Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Kiribati, 1979–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Kiribati is 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 88.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Kiribati peaked at 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1979.
That places Kiribati 147th out of 192 countries 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$), per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.3472 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.9125 BoP, current US$ per person | +162.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9472 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.7% |
| 1998 | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0753 BoP, current US$ per person | -95.2% |
| 2007 | 0.082 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2574 BoP, current US$ per person | +213.9% |
| 2009 | 0.477 BoP, current US$ per person | +85.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5494 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.607 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6004 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +129.6% |
| 2014 | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9937 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8871 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7897 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per person | -83.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1247 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.122 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
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 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9568 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3472 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8989 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0753 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9404 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5494 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3623 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8871 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 144 Jamaica 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 145 Burundi 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 0.1767 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 148 Yemen 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 149 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0609 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 150 Bangladesh 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Kiribati
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6343 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 16,114 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.16 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -48.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.5902 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Kiribati?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Kiribati was 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per person in 1979.
- How does Kiribati rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 147th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.