Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita by country
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
1.51 million BoP, current US$ per person
British Virgin Islands
Lowest
-23,390 BoP, current US$ per person
Cayman Islands
Median
16 BoP, current US$ per person
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
10,039
What the numbers show
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 1.51 million BoP, current US$ per person in British Virgin Islands; the lowest is -23,390 BoP, current US$ per person in Cayman Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 16 BoP, current US$ per person, and the mean is 9,563 BoP, current US$ per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 64.
Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Eswatini (up 10,923.2%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 742.7%).
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 1.51 million BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 160,408 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 418.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Singapore | 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Ireland | 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Hong Kong, China | 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 382.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Denmark | 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 192.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Switzerland | 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Macau, China | 1,806 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Andorra | 1,444 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 13 | Israel | 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Germany | 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 235.3% | volatile |
| 17 | United States of America | 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Finland | 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 1,566.8% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 1,168 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Cyprus | 1,144 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Qatar | 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Spain | 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Aruba | 811.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 347.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Korea | 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Czechia | 791.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 124.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Sweden | 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 304.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Croatia | 722.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Kuwait | 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Bermuda | 522.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Slovenia | 498.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 437.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Bahamas | 406.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Italy | 388.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Malaysia | 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Slovakia | 342.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Kosovo | 263.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 1,045.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 263.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 1,045.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 1,231.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Poland | 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 219.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 533.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Greece | 213.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 301.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Serbia | 203.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 318.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Norway | 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Uruguay | 195.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Bahrain | 173.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 157.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Latvia | 171.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 50 | New Caledonia | 156.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Albania | 145.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 400.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Brazil | 141.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 812.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Thailand | 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Montenegro | 120.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 507.6% | volatile |
| 55 | China | 111.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 108.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 227.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Saint Lucia | 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 91.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Colombia | 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 88.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Mexico | 85.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Armenia | 81.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 754.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Equatorial Guinea | 81.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 9,229.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Türkiye | 77.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 73.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 72.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 947.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Georgia | 67.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Lebanon | 67.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Barbados | 65.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Solomon Islands | 64.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 5,816.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Argentina | 61.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 207.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Honduras | 53.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Curaçao | 51.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Eswatini | 51.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 10,923.2% | volatile |
| 77 | El Salvador | 50 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 214.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Guatemala | 47.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 3,620.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Cape Verde | 45.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 245.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Lithuania | 44.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Romania | 42.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Republic of Moldova | 42.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 1,536.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Peru | 41.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 289.0% | volatile |
| 84 | French Polynesia | 40.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Paraguay | 33.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Mauritius | 30.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Indonesia | 27.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Fiji | 27.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 89 | India | 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 330.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 22.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Morocco | 21.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Belarus | 19.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Mongolia | 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Namibia | 14.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Zambia | 14.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Philippines | 13.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Liberia | 13.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 7,767.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Tonga | 12.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Iraq | 9.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 8.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Vanuatu | 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Ukraine | 8.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 7.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Cambodia | 7.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Kenya | 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 353.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 978.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Guyana | 6.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Viet Nam | 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Egypt | 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 222.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Nigeria | 5 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Jordan | 4.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 116 | New Zealand | 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 231.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 4.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 2,769.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Madagascar | 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 183.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Benin | 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 166.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Congo | 4.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Belize | 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 150.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Timor-Leste | 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Angola | 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Mali | 3.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 9,241.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Tunisia | 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Palestine, State of | 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Malawi | 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 1,014.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Senegal | 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Comoros | 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Burkina Faso | 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Cameroon | 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 507.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Samoa | 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Botswana | 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Sudan | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Ghana | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Pakistan | 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 809.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 2,212.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Rwanda | 0.9225 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 176.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Afghanistan | 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person | 2021 | up 1,886.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Niger | 0.7667 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Mauritania | 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Jamaica | 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Burundi | 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 2,773.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1767 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Kiribati | 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Yemen | 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per person | 2019 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0609 BoP, current US$ per person | 2003 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Uganda | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Algeria | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Guinea | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Central African Republic | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per person | 2002 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Lesotho | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Sierra Leone | -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person | 2010 | down 123.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Haiti | -0.1227 BoP, current US$ per person | 1999 | down 175.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Gambia | -0.241 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Chad | -0.2611 BoP, current US$ per person | 1999 | down 112.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Mozambique | -1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 133.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Suriname | -1.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Dominica | -6.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Libya | -7.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Togo | -8.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 116.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Dominican Republic | -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 561.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Gabon | -14.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 2019 | down 110.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Estonia | -17.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -20.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 127.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Oman | -27.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 108.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Grenada | -30.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 118.6% | volatile |
| 178 | South Africa | -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 163.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Tuvalu | -89.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | -99.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 163.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Naoero | -111.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Australia | -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 147.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Panama | -190.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 165.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Trinidad and Tobago | -285.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 399.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Netherlands | -329.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Seychelles | -341.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Austria | -658.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 742.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -1,240 BoP, current US$ per person | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Belgium | -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 348.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Iceland | -2,170 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 259.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Hungary | -6,395 BoP, current US$ per person | 2025 | down 669.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | -23,390 BoP, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 107.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person
- Post-demographic dividend 1,006 BoP, current US$ per person
- High income 855.36 BoP, current US$ per person
- OECD members 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person
- Euro area 684.21 BoP, current US$ per person
- European Union 466.35 BoP, current US$ per person
- Europe & Central Asia 363.14 BoP, current US$ per person
- East Asia & Pacific 219.49 BoP, current US$ per person
- World 180.85 BoP, current US$ per person
- Late-demographic dividend 105.04 BoP, current US$ per person
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 92.55 BoP, current US$ per person
- Latin America & Caribbean 90.45 BoP, current US$ per person
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 83.22 BoP, current US$ per person
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 82.55 BoP, current US$ per person
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 82.19 BoP, current US$ per person
- Upper middle income 74.06 BoP, current US$ per person
- Arab World 69.31 BoP, current US$ per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 57.17 BoP, current US$ per person
- Other small states 53.39 BoP, current US$ per person
- IBRD only 52.93 BoP, current US$ per person
- Middle income 44.48 BoP, current US$ per person
- IDA & IBRD total 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person
- Low & middle income 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person
- Early-demographic dividend 27.84 BoP, current US$ per person
- South Asia 21.1 BoP, current US$ per person
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 21.1 BoP, current US$ per person
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 20.44 BoP, current US$ per person
- Small states 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person
- Lower middle income 13.57 BoP, current US$ per person
- IDA blend 2.39 BoP, current US$ per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person
- Africa Western and Central 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person
- IDA total 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person
- IDA only 0.9926 BoP, current US$ per person
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 0.8142 BoP, current US$ per person
- Least developed countries 0.2287 BoP, current US$ per person
- Pacific island small states 0.1493 BoP, current US$ per person
How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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 outflows (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.