Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA & IBRD total is 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 55.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1971.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd 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$), per capita in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0166 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per person | +91.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0624 BoP, current US$ per person | +96.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0939 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1004 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1257 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1507 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0895 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5387 BoP, current US$ per person | +501.7% |
| 1981 | 0.364 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2973 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 1983 | 0.264 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3048 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4324 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4188 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4729 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4997 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7825 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7029 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9477 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.8% |
| 1992 | 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +174.3% |
| 1993 | 2.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 2.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 3.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 4.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.2% |
| 1998 | 3.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 4.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 3.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 3.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 3.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 6.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +112.0% |
| 2004 | 10.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.5% |
| 2005 | 13.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 27.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +103.5% |
| 2007 | 31.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 40.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.2% |
| 2009 | 28.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.9% |
| 2010 | 43.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.0% |
| 2011 | 41.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 41.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 45.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 52.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 48.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 53.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 43.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 40.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 40.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 34.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 55.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +62.7% |
| 2022 | 52.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 50.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 48.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0697 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1507 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4375 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.264 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7825 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7029 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 53.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 34.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 55.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 20 Cyprus 1,144 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 21 Qatar 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 22 Spain 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 23 Aruba 811.76 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Korea 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 25 Czechia 791.69 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 26 Sweden 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for IDA & IBRD total
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -11.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 457.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 297.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2864 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,894 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2482 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,641 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA & IBRD total?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA & IBRD total was 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 55.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.