.98 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.081 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,171 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3019 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,046 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.242 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,641 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle income?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Middle income was 62.6 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 125.49 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8573 BoP, current US$ per person in 1972.
- How does Middle income rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Middle income ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.