Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 82.19 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 82.19 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 120.21 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1976.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | -0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per person | -244.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per person | +288.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2316 BoP, current US$ per person | +4228.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2471 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2618 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2452 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2845 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6418 BoP, current US$ per person | +125.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4612 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7126 BoP, current US$ per person | +54.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7425 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7485 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6255 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7672 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 3.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +298.4% |
| 1993 | 3.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 3.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 3.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 4.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 4.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 3.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.1% |
| 1999 | 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 3.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 5.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.5% |
| 2002 | 4.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 6.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.7% |
| 2004 | 7.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 11.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.3% |
| 2006 | 19.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.1% |
| 2007 | 21.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 42.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +101.1% |
| 2009 | 31.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.2% |
| 2010 | 45.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.1% |
| 2011 | 43.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 56.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 80.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.7% |
| 2015 | 100.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 112.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 78.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.7% |
| 2018 | 84.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 77.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 87.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 103 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 115.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 120.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 105.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 82.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4577 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2316 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7485 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6255 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 112.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 82.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 120.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 12 Andorra 1,444 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 13 Israel 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 14 Canada 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 15 Germany 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 17 United States of America 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 18 Finland 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 10,843 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 82.19 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 120.21 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person in 1976.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.