Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Estonia
Estonia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -17.77 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Estonia, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Estonia recorded -17.77 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 99.3% on the previous year and up 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Estonia peaked at 4,766 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2,713 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 174th 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$), per capita in Estonia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1993 | 8.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +574.9% |
| 1994 | 4.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.0% |
| 1995 | 5.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 1996 | 39.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +622.6% |
| 1997 | 103.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +162.5% |
| 1998 | 15.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.1% |
| 1999 | 74.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +383.8% |
| 2000 | 66.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 180.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +173.0% |
| 2002 | 134.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.4% |
| 2003 | 200.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.0% |
| 2004 | 285.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.1% |
| 2005 | 623.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +118.9% |
| 2006 | 1,074 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.1% |
| 2007 | 1,781 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.8% |
| 2008 | 964.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.8% |
| 2009 | 1,021 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 932.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2011 | -1,033 BoP, current US$ per person | -210.8% |
| 2012 | 968.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -193.8% |
| 2013 | 645.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 864.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.9% |
| 2015 | -437.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -150.6% |
| 2016 | 277.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -163.6% |
| 2017 | 493.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +77.7% |
| 2018 | -162.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -132.9% |
| 2019 | 1,428 BoP, current US$ per person | -979.6% |
| 2020 | 292.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.5% |
| 2021 | 4,766 BoP, current US$ per person | +1530.8% |
| 2022 | 1,390 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.8% |
| 2023 | 1,630 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 2024 | -2,713 BoP, current US$ per person | -266.4% |
| 2025 | -17.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's -17.77 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person. (70 countries reporting)
- Estonia's -17.77 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1530.8% | 292.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,766 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2019 | +979.6% | -162.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,428 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 103.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 633.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 66.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,781 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 397.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -1,033 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,428 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 891.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -2,713 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,766 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 171 Togo -8.73 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 172 Dominican Republic -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 173 Gabon -14.9 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -20.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 176 Oman -27.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 177 Grenada -30.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 299.84 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0241 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 218.94 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 181.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Estonia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Estonia was -17.77 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,766 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,713 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Estonia ranks 174th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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.