Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in IDA total, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA total is 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.9% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA total peaked at 3.8 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.9871 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1998.
IDA total ranks 35th 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$), per capita in IDA total, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.021 BoP, current US$ per person | +190.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per person | +215.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per person | +69.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3883 BoP, current US$ per person | +862.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1063 BoP, current US$ per person | -72.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2481 BoP, current US$ per person | +133.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1329 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1246 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3835 BoP, current US$ per person | +207.9% |
| 1986 | -0.3001 BoP, current US$ per person | -178.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2271 BoP, current US$ per person | -175.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3458 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.2% |
| 1989 | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +224.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3062 BoP, current US$ per person | -72.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7034 BoP, current US$ per person | +129.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3918 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4903 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2025 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.7% |
| 1995 | 0.063 BoP, current US$ per person | -68.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5635 BoP, current US$ per person | +794.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5606 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | -0.9871 BoP, current US$ per person | -276.1% |
| 1999 | -0.0462 BoP, current US$ per person | -95.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5278 BoP, current US$ per person | -1241.9% |
| 2001 | -0.243 BoP, current US$ per person | -146.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1152 BoP, current US$ per person | -147.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3497 BoP, current US$ per person | +203.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1822 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7749 BoP, current US$ per person | +325.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.1% |
| 2007 | 1.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 3.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +149.9% |
| 2011 | 2.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 2.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 2.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.6% |
| 2015 | 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 2.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 2.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +121.7% |
| 2020 | 1.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.7% |
| 2021 | 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.3% |
| 2022 | 2.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 1.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.5% |
| 2024 | 2.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.1% |
| 2025 | 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0173 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2778 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3001 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2248 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9871 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7034 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6778 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.243 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 32 Slovenia 498.62 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 33 Chile 437.31 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 34 Bahamas 406.05 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for IDA total
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 13.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 197.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1231 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 26.71 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.94 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA total?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in IDA total was 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9871 BoP, current US$ per person in 1998.
- How does IDA total rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- IDA total ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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.