Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -6.06 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Dominica, 1976–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Dominica stood at -6.06 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 200.5% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Dominica peaked at 63.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, -163.39 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2015.
That places Dominica 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, 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$), per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2000 | -2.82 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2001 | -2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | -3.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.0% |
| 2003 | -5.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.5% |
| 2004 | -16.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +223.1% |
| 2005 | -10.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.0% |
| 2006 | 7.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -170.5% |
| 2007 | -7.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -192.5% |
| 2008 | -13.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +87.9% |
| 2009 | -19.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.3% |
| 2010 | -22.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 2011 | -23.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | -23.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 63.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -372.1% |
| 2014 | -24.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -139.2% |
| 2015 | -163.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +557.0% |
| 2016 | 12.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -107.8% |
| 2017 | -15.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -222.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8167 BoP, current US$ per person | -105.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7975 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | -5.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -817.2% |
| 2021 | 34.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -706.3% |
| 2022 | -10.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -131.4% |
| 2023 | 6.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -155.4% |
| 2024 | -6.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -200.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's -6.06 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.54 BoP, current US$ per person. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's -6.06 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.07 BoP, current US$ per person. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -7.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -19.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -163.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 63.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 34.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 166 Chad -0.2611 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 167 Mozambique -1.27 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 168 Suriname -1.44 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 170 Libya -7.66 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 171 Togo -8.73 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 172 Dominican Republic -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Dominica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -39.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 75.54 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -42.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 55.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0217 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Dominica?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Dominica was -6.06 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 63.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -163.39 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015.
- How does Dominica rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Dominica ranks 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.