Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Burundi, 1985–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Burundi is 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.2% on the previous year and up 2,773.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.6056 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.81 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2000.
That places Burundi 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -0.2241 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per person | -111.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per person | -50.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per person | -88.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per person | +362.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per person | +395.8% |
| 1994 | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.8% |
| 1995 | 0.099 BoP, current US$ per person | +449.7% |
| 1999 | -0.0377 BoP, current US$ per person | -138.0% |
| 2000 | -1.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +4694.7% |
| 2001 | -0.0014 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.9% |
| 2003 | -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per person | -754.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0684 BoP, current US$ per person | +1492.9% |
| 2013 | 0.016 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per person | +272.9% |
| 2016 | 0.059 BoP, current US$ per person | +525.1% |
| 2017 | -0.233 BoP, current US$ per person | -495.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0607 BoP, current US$ per person | -126.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0902 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0877 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1464 BoP, current US$ per person | +66.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0833 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6056 BoP, current US$ per person | +627.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0316 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2241 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0377 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.099 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2000s | -0.347 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0684 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.0142 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.233 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0607 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.214 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0833 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6056 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 142 Niger 0.7667 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 143 Mauritania 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 144 Jamaica 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 0.1767 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 147 Kiribati 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 148 Yemen 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Burundi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.45 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 35.12 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -43.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0264 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Burundi?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Burundi was 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6056 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.81 BoP, current US$ per person in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Burundi ranks 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,773.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.