Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 84.4% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 59.12 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6555 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1980.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 42nd 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$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 1972 | 2.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 2.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 4.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.2% |
| 1975 | 3.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 2.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.1% |
| 1977 | 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.1% |
| 1978 | 2.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 2.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6555 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.9% |
| 1981 | 3.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +486.8% |
| 1982 | 3.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 2 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.2% |
| 1984 | 2.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 2.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.2% |
| 1987 | 2.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +108.0% |
| 1988 | 3.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 5.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +91.2% |
| 1990 | 2.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -61.6% |
| 1991 | 3.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.9% |
| 1992 | 3.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 4.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.4% |
| 1994 | 6.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.1% |
| 1995 | 6.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 5.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 11.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +119.8% |
| 1998 | 9.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 1999 | 13.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.9% |
| 2000 | 10.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 22.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +118.5% |
| 2002 | 15.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.4% |
| 2003 | 18.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 16.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 25.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +51.1% |
| 2006 | 20.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 35.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.6% |
| 2008 | 45.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.5% |
| 2009 | 42.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 36.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 45.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 48.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 41.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 44.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 44.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 30.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.4% |
| 2017 | 25.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 25.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 24.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 19.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 59.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +197.0% |
| 2022 | 29.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.5% |
| 2023 | 33.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 33.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6555 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 48.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 59.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 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
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 246.12 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1471 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 283.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.12 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6555 BoP, current US$ per person in 1980.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD 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$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.