Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 83.22 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 83.22 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 121.71 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1976.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th 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$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ 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 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per person | -244.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per person | +288.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2347 BoP, current US$ per person | +4228.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2505 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2653 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2485 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2883 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6505 BoP, current US$ per person | +125.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4675 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7222 BoP, current US$ per person | +54.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7524 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7585 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6332 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 1991 | 0.778 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 1992 | 3.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +298.1% |
| 1993 | 3.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 3.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 3.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 4.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 3.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.1% |
| 1999 | 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 3.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 5.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.5% |
| 2002 | 4.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 6.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.7% |
| 2004 | 7.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 11.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.3% |
| 2006 | 19.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.0% |
| 2007 | 21.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 43.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +101.1% |
| 2009 | 31.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.2% |
| 2010 | 45.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.1% |
| 2011 | 44.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 55.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 57.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 81.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.6% |
| 2015 | 101.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 113.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 79.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.7% |
| 2018 | 85.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 78.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 88.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 104.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 116.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 121.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 106.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 83.22 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 | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4638 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2347 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7585 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6332 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 113.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 83.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 121.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 10 Macau, China 1,806 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 11 Japan 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3602 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,949 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP 22.73 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 83.22 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 121.71 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person in 1976.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.