Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 24.19 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
24.19 BoP, current US$ per person
Change on year
up 35.1%
Rank
32nd
of 47 groups
All-time high
41.26 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2020
All-time low
-0.0387 BoP, current US$ per person
in 1977
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) is 24.19 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 35.1% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 41.26 BoP, current US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.0387 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1977.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 32nd 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$), per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0706 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0733 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0593 BoP, current US$ per person | +117.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0876 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.7% |
| 1975 | -0.0093 BoP, current US$ per person | -110.6% |
| 1976 | -0.0029 BoP, current US$ per person | -68.6% |
| 1977 | -0.0387 BoP, current US$ per person | +1224.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per person | -196.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per person | +202.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1623 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1772 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1653 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per person | -69.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0588 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1406 BoP, current US$ per person | +139.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1687 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2967 BoP, current US$ per person | +75.9% |
| 1988 | 0.145 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2793 BoP, current US$ per person | +92.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2925 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1281 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3874 BoP, current US$ per person | +202.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7096 BoP, current US$ per person | +83.2% |
| 1994 | 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.4% |
| 1995 | 1.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +86.7% |
| 1996 | 2.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 3.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.3% |
| 1998 | 2.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 2.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 3.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.7% |
| 2001 | 4.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 4.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 4.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.6% |
| 2005 | 6.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.2% |
| 2006 | 15.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +146.1% |
| 2007 | 19.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 2008 | 32.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.8% |
| 2009 | 26.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 20.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 26.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.4% |
| 2012 | 18.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.5% |
| 2013 | 21.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 25.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 31.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 31.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 27.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 29.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 33.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 41.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 29.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 32.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 18.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.1% |
| 2024 | 17.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 24.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0417 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0387 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1644 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2967 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1281 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 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
- 35 Barbados 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0821 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 221.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,504 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 275.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,589 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 24.19 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.26 BoP, current US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0387 BoP, current US$ per person in 1977.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.