Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
39.46 BoP, current US$ per person
Change on year
down 15.3%
Rank
24th
of 47 groups
All-time high
49.95 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.0122 BoP, current US$ per person
in 1971
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Low & middle income, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 49.95 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1971.
That places Low & middle income 24th out of 47 groups 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$), per capita in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0337 BoP, current US$ per person | +96.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0665 BoP, current US$ per person | +97.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0998 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1023 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1259 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1526 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0864 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5394 BoP, current US$ per person | +524.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3753 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3028 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2761 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2699 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4472 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4015 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4644 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4772 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8152 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7316 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9624 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.5% |
| 1992 | 2.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +135.3% |
| 1993 | 2.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 2.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 1995 | 2.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 2.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 3.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 1998 | 3.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 3.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 2.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 4.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +83.6% |
| 2004 | 7.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +86.5% |
| 2005 | 9.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 20.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +118.8% |
| 2007 | 21.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 28.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.5% |
| 2009 | 19.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.1% |
| 2010 | 32.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.8% |
| 2011 | 27.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 29.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 31.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 40.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.5% |
| 2015 | 42.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 47.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 36.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.5% |
| 2018 | 35.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 34.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 32.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 42.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 49.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 47.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 46.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0711 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1526 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4369 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2699 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8152 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7316 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 47.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 49.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 21 Qatar 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 22 Spain 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 23 Aruba 811.76 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Korea 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 25 Czechia 791.69 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 26 Sweden 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 508.01 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2434 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,487 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Low & middle income?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Low & middle income was 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 49.95 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.