Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Israel
Israel: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Israel, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Israel peaked at 2,189 BoP, current US$ per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.7736 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1980.
That places Israel 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Israel, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.03 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.9% |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | -0.5789 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -393.4% |
| 1977 | 1.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2641 BoP, current US$ per person | -86.1% |
| 1980 | -0.7736 BoP, current US$ per person | -392.9% |
| 1981 | 28.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -3812.0% |
| 1982 | 46.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.6% |
| 1983 | 24.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.0% |
| 1984 | 5.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.3% |
| 1985 | 22.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +291.0% |
| 1986 | 29.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.4% |
| 1987 | 38.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 1988 | 33.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 24.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.9% |
| 1990 | 42.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +76.7% |
| 1991 | 66.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.3% |
| 1992 | 113.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +69.1% |
| 1993 | 116.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 137.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 147.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 143.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 158.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 188.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 135.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.1% |
| 2000 | 530.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +291.7% |
| 2001 | 106.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.9% |
| 2002 | 149.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.9% |
| 2003 | 311.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +108.8% |
| 2004 | 666.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +113.9% |
| 2005 | 425 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.3% |
| 2006 | 2,189 BoP, current US$ per person | +415.0% |
| 2007 | 1,198 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.2% |
| 2008 | 986.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 233.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.3% |
| 2010 | 1,042 BoP, current US$ per person | +345.4% |
| 2011 | 953.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 287.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -69.8% |
| 2013 | 478.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +66.4% |
| 2014 | 550.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 1,309 BoP, current US$ per person | +137.6% |
| 2016 | 1,706 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 874.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.7% |
| 2018 | 685.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 959.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.1% |
| 2020 | 496.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.2% |
| 2021 | 1,106 BoP, current US$ per person | +122.7% |
| 2022 | 1,146 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 779.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.0% |
| 2024 | 991.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 2025 | 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person, 3.9× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.28 BoP, current US$ per person, 270.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +3812.0% | -0.7736 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.72 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9271 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5789 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7736 BoP, current US$ per person | 46.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 125 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 188.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 679.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 106.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,189 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 884.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 287.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,706 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 991.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 496.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 10 Macao 1,806 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 11 Japan 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Andorra 1,444 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 14 Canada 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 15 Germany 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 16 United Kingdom 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Israel
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 394.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 287.7 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Israel?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Israel was 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 2,189 BoP, current US$ per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7736 BoP, current US$ per person in 1980.
- How does Israel rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Israel ranks 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel 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.