Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Egypt, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Egypt is 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 34.8% on the previous year and up 222.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Egypt peaked at 22.36 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0591 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1985.
Egypt ranks 112th of 192 countries 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$), per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.1756 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.4712 BoP, current US$ per person | +168.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1201 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1593 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1329 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1724 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3976 BoP, current US$ per person | +130.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3249 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0591 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1149 BoP, current US$ per person | +94.4% |
| 1987 | 0.354 BoP, current US$ per person | +208.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2174 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3992 BoP, current US$ per person | +83.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2055 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.5% |
| 1991 | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +402.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0651 BoP, current US$ per person | -93.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3974 BoP, current US$ per person | +510.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6689 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.3% |
| 1995 | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +111.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0746 BoP, current US$ per person | -94.7% |
| 1997 | 1.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +2431.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6434 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5243 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6978 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1661 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3646 BoP, current US$ per person | +119.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2659 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.1% |
| 2004 | 2 BoP, current US$ per person | +651.9% |
| 2005 | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.3% |
| 2006 | 1.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.2% |
| 2007 | 7.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +339.6% |
| 2008 | 22.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +183.5% |
| 2009 | 6.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.8% |
| 2010 | 13.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +101.9% |
| 2011 | 6.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.9% |
| 2012 | 2.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.0% |
| 2013 | 3.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.3% |
| 2014 | 2.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.6% |
| 2016 | 2.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 1.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.5% |
| 2019 | 3.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 2.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 3.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 3.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 3.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 4.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.9% |
| 2025 | 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.28 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +2431.0% | 0.0746 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.89 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2004 | +651.9% | 0.2659 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2556 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1201 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4712 BoP, current US$ per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.2332 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0591 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3992 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6916 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0651 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1661 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 109 Cote d'Ivoire 7.13 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 110 Guyana 6.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 111 Vietnam 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 113 Sri Lanka 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 114 Nigeria 5 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 115 Jordan 4.68 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 79.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.469 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 70.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3425 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0299 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Egypt?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Egypt was 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 22.36 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0591 BoP, current US$ per person in 1985.
- How does Egypt rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Egypt ranks 112th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.