Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Dominican Republic, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Dominican Republic is -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 139.1% on the previous year and down 561.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 61.92 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, -48.49 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2009.
Dominican Republic ranks 172nd of 192 countries 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$), per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 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 | — |
| 1993 | 0.1843 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.1679 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.393 BoP, current US$ per person | +134.0% |
| 1996 | 4.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +1094.2% |
| 1997 | -1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | -131.0% |
| 1998 | -3.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +155.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8406 BoP, current US$ per person | -122.6% |
| 2000 | 4.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +400.3% |
| 2001 | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.0% |
| 2002 | 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3942 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.1% |
| 2004 | 2.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +608.8% |
| 2005 | -0.4661 BoP, current US$ per person | -116.7% |
| 2006 | 47.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -10299.5% |
| 2007 | 61.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.2% |
| 2008 | -14.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -123.9% |
| 2009 | -48.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +227.8% |
| 2010 | -20.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.3% |
| 2011 | -7.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -61.6% |
| 2012 | 27.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -441.0% |
| 2013 | -38.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -241.1% |
| 2014 | 17.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -144.7% |
| 2015 | 2.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -87.5% |
| 2016 | 10.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +383.0% |
| 2017 | 2.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -75.4% |
| 2018 | 19.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +660.9% |
| 2019 | -17.61 BoP, current US$ per person | -190.7% |
| 2020 | -8.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.9% |
| 2021 | 13.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -252.8% |
| 2022 | -4.35 BoP, current US$ per person | -131.6% |
| 2023 | 31.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -831.8% |
| 2024 | -4.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -113.0% |
| 2025 | -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +139.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's -9.9 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)
- Dominican Republic's -9.9 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)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +10299.5% | -0.4661 BoP, current US$ per person | 47.54 BoP, current US$ per person |
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 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1579 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 61.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5844 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 169 Dominica -6.06 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
- 173 Gabon -14.9 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 174 Estonia -17.77 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -20.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -10.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3.44 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2.51 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Dominican Republic was -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 61.92 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -48.49 BoP, current US$ per person in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 172nd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 561.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.