Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 10.95 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sudan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sudan is 10.95 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sudan peaked at 62.6 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, -1.41 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1990.
That places Sudan 163rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023, 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$), per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1419 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0487 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per person | -59.1% |
| 1974 | -0.0854 BoP, current US$ per person | -528.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0924 BoP, current US$ per person | -208.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4008 BoP, current US$ per person | +333.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5482 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3816 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.4% |
| 1979 | -0.1626 BoP, current US$ per person | -142.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5188 BoP, current US$ per person | -419.0% |
| 1981 | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +109.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9082 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3307 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4644 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.4% |
| 1985 | -0.1527 BoP, current US$ per person | -132.9% |
| 1986 | -0.4027 BoP, current US$ per person | +163.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5627 BoP, current US$ per person | -239.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0956 BoP, current US$ per person | -83.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1617 BoP, current US$ per person | +69.2% |
| 1990 | -1.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -974.3% |
| 1991 | -0.0276 BoP, current US$ per person | -98.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per person | -114.2% |
| 1993 | -0.0068 BoP, current US$ per person | -273.8% |
| 1994 | 4.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -60544.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4864 BoP, current US$ per person | -88.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per person | -96.7% |
| 1997 | 3.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +23835.9% |
| 1998 | 14.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +269.2% |
| 1999 | 13.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 14.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 20.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.8% |
| 2002 | 24.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 45.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +85.0% |
| 2004 | 49.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 49.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 57.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 45.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 49.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 49.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 58.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 47.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 62.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 44.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 32.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 43.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.0% |
| 2016 | 25.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.3% |
| 2017 | 24.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 25.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 18.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.4% |
| 2020 | 15.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 10.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 11.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 10.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 10.95 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.33 BoP, current US$ per person, 71% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 10.95 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.02 BoP, current US$ per person, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +60544.9% | -0.0068 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.12 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1997 | +23835.9% | 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.79 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1990 | -974.3% | 0.1617 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.41 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1974 | -528.7% | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0854 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1980 | +419.0% | -0.1626 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5188 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.154 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.1626 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5482 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3574 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.4027 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 57.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 160 Niger 13.25 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 12.11 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 162 Malawi 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 164 Bangladesh 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 165 Samoa 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 166 Togo 9.96 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sudan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.1 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 20.38 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.1146 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.88 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sudan?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sudan was 10.95 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.6 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.41 BoP, current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Sudan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Sudan ranks 163rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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.