Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 82.55 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 82.55 BoP, current US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 115.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 98.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.7173 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2002.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0789 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0785 BoP, current US$ per person | +605.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1137 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2378 BoP, current US$ per person | +109.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4042 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7225 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5345 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4596 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4998 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +128.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5147 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.9% |
| 1982 | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +161.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9374 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6199 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.9% |
| 1985 | 0.985 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.9% |
| 1986 | 2.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +159.1% |
| 1987 | 0.624 BoP, current US$ per person | -75.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7658 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 2.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +194.7% |
| 1990 | 3.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.9% |
| 1991 | 3.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 5.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.5% |
| 1993 | 5.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 8.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.5% |
| 1995 | 7.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 7.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 14.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.6% |
| 1998 | 16.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 10.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.5% |
| 2000 | 6.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.3% |
| 2001 | 4.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.7% |
| 2002 | -0.7173 BoP, current US$ per person | -117.0% |
| 2003 | 7.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -1172.5% |
| 2004 | 31.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +306.1% |
| 2005 | 30.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 79.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +158.4% |
| 2007 | 55.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 61.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 25.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.6% |
| 2010 | 98.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +289.3% |
| 2011 | 67.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.8% |
| 2012 | 48.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.4% |
| 2013 | 76.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.9% |
| 2014 | 67.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 38.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.4% |
| 2016 | 56.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.7% |
| 2017 | 56.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 37.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.7% |
| 2019 | 57.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.3% |
| 2020 | 13.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.5% |
| 2021 | 44.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +228.8% |
| 2022 | 95.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +114.8% |
| 2023 | 55.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.4% |
| 2024 | 83.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +51.0% |
| 2025 | 82.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1172.5% | -0.7173 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.69 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1972 | +605.4% | 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0785 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3141 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7225 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5147 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7173 BoP, current US$ per person | 79.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 37.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 98.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 95.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 11 Japan 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Andorra 1,444 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 13 Israel 1,429 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 17 United States of America 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 51.74 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 82.55 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.44 BoP, current US$ per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7173 BoP, current US$ per person in 2002.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.