Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0.8142 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 0.8142 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.7% on the previous year and down 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 5.28 BoP, current US$ per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2.7 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1998.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0506 BoP, current US$ per person | +190.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per person | -69.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0566 BoP, current US$ per person | +266.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0474 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0299 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0448 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8201 BoP, current US$ per person | +1729.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2133 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6547 BoP, current US$ per person | +206.9% |
| 1983 | 0.248 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2452 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8633 BoP, current US$ per person | +252.1% |
| 1986 | -0.7752 BoP, current US$ per person | -189.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2775 BoP, current US$ per person | -135.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6936 BoP, current US$ per person | +149.9% |
| 1989 | 0.169 BoP, current US$ per person | -75.6% |
| 1990 | -0.1841 BoP, current US$ per person | -209.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6196 BoP, current US$ per person | -436.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2843 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.1% |
| 1993 | -0.1161 BoP, current US$ per person | -140.8% |
| 1994 | -0.2861 BoP, current US$ per person | +146.4% |
| 1995 | -0.1416 BoP, current US$ per person | -50.5% |
| 1996 | -0.0978 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.9% |
| 1997 | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -1298.1% |
| 1998 | -2.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -330.8% |
| 1999 | -0.3083 BoP, current US$ per person | -88.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8804 BoP, current US$ per person | -385.6% |
| 2001 | -0.894 BoP, current US$ per person | -201.5% |
| 2002 | -0.1609 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1835 BoP, current US$ per person | -214.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6609 BoP, current US$ per person | +260.1% |
| 2005 | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +132.8% |
| 2006 | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4332 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5244 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 2009 | -0.2172 BoP, current US$ per person | -141.4% |
| 2010 | 5.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -2529.5% |
| 2011 | 2.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.5% |
| 2012 | 3.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 4.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.6% |
| 2014 | 2.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.4% |
| 2015 | 3.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 4.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.6% |
| 2017 | 1.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.5% |
| 2018 | 0.919 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.8% |
| 2019 | 3.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +306.8% |
| 2020 | -0.1667 BoP, current US$ per person | -104.5% |
| 2021 | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -1015.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 0.8142 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0291 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0566 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3409 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7752 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8633 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1763 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4264 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.894 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.919 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.1667 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 35 Italy 388.75 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 36 Malaysia 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 37 Slovakia 342.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Kosovo 263.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 263.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 40 Bulgaria 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 41 Poland 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 148.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5368 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 897.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6735 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 117.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.8142 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.28 BoP, current US$ per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.7 BoP, current US$ per person in 1998.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.