Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in India
India: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in India, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in India is 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 45.9% on the previous year and up 330.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in India peaked at 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.0124 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1991.
That places India 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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$), per capita in India, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per person | +388.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.7% |
| 1986 | -0.0013 BoP, current US$ per person | -132.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per person | -588.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per person | +115.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.3% |
| 1991 | -0.0124 BoP, current US$ per person | -279.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0266 BoP, current US$ per person | -313.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per person | -98.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0877 BoP, current US$ per person | +22975.5% |
| 1995 | 0.122 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2443 BoP, current US$ per person | +100.2% |
| 1997 | 0.113 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0467 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0764 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4816 BoP, current US$ per person | +530.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9779 BoP, current US$ per person | +103.0% |
| 2002 | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.9% |
| 2005 | 2.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.4% |
| 2006 | 11.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +423.3% |
| 2007 | 14.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 15.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 13.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 12.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 10 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 6.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.1% |
| 2013 | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.6% |
| 2014 | 8.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +553.8% |
| 2015 | 5.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.5% |
| 2016 | 3.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.6% |
| 2017 | 8.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +117.2% |
| 2018 | 8.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 9.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 7.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 12.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.7% |
| 2022 | 10.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 9.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 16.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +73.2% |
| 2025 | 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0013 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0712 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0124 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2443 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4816 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 86 Mauritius 30.77 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 87 Indonesia 27.75 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 88 Fiji 27.54 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 90 Kazakhstan 22.48 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 91 Morocco 21.12 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 92 Belarus 19.34 BoP, current US$ per person compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 35.69 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 39.10 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.177 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in India?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in India was 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0124 BoP, current US$ per person in 1991.
- How does India rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- India ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 330.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.