How does Low income rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Low income ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Low income?

Over the last ten years it is down 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Low income

Name: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Low income
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Low income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 90.6%

Rank

44th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2012

All-time low

-0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1983

Years of data

1970–2025

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Low income, 1970–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Low income recorded 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.

The figure is down 90.6% on the previous year and down 90.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Low income peaked at 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1983.

Low income ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 unit in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	-0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-110.1%
1972	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-580.8%
1973	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+90.1%
1974	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1975	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.8%
1976	0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.1%
1977	0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.8%
1978	0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.0%
1979	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.8%
1980	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
1981	0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.4%
1982	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-78.5%
1983	-0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-277.8%
1984	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-129.4%
1985	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+150.6%
1986	-0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-161.1%
1987	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-282.9%
1988	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+114.1%
1989	0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+121.6%
1990	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-70.6%
1991	0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.7%
1992	0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+200.4%
1993	0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.8%
1994	0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.0%
1995	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-56.4%
1996	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.7%
1997	0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+189.1%
1998	0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.4%
1999	0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
2000	0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
2001	0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+64.5%
2002	0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2003	0.0299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.1%
2004	0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2005	0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.9%
2006	0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+48.6%
2007	0.0301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
2008	0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
2009	0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2010	0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.0%
2011	0.0389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2012	0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.1%
2013	0.0447 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2014	0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.0%
2015	0.0325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2016	0.0331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2017	0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2018	0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2019	0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2020	0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2021	0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.8%
2022	0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
2023	0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2024	0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2025	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-90.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Low income

41 Gabon 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
42 Costa Rica 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
43 Chad 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
44 Cape Verde 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
45 Croatia 0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
46 Marshall Islands 0.0469 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
47 Mauritius 0.0456 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

More economy & growth data for Low income

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 665.53 current US$ per person (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.90 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 76.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Low income →

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Low income?: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Low income was 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Low income?: The highest recorded value was 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Low income?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
How does Low income rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Low income ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Low income?: Over the last ten years it is down 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low income data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.