Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -4.92 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern is -4.92 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3,631.9% on the previous year and down 152.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 16.07 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, -7.53 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2001.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 45th 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0977 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1659 BoP, current US$ per person | +69.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1071 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2766 BoP, current US$ per person | +158.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5942 BoP, current US$ per person | +114.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6391 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1865 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3429 BoP, current US$ per person | +83.9% |
| 1978 | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +226.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0767 BoP, current US$ per person | -93.1% |
| 1980 | 3.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +4258.4% |
| 1981 | 2.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per person | -98.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7075 BoP, current US$ per person | +1882.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7986 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2478 BoP, current US$ per person | -69.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3105 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6825 BoP, current US$ per person | +119.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1868 BoP, current US$ per person | -72.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6029 BoP, current US$ per person | +222.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2125 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8424 BoP, current US$ per person | +296.4% |
| 1992 | 6.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +632.7% |
| 1993 | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.3% |
| 1994 | 3.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +237.6% |
| 1995 | 7.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +87.7% |
| 1996 | 2.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -59.1% |
| 1997 | 6.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +113.0% |
| 1998 | 4.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.9% |
| 1999 | 4.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7304 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.9% |
| 2001 | -7.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -1130.6% |
| 2002 | -0.553 BoP, current US$ per person | -92.7% |
| 2003 | 1.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -433.7% |
| 2004 | 4.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +146.8% |
| 2005 | 2.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.6% |
| 2006 | 13.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +395.6% |
| 2007 | 8.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.2% |
| 2008 | 1.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.8% |
| 2009 | 3.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +184.4% |
| 2010 | 5.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.7% |
| 2011 | 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 7.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +69.7% |
| 2013 | 16.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +111.2% |
| 2014 | 14.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 9.46 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.9% |
| 2016 | 8.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 15.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.8% |
| 2018 | 6.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.5% |
| 2019 | 2.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -61.3% |
| 2020 | -1.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -164.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2663 BoP, current US$ per person | -115.4% |
| 2022 | 5.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +1982.2% |
| 2023 | -2.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -147.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1393 BoP, current US$ per person | -105.2% |
| 2025 | -4.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -3631.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3606 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0767 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9671 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2125 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5592 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 42 North Macedonia 219.71 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 43 Greece 213.34 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 44 Saint Kitts and Nevis 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 45 Serbia 203.25 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 46 Norway 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 47 Uruguay 195.3 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 48 Bahrain 173.1 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 255.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,159 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6726 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 226.14 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern was -4.92 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 16.07 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.53 BoP, current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 152.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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.