Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Canada
Canada: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Canada, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Canada stood at 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.7% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Canada peaked at 2,739 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1972.
That places Canada 14th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.62 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 20.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.2% |
| 1972 | 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.7% |
| 1973 | 51.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +1336.5% |
| 1974 | 59.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 53.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 42.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 1977 | 68.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.8% |
| 1978 | 95.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.2% |
| 1979 | 158.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +66.5% |
| 1980 | 166.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 223.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 1982 | 94.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.7% |
| 1983 | 206.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +119.1% |
| 1984 | 179.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 145.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.6% |
| 1986 | 128.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 287.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +123.0% |
| 1988 | 274.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 235.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 218.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 231 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 204.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 179.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 366.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +104.3% |
| 1995 | 540.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.5% |
| 1996 | 415.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.2% |
| 1997 | 893.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +115.3% |
| 1998 | 1,205 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.9% |
| 1999 | 655.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.6% |
| 2000 | 1,520 BoP, current US$ per person | +131.9% |
| 2001 | 1,187 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 932.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 740.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 1,403 BoP, current US$ per person | +89.5% |
| 2005 | 846.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.7% |
| 2006 | 1,546 BoP, current US$ per person | +82.7% |
| 2007 | 1,981 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 2,668 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.7% |
| 2009 | 1,122 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.9% |
| 2010 | 1,069 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1,459 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.5% |
| 2012 | 1,793 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 1,553 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 1,834 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 2,350 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 1,872 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 2,139 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 1,693 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 2,018 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 1,247 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.2% |
| 2021 | 2,739 BoP, current US$ per person | +119.6% |
| 2022 | 2,282 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 2,290 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2,167 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person, 3.8× the median. (70 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +1336.5% | 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 51.84 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 158.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 194.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 94.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 287.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 490.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 179.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,205 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,395 BoP, current US$ per person | 740.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,668 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,778 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,069 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,350 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,016 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,247 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,739 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 11 Japan 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Andorra, Principality of 1,444 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 13 Israel 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 15 Germany 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 16 United Kingdom 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 17 United States 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Canada
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 560.16 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0258 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 409.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Canada?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Canada was 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2,739 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person in 1972.
- How does Canada rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.