Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 136.79 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Turkey, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Turkey stood at 136.79 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Turkey peaked at 314.25 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2387 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1976.
That places Turkey 97th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, 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$), per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.58 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.2% |
| 1972 | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 2.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.5% |
| 1974 | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 1975 | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +74.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2387 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6312 BoP, current US$ per person | +164.5% |
| 1978 | 0.779 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.4% |
| 1979 | 1.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +116.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3964 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.5% |
| 1981 | 2.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +417.4% |
| 1982 | 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9495 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 1984 | 2.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +140.1% |
| 1985 | 1.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 2.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.6% |
| 1987 | 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 6.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +201.7% |
| 1989 | 12.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +83.7% |
| 1990 | 12.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 14.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 14.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 11.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 14.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.2% |
| 1996 | 11.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 1997 | 12.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 14.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 12.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 15.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 2001 | 50.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +237.1% |
| 2002 | 16.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -68.1% |
| 2003 | 25.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.5% |
| 2004 | 40.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.8% |
| 2005 | 144.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +256.4% |
| 2006 | 288.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +99.2% |
| 2007 | 314.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 279.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 119.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.3% |
| 2010 | 124.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 218.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +75.3% |
| 2012 | 182.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 178.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 172.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 246.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.5% |
| 2016 | 174.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 139.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 152.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 115.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 2020 | 90.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 150.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +67.0% |
| 2022 | 162.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 124.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.0% |
| 2024 | 136.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 136.79 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 196.04 BoP, current US$ per person, 70% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 136.79 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 228.2 BoP, current US$ per person, 60% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +417.4% | 0.3964 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.05 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2387 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3964 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 314.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 170.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 115.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 246.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 132.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 90.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 162.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 94 Paraguay 168.31 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 95 Russia 159.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 96 Jordan 141.49 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 98 Brunei 132.54 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 99 Latvia 131.89 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 100 Egypt 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Turkey
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0288 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 64.2 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 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 72.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Turkey?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Turkey was 136.79 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 314.25 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2387 BoP, current US$ per person in 1976.
- How does Turkey rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Turkey ranks 97th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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.